According to the OECD's latest Economic Outlook,the global economy is expected to make a hesitant and uneven recovery over the coming two years.Decisive policy action is needed to ensure that stalemate over fiscal policy in the United ...
Tags: fiscal cliff, labour markets, recession, OECD
According to industry and government officials at the OECD's Steel Committee meeting in Paris on 6-7 December 2012,the growth in global steel demand is expected to be slower in the coming decade than during the previous 10 years but longer ...
Tags: OECD, global demand, steel, non-tariff measures
The short term market outlook has been revised downwards again According to the latest OECD Economic Outlook,released on 27 November 2012,the global economy is weakening again driven by a significant drop in confidence.High and,in some ...
Tags: steel, short term market outlook, weakening global trade, slowdown
BP announced that it has agreed to sell all its interests in purified terephthalic acid (PTA) production in Malaysia to Reliance Global Holdings Pte. Ltd. (Reliance). The agreement concerns BP’s 100 per cent equity in BP Chemicals ...
Tags: terephthalic acid, BP Chemicals, paraxylene technologies
Taipei,Oct.9,2012(CENS)--To bolster Taiwan's economy,the Ministry of Economic Affairs(MOEA)held 2012 Taiwan Business Alliance Conference yesterday(Oct.8),successfully soliciting investment commitment of NT$126 billion from 61 prospective ...
Tags: Taipei, MOEA, Taiwan Business Alliance Conference, Ma Ying-jeou, ECFA
Neglecting maths education in UK schools will lead to a substantial decline in skills in the IT sector,according to Scott Fletcher,founder and chairman of ANS Group. Scott Fletcher responded to a study from The Sutton Trust,which found ...
Tags: maths education, UK, IT, ANS Group, ICT curriculum, OECD
Starting November 1,domestic designated banking units(DBUs)will initiate renminbi-related businesses comprehensively,announced the Financial Supervisory Commission(FSC)yesterday(Sept.19). As a result,local people will be able to deposit ...
Tags: RMB business, DBUs, domestic banks, Taiwan, economic policy
Taipei,Sept.17,2012(CENS)--China Construction Bank(CCB),second-largest bank globally in 2011 by market capitalization,may soon be the third Chinese bank to run branch in Taiwan after two other Chinese banks--Bank of China and Bank of ...
Tags: Ccb, 3rd Chinese Bank, Branch in Taiwan
South Africa is to phase out all incandescent light bulbs and replace them with energy-efficient ones by 2016, making it the first African country to undertake a comprehensive national transition away from inefficient lighting. The ...
Tags: incandescent bulb
South Africa is to phase out all incandescent light bulbs and replace them with energy-efficient ones by 2016, making it the first African country to undertake a comprehensive national transition away from inefficient lighting. The move, ...
Tags: Market View, incandescent bulb