OECD

  • Aug 3, 2012
  • 6 min read

Current global woes mask positive equities prospects

Equity issuance by public corporations globally has largely stagnated over the last 20 years. In...

International
  • Jul 17, 2012
  • 6 min read

South-South trade slowdown poses global risk

Developing-world exports have been hit by both European economic woes and the decline in China's...

International
  • Jul 6, 2012
  • 2 min read

Renewable energy generation to increase despite crisis

Global energy generation from renewable sources will increase by over 40% in the next five years...

International
  • Jul 4, 2012
  • 10 min read

Job insecurity could fuel 'de-globalising' policies

WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy warned in a report on June 29 that recent trade restrictions do...

International
  • Jun 11, 2012
  • 2 min read

Chinese slowdown is moderate -- for now

The outlook for the main global economies is markedly divergent, the OECD reported today.

International
  • May 30, 2012
  • 2 min read

Child poverty to increase anti-austerity backlash

Thirty million children live in poverty in 35 developed countries, according to a UNICEF report...

International
  • May 25, 2012
  • 6 min read

Oil refineries face structural changes globally

Global oil refining has suffered from over capacity, volatile margins and significant upheavals...

International
  • May 23, 2012
  • 2 min read

Global oil prices could fall further

Global oil prices lost further ground today, with the Brent front-month contract traded at near...

International