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Canada, Ireland and France Have Received Excellent Grades for Food Safety Performances
Nov 24, 2014Canada, Ireland and France have received excellent grades for their food safety performances in the current year, reveals a report by World Ranking Food Safety and Performance Report 2014. Prepared by The Conference Board of Canada's ...
Tags: Food Safety Ranking, Agriculture
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China May Be Largest Oil User Globally
Nov 15, 2014China may overtake the US as the largest oil consumer globally in the early 2030s as emerging countries will lead growth in oil consumption in the next decades, the International Energy Agency said in a report yesterday. Global oil demand ...
Tags: oil consumer, crude oil
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Medtronic Isn't The Only Medtech Company Facing Criticism
Aug 18, 2014Medtronic isn’t the only medtech company facing criticism over potentially moving its headquarters overseas. Hospira is also taking flak—even though it is only rumored so far to be in talks with French company Danone for a ...
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US Posted a Second Consecutive Year of Record Oil Production Growth
Jun 23, 2014The US posted a second consecutive year of record oil production growth in 2013 with its surging shale industry balancing out supply disruptions to underpin an unprecedented period of stable global oil prices, BP said Monday. US output ...
Tags: oil production, oil supply
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Solar Booms Again Despite European Uncertainty
Jun 6, 2014At least 38.4 GW of solar electricity was connected to the grid globally in 2013, but new policies in Europe have seen the technology slip back behind wind energy in terms of new deployments. Those are two of the key findings in an ...
Tags: solar electricity
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Canada's Strained Healthcare System Reached a Breaking Point
Feb 10, 2014The recent report by the Health Council of Canada puts Canada in last place among OECD countries for healthcare wait times with major concerns regarding access to care. With only 31 per cent of Canadians getting a same-day or next-day ...
Tags: Health, Medicine, Health Council
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Switzerland Leads a Study of 34 Nations for Life Expectancy at 82.8 Years
Jan 9, 2014Switzerland leads a study of 34 nations for life expectancy at 82.8 years, followed by Japan at 82.7, Italy at 82.7, Spain at 82.7 and Iceland at 82.4. Health at a Glance, a report by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and ...
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Tax Revenues Continue Bouncing Back From The Low Levels
Dec 23, 2013Tax revenues continue bouncing back from the low levels reported in almost all countries , at the height of the global economic crisis, according to new OECD data in the annual Revenue Statistics publication. The average tax revenue to GDP ...
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The Unemployment Rate Remained Stable at 7.9% in OECD Countries in October This Year
Dec 17, 2013In October this year, the unemployment rate of the 34 Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) member countries remained stable at 7.9 percent, unchanged from the previous two months, according to new figures published ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Rate Stable
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Overall Oil Demand Growth in China Is Expected to Average 267,000 B/D This Year
Dec 11, 2013Oil demand growth in the US this year is likely to exceed that of China's for the first time since the 1990s, skewing overall global demand in favor of developed markets, investment bank Goldman Sachs said in a new report released Friday. ...
Tags: US, China, oil demand
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The Country's Merchandise Imports Declined 1.2 Percent
Dec 9, 2013According to a release Wednesday by Statistics Canada, the country's merchandise imports declined 1.2 percent and exports decreased 0.3 percent in October. As a result, Canada's trade balance with the world went from a deficit of $303 ...
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CLIs Is Designed to Anticipate Turning Points in Economic Activity Relative to Trend
Nov 26, 2013Composite leading indicators (CLIs), designed to anticipate turning points in economic activity relative to trend, signal improvements in growth in most major OECD countries and also possibly in China. The CLIs point to economic growth ...
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Sector-Specific Social Risks Can Still Be Found by SGS in European Garment Units
Oct 25, 2013While major principals and media players turn their eyes to non-OECD countries to check CSR compliance issues, sector-specific social risks can still be found in Europe. In France, in downtown Paris (known as the “Le Sentier” ...
Tags: Garment Units, SGS
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Not Enough Is Being Done to Save Energy and Measures to Improve The Situation Have Slowed
Sep 17, 2013Not enough is being done to save energy and measures to improve the situation have slowed, according to a new study from the World Energy Council. The report World Energy Perspectives: Energy Efficiency Policies, which is due for ...
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Prospects for The World's Major Developed Economies Improved Further in July
Sep 10, 2013The prospects for the world's major developed economies improved further in July according to a monthly leading indicator of growth compiled by the OECD, while emerging markets continued to lose steam. The Paris-based Organization for ...