At the recent 74th Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Steel Committee meeting held in Paris, participants from OECD and non-OECD economies discussed the prospects for improved growth in global steel demand, future ...
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Coffee giant Starbucks has refused to comment on plans to tackle tax avoidance agreed by G8 leaders in Northern Ireland yesterday (June 18). Many have found Starbucks' UK tax strategy hard to swallow A spokeswoman for the firm ...
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India is considering to lower customs duties on wines and spirits bought from the European Union to 40% from the current 150% under a bilateral free trade agreement being negotiated between the two. The offer by Commerce and Industry ...
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Crude futures fell to fresh lows immediately ahead of the 2:30 p.m. EDT (1830 GMT) market settle Wednesday, as the oil complex extended an overnight selloff in US trading after equity markets slid throughout the the session. NYMEX July ...
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In March this year, the unemployment rate of the 34 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) member countries decreased to eight percent, compared to the 8.1 percent recorded in the previous month, according to new ...
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The corporate regulator has appointed a senior executive of Macquarie Group to fill one of its top posts amid a recent history of high-profile actions against the country's biggest home-grown investment bank. Cathie Armour, an executive ...
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The employment rate of the 34 Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) member countries was 65.1 percent in the fourth quarter of 2012, up 0.1 percentage points compared to the previous quarter and 0.2 percentage points ...
In February this year, the unemployment rate of the 34 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) member countries decreased to eight percent, compared to the 8.1 percent recorded in the previous month, according to new ...
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The annual inflation of the 34 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) member countries rose to 1.8 percent in February this year, increasing slightly compared to 1.7 percent in January, according to the latest ...
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New Zealand took the top spot, followed by Norway and Sweden Canada is the fourth-best country in the world to be a working woman, according to The Economist’s glass-ceiling index release. Using data from the Organization for ...
The U.S. has better broadband service than some critics give it credit for, with speeds, availability and prices that are competitive with many other developed nations, according to a new study from a tech-focused think tank. While the ...
The employment rate of the 34 Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) member countries was 65 percent in the third quarter of 2012, unchanged compared to the previous quarter and 0.2 percentage points higher than the ...
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IT spending growth in the Asia-Pacific region is expected to slow as countries including China and India grapple with emerging economic issues as a result of the world economic crisis, according to research firm Forrester. Spending by ...
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In November 2012, the unemployment rate of the 34 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) member countries was stable at eight percent, unchanged from the previous month, according to new figures published by the OECD. ...
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The UK Department of Health has dismissed a call by the UK's leading opposition party for legal limits on salt, sugar and fat in foods aimed at children. A Department of Health spokesperson said today (7 January) that the government's ...
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