Flash and Facts

15 March 2013

A 377 billion US$ clear loss

World Bank's experts estimated at $377 billion the loss of earnings for the trade of manufactured goods due to inefficient ports and airports methods of operation. Another survey(WTO) underlined ...

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15 March 2013

Tourist but also customer and consumer

Authorities and people throughout the world should spare no effort to give tourists a warm welcome.In many countries,and in particular during this crisis period,they contribute significantly to give ...

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8 March 2013

It's time to gather momentum

In a recent statement the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India stressed that on the demand side investment activity has been way below desired levels and that external demand has also weakened due ...

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8 March 2013

Another German Performance

Lets focus on Germany's employment market. Germany alike many other countries in the world try to attract skilled labour. Yet it's policy is in contrast to most of the other EU members where ...

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22 February 2013

12 billion fingerprints and 2.6 billion irises!

An impressive and dramatic project was launched in India in 2009.This biometric data base,the largest in the world, which is still growing in 2013 should be consider as the utmost challenge for the ...

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22 February 2013

A British withdrawal from the European Union:Bluff or real Threat?

The EU diminishing importance for British trade-the proportion of exports going to the 17 eurozone nations fell in recent figures to less than 45%-does not mean that the UK would be well advised to ...

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6 February 2013

Black economy,black money

India's Finance Minister denounced again the phenomenon of black money in his country and specified that most of it stashed abroad.He dared to give some precise figures which had been complied ...

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6 February 2013

The hidden costs of pollution

It's obvious that pollution becomes an expense if the result of an industrial or agricultural activity causes damage to the population.TV reports about pollution in Beijing were amazing and the ...

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24 January 2013

The class struggle: a blazing comeback!

The new class struggle affects many countries in the world. It spreads from the US to India and has a serious impact on public policies in Europe. Even in Switzerland people protest against the high ...

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