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200 Million Mobile Small Businesses Offer Great Wi-Fi Opportunity

added: 15-02-2009

Sometime late this year, the estimated number of mobile small-medium businesses in the world (those with between five and 99 employees who use smartphones when travelling) will pass 200 million. In some regions, 99% of all businesses are classed as "small-medium." According to a new study from ABI Research, this SMB market, which has not adopted 802.11 network solutions to a great degree, provides a golden opportunity for Wi-Fi vendors of both equipment and services.

Crisis Hitting Poor Hard in Developing World, World Bank Says

added: 13-02-2009

The spreading global economic crisis is trapping up to 53 million more people in poverty in developing countries and, with child mortality rates set to soar, poses a serious threat to achieving internationally agreed targets to overcome poverty, the World Bank Group said.

Financial Crisis Highlights Need for More Social Safety Nets, Including Conditional Cash Transfers

added: 12-02-2009

Demand for well-designed safety net and cash transfer programs to assist poor families is growing across the world, as 2009 develops into a year of tough economic challenges - especially for households already hit by the recent food and fuel crises, and for governments concerned that the financial crisis could turn into a humanitarian one, according to a new World Bank report.

Fitch: Stable 2009 Outlook on EMEA Capital Goods Sector

added: 12-02-2009

Fitch Ratings says in a special report that the Outlook for the EMEA capital goods sector in 2009 remains Stable, despite challenges posed by the global economic slowdown. The outlook, barring company-specific events, anticipates stable credit profiles for most companies in the sector.

Fitch: Negative Outlook for Global Auto Industry in 2009

added: 11-02-2009

Fitch Ratings says in a special report that the global outlook for the automotive industry in 2009 is negative, as global auto manufacturers continue to face challenging prospects for the year to come.

OECD Unemployment Rate Rises to 6.8% in December 2008

added: 10-02-2009

The unemployment rate for the OECD area was 6.8% in December 2008, 0.2 percentage point higher than the previous month and 1.1 percentage points higher than a year earlier.

OECD Composite Leading Indicators Fall to Lowest Levels Since 1970s

added: 09-02-2009

OECD composite leading indicators for December 2008 continue to point to a weakening outlook for all the major seven economies. The CLIs in most OECD countries have fallen to levels that were last seen during the oil shocks of the 1970s. The outlook has significantly deteriorated in the major non-OECD member economies who are now also facing strong slowdowns.

Fitch: Global Structured Finance Rating Actions Reach New Highs in Q4 2008

added: 09-02-2009

Fitch Ratings says that negative rating actions by the agency for global structured finance (SF) transactions during Q408 touched new quarterly highs in many asset classes and key regions. As the recession took hold, both the Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (RMBS) and Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities (CMBS) sectors saw the largest numbers of negative rating actions in Q4 2008 compared with any previous quarter, in both the US and Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA) regions.

Kline Anticipates Healthy Growth for the Naturals Market in the Face of the Economic Downturn

added: 09-02-2009

The natural personal care market in the United States topped out at just over $2 billion in sales at the manufacturers' level, up nearly 19% from 2007, according to a newly released study from Kline & Company.

Fitch: EMEA Industrial Companies Cut 2009 Capex by 29% to Support Credit Profiles

added: 09-02-2009

In a new report Fitch Ratings says that EMEA industrial companies are using the scaling back of capital expenditure (capex) plans as the main tool to protect their credit profiles from the recessionary effects of rapidly eroding profitability and cash generation.

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