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Global Development Finance 2012The World Bank's annual report on the external debt of developing countries includes comprehensive data for 128 countries, as well as summary data for regions and income groups	View Full Report
Global MetroMonitor 2011Volatility, Growth, and Recovery An analysis of per capita GDP (income) and employment changes in the 2010 to 2011 period for 200 of the world’s largest metropolitan economies, which account for nearly one-half (48 percent) of global output but contain only 14 percent of world population and employment, reveals that...	View Full Report
Growing Beyond How high performers are competing for growth in difficult timesSince the credit crunch and the ensuing ‘great recession’ of 2007–09, companies worldwide have been battling to survive, sustain and grow in what have continued to be highly adverse economic conditions....	View Full Report
Poland holds steady in global economic freedom league	View Full Report
Global Risks 2012Seventh Edition An Initiative of the Risk Response Network Across every sector of society, decision-makers are struggling with the complexity and velocity of change in an increasingly interdependent world. The context for decision-making has evolved, and in many cases has been altered in revolutionary ways. In the decade ahead, our lives will be more intensely shaped by transformative forces, including economic, environmental, geopolitical, societal and technological seismic shifts. The signals are already apparent with the rebalancing of the global economy, the presence of over seven billion people and the societal and environmental challenges linked to both. The resulting complexity threatens to overwhelm countries, companies, cultures and communities...	View Full Report
Study: Middle East & North Africa need to diversify FDI27/01/2012 - Foreign investment in North Africa and the Middle East needs to diversify away from the oil and gas industries and be encouraged to focus on areas which have a greater impact on boosting jobs, according to a new joint study by the OECD and World Economic Forum...	View Full Report
The Best Remote Desktop App For iPhone And iPad Is Free TodayLogMeIn, arguably the best way to access your computers from an iPhone or iPad, is now free to download from the App Store. Until now, it would've cost you $30 to gain remote access to your spreadsheets, applications, and other files using LogMeIn...	View Full Report
Heavy Metal is Back: The Best Cities for ManufacturingWith high-tech companies dominating our world, it’s easy to forget that manufacturing is still largely the backbone of our economy. And according to Joel Kotkin’s recent article in Forbes, “Heavy Metal Is Back: The Best Cities for Manufacturing,” we have plenty of reasons to start remembering again.	View Full Report
The Financial Development Report 2011Hong Kong SAR overtakes the United States and the United Kingdom to top the World Economic Forum’s fourth annual Financial Development Report. As the first Asian financial centre to achieve this rank, Hong Kong’s position was bolstered by strong scores in non-banking financial services such as IPO activity and insurance.	View Full Report
Washington tops Best Cities for BusinessCapital wins second straight year in fifth MarketWatch study WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — The nation’s political leaders may be at odds, but everything seems to be clicking when it comes to the economy of the Washington metro area. The nation’s capital has it all: a plentiful supply of companies large and small, a strong economy, low jobless rates and, of course, a huge governmental infrastructure to lean on during the hard times. For some companies it helps to have the world’s most powerful government in your backyard...	View Full Report
Make: An American Manufacturing Movement	View Full Report
India is world's sixth most innovative country: SurveyNEW DELHI: India has been ranked the sixth most "innovative" country in the world in multinational conglomerate GE's Annual Global Innovation Barometer, driven by financial support from public authorities and long-term support from investors.	View Full Report
International Living’s 2011 Quality of Life Index Reveals Best Climate in the WorldTwo countries have tied for first place with the best climate on earth in this year’s Quality of Life Index, published last week in International Living magazine. Climate is one of nine categories that go in to calculating the countries with the best quality of life in the annual International Living index. Sharing top scores for climate in the 2011 index are Malta and Zimbabwe.	View Full Report
December 2011: Business Climate Indicator improves in the euro areaBrussels, 06 January 2012 - In December 2011, the Business Climate Indicator (BCI) for the euro area increased for the first time in ten months. The improvement in the BCI in December was mainly driven by increased optimism about production expectations, as well as by a more positive assessment of production trends observed in recent months and export order books. By contrast, managers were more pessimistic about their overall order books, and their assessments of stocks of finished products marginally increased.	View Full Report
The 13 Countries With Higher Manufacturing Salaries Than the U.S.Eleven European countries, plus Australia and Canada pay their manufacturing workers more in compensation -- wages plus benefits -- than the United States, according to BLS data from 2010, the most recent on record. Exchange rate fluctuations make the numbers a bit volatile, but with that caveat out of the way, onto the graphs:...	View Full Report
How Germany Builds Twice as Many Cars as the U.S. While Paying Its Workers Twice as MuchIn 2010, Germany produced more than 5.5 million automobiles; the U.S produced 2.7 million. At the same time, the average auto worker in Germany made $67.14 per hour in salary in benefits; the average one in the U.S. made $33.77 per hour. Yet Germany’s big three car companies—BMW, Daimler (Mercedes-Benz), and Volkswagen—are very profitable...	View Full Report
Brazilian economy overtakes UK's, says CEBRBrazil has overtaken the UK as the world's sixth largest economy, an economic research group has said. The Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) said its latest World Economic League Table showed Asian countries moving up and European countries falling back...	View Full Report
China Makes Almost Nothing Out of Apple's iPads and iPhoneTim Worstall, Contributor My favorite fact of this past year was the proof that China makes almost nothing out of assembling Apple‘s iPads and iPhones. It’s a favorite because it speaks so directly to one of the great political arguments going on in both the US and the UK. I refer, of course, to this very strange idea that both countries would get (even) richer if only they would do more manufacturing...	View Full Report