OECD

  • Feb 16, 2012
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OECD QE will move beyond 'risk-free' assets

Only a minority of members of the Federal Open Market Committee in the US central bank believe...

International
  • Feb 8, 2012
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OECD central banks will try new steps to spur credit

Credit growth is normally encouraged by a reduction in interest rates. Today, rates in developed...

International
  • Feb 7, 2012
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States and firms face soaring global healthcare costs

Health systems -- all services and facilities related to healthcare provision -- generate...

International
  • Jan 26, 2012
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Subsidies will shift to 'untested' renewables globally

The Court of Appeal of England and Wales yesterday ruled that the UK government cannot cut...

International
  • Jan 17, 2012
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Fiscal woes drive global resource nationalism

In recent times, governments of many resource rich countries have stepped up measures to obtain a...

International
  • Dec 7, 2011
  • 6 min read

Investment fuels global emerging-market growth

Economic theory and historical experience depict a close relationship between rapid economic...

International
  • Dec 6, 2011
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Currency volatility challenges emerging markets

In the last year, and especially in the last six months, capital has flown from emerging markets,...

International
  • Nov 24, 2011
  • 6 min read

Austerity points to changing role of state

While the imposition of austerity measures in the EU and United States can be seen as an...

International