The development of the Greek-German government bond spreads
By: Dr. Nikolaos Georgikopoulos & Dr. Tilemahos Efthimiadis | Thursday, February 4, 2010
During this tough period for Greek economy, it is reasonable and necessary to examine all plausible scenarios concerning its future, especially those regarding the fiscal situation.
Commission assesses Stability Programme of Greece
By: EBR | Wednesday, February 3, 2010
The programme contains a package of concrete fiscal consolidation measures for 2010, with an estimated quantification for each of the measures, as well as a timeframe for their adoption and implementation.
Strong Chinese growth resumes but increased social spending needed, says OECD report
By: EBR | Wednesday, February 3, 2010
With the help of massive government stimulus action, China is now leading the world economy out of recession, according to a new report. Already the world’s 2nd largest economy, China could well overtake the US to become the leading producer of manufactured goods in the next five to seven years.
New EU laws to target Facebook
By: EBR | Friday, January 29, 2010
Some weeks ago, Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of social networking site Facebook, told the world to “just get over it - no one cares about privacy anymore”, provoking a storm of protest across cyberspace.
Apple's iPad Blurs Line Between Devices
By: The New York Times | Thursday, January 28, 2010
After months of feverish speculation, Steven P. Jobs introduced Wednesday what Apple hopes will be the coolest device on the planet: a slender tablet computer called the iPad. Apple is positioning the device, as a pioneer in a new genre of computining, somewhere between a laptop and a smartphone.
Sarkozy calls for a 'new Bretton Woods'
By: EBR | Thursday, January 28, 2010
In his opening address at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, President Nicolas Sarkozy of France said that it will not be possible to emerge from the global economic crisis and protect against future crises if the economic imbalances that are at the root of the problem are not addressed.
Joseph Stiglitz: A principled Europe would not leave Greece to bleed
By: The Guardian | Tuesday, January 26, 2010
For the sake of European solidarity and democracy, Europe should support Papandreou's efforts in every way they can, not turn their back on the people of Greece who must be convinced that supporting the government's austerity measures is in everyone's best interest.
Russian MICE market confident of growth in 2010
By: EBR | Monday, January 25, 2010
The annual pre-Christmas survey of the Russian MICE sector reveals interesting growth, despite a difficult year. The 2009 brief survey was carried out through a representative cross-section of the Russian MICE sector, including MICE professionals and Corporate Buyers.
Well-being and health : prevention is better than cure
By: Marc-André Raetzo | Monday, January 25, 2010
Chek-ups are being done on healthy people on a regular basis to make sure that no illness has incurred since any previous one. The notion of risk arises. The individual is not sick but may be so in the future.
Big firms are readying to splash out on takeovers and expansion
By: The Economist | Friday, January 22, 2010
What a difference a year makes. At the start of 2009 many companies were obsessed with scraping together enough cash to survive, and even the blue-chips were cutting costs where they could, having had a nasty shock when the capital markets seized up the previous autumn.
Greece will fix itself from inside the eurozone
By: The Financial Times | Friday, January 22, 2010
In recent months, some commentators have argued that Europe’s single currency project is destined to become unstuck. According to this line of reasoning, the fiscal crisis in Greece is unfailingly pushing towards an exit from its immutable fixed exchange rate arrangement within the eurozone.
The crisis as chance
By: EBR | Friday, January 22, 2010
If we are asking ourselves, whether tourism in times of an economic downturn is threatened or whether it presents us with an opportunity, I can personally say that it is an opportunity for all of our future actions.
The dollar is the worst international currency, except for all the others
By: McKinsey Quarterly | Friday, January 22, 2010
The international currency of choice, the dollar, is under the control of a single country, a worrisome arrangement. Even worse, this country has been running huge external deficits for more than a decade and is now the world’s single largest debtor.
Schumpeter: Making a success of failure
By: The Economist | Thursday, January 14, 2010
The American model has seldom looked so tarnished. America’s unemployment rate is 10%. Soup kitchens are doing a flourishing business in New York and other great cities. Companies that were once a byword for swashbuckling entrepreneurialism have bitten the dust.
Google's about turn in China
By: BBC News | Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Google has responded to what it terms 'a highly sophisticated and targeted attack on our corporate infrastructure' aimed at getting access to the Gmail accounts of Chinese human rights activists by announcing its desire to stop censoring search results on its Google.cn website.
In the midst of winter alpine tourism, Rodi Kratsa asks the European Commission on actions for dealing with the impact of climate change on alpine areas
By: EBR | Friday, January 8, 2010
Only a few days after the failure of the widely discussed UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, the Vice President of the European Parliament, posed a question to the European Commission raising the issue of the impact of climate change on winter tourism.
Making the most of Corporate Social Responsibility
By: McKinsey Quarterly | Wednesday, December 30, 2009
For companies that see CSR as an opportunity to strengthen the business, the big challenge is execution. Smart partnering can provide a practical way forward. Too often, executives have viewed corporate social responsibility (CSR) as just another source of pressure or passing fad.
The 5 Most Influential Bankers Of All Time
By: EBR | Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Banking is at the base of our financial system. Financial meltdowns, like the Crash of 1929 and the 2008 subprime mortgage and credit crisis, make this abundantly clear. When banks fail to function properly, the economy follows, and like many elements of finance, banking has evolved over the years.
Greece: Swift Action on Economic Reforms
By: EBR | Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Prime Minister George Papandreou pledged that his government will take swift action to promoting bold reforms in the country with the aim to restoring confidence in the economy and calm markets' fears over the country's ballooning debt and fiscal deficit.
Greece is not the next Iceland!
By: EBR | Monday, December 14, 2009
The Greek finance minister, George Papaconstantinou, has defended the country's position in the eurozone. Greece's deficit has risen to more than 12% of national output this year, which is above the EU limit of 3%.
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