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Threat to pensions

bizadmin — Tue, 01 May 2012 08:52:15 +0000

In some countries – Argentina, Hungary, Portugal – governments have already expropriated private-sector pension funds as a means of dealing with serious financial problems. There are “warning tremors” that such policies of seizure could spread to developed nations, warns FT commentator Tony Jackson. In the UK governments have long regarded pension funds as an irritant: [...]

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New World Bank president wants alignment

bizadmin — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 10:44:24 +0000

Pretoria – Newly appointed World Bank president Dr Jim Yong Kim will seek a new alignment of the World Bank group with a rapidly changing world. The bank announced on Monday that it had selected the Korean-American global health expert to become its next president following the resignation of Robert Zoellick, whose term ends in [...]

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China GDP Slows

bizadmin — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 08:47:27 +0000

China is slowing. Now the second-largest economy, the East Asian giant has to ease its pace to keep from stumbling in its quest for prosperity. The National Bureau for Statistics released numbers today showing annual GDP growth in Q1 2012 of 8.1%, a continuation of the two-year slowing trend that follows the post-crisis rebound. China [...]

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ZTE Joins Leaders On Cloud

bizadmin — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 08:23:50 +0000

ZTE Corporation (“ZTE”) (H share stock code: 0763.HK / A share stock code: 000063.SZ), a leading global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions, today announced that it will join global information technology leaders on a cloud computing standards study group. The group, formally called Study Group 13 (SG 13), is overseen by the International [...]

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France’s Low-Carbon Vehicles

bizadmin — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 08:23:29 +0000

With 15,000 units, France’s fleet of electric passenger and lightweight-utility vehicles is the largest in Europe. With pure electric cars set to account for 20% of new vehicles from 2020, France is one of the front-runners in the global low-carbon vehicle sector. David Appia, Chairman and CEO of the Invest in France Agency (IFA), states, [...]

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