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added: 28-06-2007

Bermuda's reign as the undisputed global leader among captive domiciles is being challenged by U.S. companies that are increasingly leaning toward onshore domiciles for their captive insurance companies - that is among the findings of Aon's new Global 1500 (G1500) research report on captives and their owners.

Expectations for Capital Spending, Hiring and Prices

added: 28-06-2007

American companies are forecasting single digit percentage increases in capital spending, hiring, and the prices of their products over the next 12 months, according to a recent survey of CFOs conducted by Financial Executives International (FEI) and Baruch College's Zicklin School of Business. However, these expected increases are trending downward from earlier forecasts.

The Leading Index for Australia Increased 0.3 Percent in April

added: 28-06-2007

The Conference Board announced that the leading index for Australia increased 0.3 percent and the coincident index increased 0.2 percent in April.

UK Online Travel

added: 28-06-2007

eMarketer projects that online leisure and unmanaged business travel sales in the UK will total $21 billion this year, a 27% increase over 2006. But the annual sales growth rate will rapidly decelerate over the next four years, dropping below the teens.

Home Internet Usage in India Creeps Up

added: 28-06-2007

Internet users in urban India totaled 30.32 million in April 2007, according to JuxtConsult. That is up 28% over the number of users reported in April 2006.

Bulgaria and Romania Make Progress but Much Remains to Be Done to Tackle Judicial Reform and Corruption

added: 28-06-2007

The European Commission has issued its reports on progress by Bulgaria and Romania in meeting the accompanying measures decided by the Commission when both countries joined the EU. The Commission concludes that genuine efforts and some progress has been made following extensive legislative activity by the two Governments but that the focus should now be on implementation.

Flexicurity: Getting More People into Good Jobs

added: 28-06-2007

The Commission proposes the establishment of common principles of flexicurity to promote more and better jobs by combining flexibility and security for workers and companies. Flexicurity strategies can help modernise European labour markets and better address the opportunities and challenges of globalisation.

Experts Seek to Accelerate Clean Energy Deployment

added: 28-06-2007

More than 300 experts are meeting in Manila this week to find ways to scale up the deployment of clean energy across the world’s fastest-growing region.

Economic Survey of France 2007

added: 27-06-2007

With short-term prospects somewhat brighter, and budgetary prospects improved, this year’s Survey looks at some long term challenges. The performance of policies for education and those for poverty and social exclusion is satisfactory or better in many areas, but cost-effectiveness can be improved and more focus on employment is needed. Policy has begun to prepare for the economic impact of population ageing, but there is no room to relax in seeking to contain fiscal costs and to increase employment among older workers.

The Slovak Republic Needs to Improve Job Prospects for Youth

added: 27-06-2007

The Slovak Republic has cut youth unemployment significantly over the past five years but many obstacles to finding a job remain for young people, according to a new OECD report.

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