“Driving Jobs, Growth and Competitiveness”: Irish Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
Irish Minister outlines Presidency priorities during speech to IIEA, including measures on trade, single market, SMEs and research and development. Potential benefits of over €150billion per annum to EU and US economies from successful conclusion of...
Tunisia: UN loan and grant programme to support rural youth and women farmers
Tijana Fares, a young farmer, attends to his crop in Khawy village, Tunisia.
Steel: High-Level Roundtable Recommendations to improve competitiveness
European steelmakers are currently facing extremely challenging economic conditions, but new opportunities are opening up for the steel industry through emerging industrial applications in traditional or technology-based industries, such as...
US Report Highlights Economic Threat of Hacking
U.S. officials say hackers pose a threat to the nation's economy and accuse China of carrying out the most cyber-attacks.
IMF Decides that Macedonia is Expected to Engage in Post-Program Monitoring
International Monetary Fund has decided that the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia is expected to engage in post-program monitoring1 with the Fund, following the expiration on January 18, 2013 of the two-year arrangement under the Precautionary...
MIND VERSUS MERE BRAIN: An End to Reductionism
What is the actually crucial distinction of the mere human brain, the distinction supplied from that of the actually noëtic powers of the human mind? In practice, it is expressed as the potential ability of the living human mind, that to experience an...
China Bans Ads for Luxury Goods
In another push to stem corruption, China banned radio and TV ads promoting gift giving, according to a story published Wednesday in the China Daily.
UN Commission on Social Development issues call to empower the poor
Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs.
Budget Fears Delay US Navy Gulf Deployment
The Pentagon is postponing deployment of two warships to the Persian Gulf because of possible budget cuts, leaving just one U.S. aircraft carrier in the Middle East region.
Developing Countries Face Higher Trade Costs
Although the international economy has integrated considerably in recent decades, a new database developed jointly by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and the World Bank reveals that trade costs fall...
