OECD

  • Jan 24, 2013
  • 6 min read

Value-added export data alter global economic picture

The OECD and WTO on January 16 released the first edition of a new dataset isolating the value...

International
  • Jan 22, 2013
  • 7 min read

Energy efficiency policies face hurdles globally

There is almost universal agreement that energy efficiency represents an important element in...

International
  • Jan 17, 2013
  • 7 min read

Basel III 'flexibilisation' could be temporary

Following the financial crisis of 2008-09, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision introduced...

International
  • Jan 15, 2013
  • 6 min read

New sources of price rises can fuel global inflation

UK annual inflation ended 2012 at 2.7%, the Office for National Statistics reported today. Over...

International
  • Jan 10, 2013
  • 6 min read

OECD central banks face role 're-definition'

A number of central banks have signalled a willingness to consider moving beyond the...

International
  • Jan 10, 2013
  • 6 min read

Investors push for activist boards globally

A number of corporate governance scandals over the past decade, combined with increasing...

International
  • Jan 3, 2013
  • 10 min read

Post-MDGs development framework will be very different

The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are due to expire in 2015. Since they have achieved...

International
  • Dec 31, 2012
  • 6 min read

Global manufacturing could surprise positively in 2013

The HSBC purchasing managers’ index for China posted 51.5 in December, signalling the fastest...

International