It's purchasing managers' index (PMI) day, with the results of business surveys around the world rolling out.
When it came to the eurozone's turn, it was almost all good news, especially for France.
Since it's the flash, we only get a look at two countries — France and Germany, the bloc's largest ... Read More
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Oct2015
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Oct2015
The Global Nutrition Report has revealed some startling data concerning the worldwide obesity epidemic. According to the 2015 report, not a single country was on route to meet the World Health Assembly’s obesity target. Quite the opposite: numerous regions, notably Europe and Latin America, were pushing ... Read More
11
Oct2015
[:en]A delayed Federal Reserve rate hike, turmoil in global equity markets... and now increased expectations for a downturn in the U.S.
The probability that the world's biggest economy will enter a recession in the next 12 months jumped to 15 percent, its highest level since October 2013, according to economists surveyed Oct. 2-7 by ... Read More
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Oct2015
[:en]The narrative around renewable energy sources is typically framed almost entirely in terms of their contribution to reducing carbon emissions and thereby providing a means to tackle climate change. From this perspective, the drive for renewables is inseparably linked to international negotiations over reducing carbon emissions, which will come to ... Read More
09
Oct2015
[:en]Received wisdom maintains that financial market volatility has a direct impact on the likelihood of a financial crisis.
Perhaps the best expression of this is Minsky’s (1982) hypothesis that economic agents observing low financial risk are induced to increase risk-taking, which in turn may lead to a crisis. This is the ... Read More
02
Oct2015
[:en][metaslider id=2179]A Dubai-based start-up that improves delivery rates for e-commerce firms and promises a more reliable service for consumers has taken a high-profile investor on board.
Fetchr, a shipping and logistics start-up co-founded by Joy Ajlouny and Idriss Al Rifai, received an investment of an undisclosed amount from Mobily Ventures, the ... Read More
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Oct2015
“We have to disrupt ourselves before the market does.” It’s not an uncommon mandate today. Established enterprises need to innovate to keep pace with the more nimble, smaller startups. Perhaps no approach has captured the imagination of big companies yearning to get more nimble than the lean startup method: quickly building ... Read More