Spain is the second worst affected OECD member economy by the crisis, according to the organization’s report “Going for Growth 2010.” The only member country to suffer a worse prognosis than Spain, which saw its potential GDP growth drop by 10.6%, was Ireland. The average fall in expected economic growth for OECD member countries was [...]
The OECD, World Trade Organization and the UN’s Conference on Trade and Development have published their second combined report on G20 Trade and Investment Measures. The three organizations have called upon the G20 to resist moves toward protectionism.
The report’s authors caution that the holdings acquired by governments as a response to the crisis may jeopardize [...]
The World Economic Forum has launched the “Corporate Gender Gap Report 2010”. It is the first survey to cover the world’s largest employers in 20 countries and benchmark them against the equality policies that most companies should have in place but are, in fact, widely neglected.
The report is based on a survey of 600 heads [...]
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has created a resource page for information about the Chile earthquake. ReliefWeb provides updated information and maps from international organizations, NGOs, governments and news sources.
The European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound) has published the report, “Addressing the Gender Pay Gap: Government and Social Partner Actions.” The study draws on quantitative and qualitative research to give an overview of the current situation regarding gender pay across the EU Member States. In Europe, women on average [...]
The International Labour Office (ILO) has just launched the study, “Women in Labour Markets: Measuring Progress and Identifying Challenges”. The report focuses on the relationship of women to labour markets and compares employment for men and women using labour market indicators from the ILO Key Indicators of the Labour Market. The main findings highlight a [...]
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) have published the report, “Key Proposals for Harnessing Business Opportunities in South Asia.” The study outlines small, actionable steps in eliminating trade and investment barriers that will go a long way to deepening South Asia economic integration and improving [...]
The European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (EUROFOUND) has published the European Company Survey 2009 on flexibility practices and social dialogue. The ECS 2009 was carried out across the 27 EU Member States and in the candidate countries.
In more than 27,000 private and public sector establishments with 10 or more employees, [...]
A joint partnership between LowCarbonWorld.com, the United Nation’s Climate Neutral Network (CN Net) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has launched a new website called “Low Carbon World”.
LowCarbonWorld is a platform for collaboration that provides open access to public data, facts and information related to a low carbon economy, simplifying access to information and [...]
As the crisis winds down, the IMF has warned in a new report, “Exiting from Crisis Intervention Policies,” that it’s time for policymakers to implement strategies for exiting from crisis-related interventions policies. The appropriate timing, pace, and mode of exiting depends on the state of the economy and the health of the financial system.
However, the [...]
