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China: National Business Climate Index Decreased in the First Quarter

added: 14-04-2009

National Business Climate Survey results showed that the national business climate index (BCI) was 105.6 in the first quarter, slightly decreased 1.4 points over the previous quarter (the fourth quarter fell 21.6 points over than the third quarter in 2008).

The Conference Board Leading Economic Index for Spain Declined 0.7 Percent in February 2009

added: 14-04-2009

The Conference Board Leading Economic Index™ (LEI) for Spain declined 0.7 percent. The Conference Board Coincident Economic Index™ (CEI) for Spain decreased 0.9 percent in February.

Rising Informal Employment will Increase Poverty

added: 13-04-2009

Informal employment is at record levels worldwide with severe consequences for poverty in poor countries, according to Is Informal Normal?, a new report by the OECD Development Centre.

World Bank report urges broadening of China's poverty reduction agenda

added: 13-04-2009

The World Bank released its poverty assessment report for China. The report brings together findings from multi-year analytical work undertaken by the World Bank on a policy-oriented assessment of poverty and inequality in China. A distinguishing feature of the report is its effort to robustly establish key underlying facts using large-sample, and in most cases, nationally-representative data, and to provide empirically-grounded analyses supplemented with in-depth qualitative work.

China: Average Wage of On-Duty Staff and Workers in Urban Units Went up in 2008

added: 13-04-2009

According to the results of annual statistics, the average wage of on-duty staff and workers in urban units reached 29,229 yuan in 2008, daily average wage stood at 111.99 yuan. The average wage of on-duty staff and workers in urban units went up 4,297 yuan, increased 17.2 percent, or 1.5 percentage points dropped, year-on-year. Conducted the price of commodities factor, the real growth rate was 11.0 percent.

German Online Sales Rose Last Year

added: 12-04-2009

Despite the general gloom brought on by the economic crisis, German online sales saw a healthy rise last year. According to the GfK Group "WebScope Survey", people in Germany spent €13.6 billion ($20 billion) on the Internet in 2008, 19% more than in 2007.

Falling Investment in Employee Development to Undermine U.S. and UK Global Competitiveness

added: 12-04-2009

A new economic study commissioned by Cognisco reveals that a lack of investment in employees is threatening the ability of many leading industrialized countries to maintain global competitiveness in the post-recession economy.

Customer Demand And The Economic Environment Are Driving A Continued Commitment To Sustainability

added: 12-04-2009

When it comes to investing in sustainable business behaviors and programs, more than half of corporate marketers and communicators believe that their organizations will increase their involvement in environmental sustainability initiatives during the next two to three years, according to a survey conducted by the American Marketing Association and Fleishman-Hillard, Inc. In addition, half of those surveyed believe that economic realities will actually encourage the adoption of sustainability practices.

Internet Shopping Increases as Consumers Hunt for Bargains

added: 11-04-2009

As consumer spending slows and customers hunt for bargains, the Internet is fast becoming the retail outlet of choice for Americans, according to the latest Ouch Point® survey from Opinion Research Corporation, an infoGROUP company.

Recession to Cut Mobile Entertainment Growth by Nearly $13 Billion Over Next Five Years

added: 11-04-2009

Growth in user spend on mobile entertainment services will slow dramatically over the next two years unless key markets emerge from recession, according to a new report from Juniper Research. In addition, the report argued that slower deployment of content services meant that revenues were likely to be lower than previously forecast even after markets emerged from the downturn.

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