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GlobalizationGLOBALIZATION – World Trade In his excellent recent works on the themes [of the] nature of globalization and expanding world trade – “The World is Flat,” and the earlier “The Lexus and the Olive Tree” – The New York Times Foreign Affairs columnist and book author Thomas Friedman brilliantly describes and elegantly frames the boundaries and frontiers of the new era that corporations and capital market players have entered, beginning in 1989. Click here to continue reading the full introduction
News & UpdatesJuly 1, 2009 Chinese makers of faulty products rarely suffer consequencesSource:Miami HeraldChinese manufacturers made more than half of the goods that the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recalled last year, but few of them paid any price for producing defective wares. July 1, 2009 Citi to sell NikkoCiti Trust for $197 millionSource:MarketWatchCitigroup /quotes/comstock/13*!c/quotes/nls/c (C 3.02, +0.05, +1.68%) said it has reached a deal to sell NikkoCiti Trust and Banking Corporation to Nomura Trust & Banking Co. for 19 billion yen, or $197 million. "This transaction... July 1, 2009 Downturn in Euro-Zone Manufacturing EasesSource:Wall Street JournalThe contraction in euro-zone manufacturing output moderated for the fourth consecutive month in June, a fresh sign that the severe economic downturn in the currency block is gradually bottoming out, final data from Markit... Click here for more Globalization News & Updates
Research & InsightsJune 9, 2009 Spain and China in the Age of GlobalizationIn the first of a three-part series on the history of globalization, Spanish diplomat Luis Martinez Montes describes China’s integral role in the Spanish Empire. Going back as far as the Ming Dynasty, he recalls the great ocean... May 26, 2009 Finland to publish CSR manual in JuneSource:CITMagazine.comA CSR manual for the Finnish meetings industry is being published in June to help buyers assess the environmental impact of their events. It comes after the Finland Convention Bureau (FCB) launched a pilot project to draw up... April 23, 2009 The Conference Board Maintains That Global GrowthSource:The Conference BoardThe Conference Board reports today that global output growth in 2009 will be slow but remains positive at 1.3% for 2009. As the G-20 gathers in London tomorrow, The Conference Board points at large discrepancies in the global...[more] Click here for more Globalization Research & Insights
Commentary & OpinionJuly 1, 2009 Transformation of Panama
Source:Robert R. McMillan
Panama has a new democratically elected President. The May 3, 2009 Presidential election in Panama was another extremely important event. Would Panama continue to transform into a real democracy? With four democratically...[more] July 1, 2009 New EU President Sweden To Lead Fight Against Climate ChangeSource:Radio Free EuropeShifts in priorities are a recurrent feature in the way the EU's system of rotating presidencies functions. But Sweden, a country of under 10 million people, has a history of pursuing sweeping agendas despite its small size. June 26, 2009 Outsourcing: A survival strategySource:Business Mirror.comTHE global recession has led many companies, which are not yet into outsourcing, to consider outsourcing some of their functions. Those with existing outsourcing contracts are looking further on what other areas they can... Click here for more Globalization Commentary & Opinion
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