Posts Tagged ‘world economy’
G20 Commits to Addressing Illicit Financial Flows, Links Tax Haven Secrecy to Poverty
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 4, 2011 G20 Commits to Addressing Illicit Financial Flows, Links Tax Haven Secrecy to Poverty More Needs to Be Done to Implement Automatic Exchange of Tax Information-GFI Summit Declaration Calls for More Work to Prevent Abuse of Corporate Vehicles WASHINGTON, DC – Global Financial Integrity (GFI) [...]
G20 Report: investing in Third World infrastructure could unlock wealth of rich nations and boost global economy
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/business/payoff+helping+poor+nations/5648913/story.html A big payoff in helping poor nations A report for the G20 summit says investing in Third World infrastructure could unlock the wealth of rich nations and boost the global economy, writes Paul Hoskins BY PAUL HOSKINS, REUTERS NOVEMBER 3, 2011 Simple [...]
G20 Leaders Must Put People Before Bankers – ITUC OnLine
INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION ITUC OnLine G20 Leaders Must Put People Before Bankers Brussels, 31 October 2011 (ITUC OnLine): G20 leaders must meet the demands of working people at the G20 summit in Cannes on 3-4 November 2011 and deliver on their promises to reform the financial sector. As the economic and financial crisis [...]
ITUC Challenges G20 Labour Ministers on Jobs – ITUC OnLine
Brussels, 26 September 2011 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC has challenged Labour Ministers of the G20 countries, meeting in Paris this week, to push hard for job creation as the world economic and employment crisis worsens. "The G20 should start immediately to make up for its lack of action on the employment front. Twenty-one million additional [...]
The End of Globalization
For decades the world economy has been on a path towards globalization. The drive to achieve ever larger economies of scale, at ever lower marginal costs pushed manufacturing to standardize, slashing expenses through outsourcing and supply chain management, limiting the number of suppliers to a few master providers eliminating all unnecessary [...]
Meet the Ranchers of Grasslands
73 Arch Street, 3rd Floor Greenwich, CT 06830 United States (203)769-1191 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Meet the Ranchers of Grasslands As an "impact investor" in Grasslands, one of the true, unanticipated delights has been the amazing quality of the people the project has attracted. [...]
Across the Globe, Big Corporate Dollars Aiming at Clean Tech
CLEANWATCH The Monthly e-Letter on Clean Technology from Clean Edge Welcome to CLEANWATCH. Each issue offers the latest news, events, and other resources on clean energy, transportation, water, and materials. Across the Globe, Big Corporate Dollars Aiming at Clean Tech By Clint Wilder It is one of the great three-word phrases ever. It was [...]
Winds of change for social justice and democracy 1 May 2011
INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION ITUC OnLine 091/280411 "Winds of change for social justice and democracy 1 May 2011" "Brussels, 1 May 2001 - common statement of the ITUC and its Global Unions partners". Brussels, 29 April 2011 (ITUC OnLine): Today as trade unionists around the world celebrate the role of workers in the fight [...]
GFB Unveiled!
GlobalForesightBooks.org A New Approach to Considering Current Affairs, Public Policy, Planning, and Foresight The world of well-informed books and reports on current affairs is far larger than anyone imagines---at least one thousand titles per year! In the 2009-2010 period alone, some 60 English-language books have been published on [...]
Cyberwars go industrial?
Concerns about cyber-security and the growing threats are not new. Stuxnet, a piece of malware which appeared to target Iranian nuclear facilities, was. Are we witnessing the beginning of a new phase in cyber threats? (more...)
