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World Bank report urges broadening of China's poverty reduction agenda

added: 13-04-2009

The World Bank released its poverty assessment report for China. The report brings together findings from multi-year analytical work undertaken by the World Bank on a policy-oriented assessment of poverty and inequality in China. A distinguishing feature of the report is its effort to robustly establish key underlying facts using large-sample, and in most cases, nationally-representative data, and to provide empirically-grounded analyses supplemented with in-depth qualitative work.

China: Average Wage of On-Duty Staff and Workers in Urban Units Went up in 2008

added: 13-04-2009

According to the results of annual statistics, the average wage of on-duty staff and workers in urban units reached 29,229 yuan in 2008, daily average wage stood at 111.99 yuan. The average wage of on-duty staff and workers in urban units went up 4,297 yuan, increased 17.2 percent, or 1.5 percentage points dropped, year-on-year. Conducted the price of commodities factor, the real growth rate was 11.0 percent.

German Online Sales Rose Last Year

added: 12-04-2009

Despite the general gloom brought on by the economic crisis, German online sales saw a healthy rise last year. According to the GfK Group "WebScope Survey", people in Germany spent €13.6 billion ($20 billion) on the Internet in 2008, 19% more than in 2007.

Falling Investment in Employee Development to Undermine U.S. and UK Global Competitiveness

added: 12-04-2009

A new economic study commissioned by Cognisco reveals that a lack of investment in employees is threatening the ability of many leading industrialized countries to maintain global competitiveness in the post-recession economy.

Customer Demand And The Economic Environment Are Driving A Continued Commitment To Sustainability

added: 12-04-2009

When it comes to investing in sustainable business behaviors and programs, more than half of corporate marketers and communicators believe that their organizations will increase their involvement in environmental sustainability initiatives during the next two to three years, according to a survey conducted by the American Marketing Association and Fleishman-Hillard, Inc. In addition, half of those surveyed believe that economic realities will actually encourage the adoption of sustainability practices.

Internet Shopping Increases as Consumers Hunt for Bargains

added: 11-04-2009

As consumer spending slows and customers hunt for bargains, the Internet is fast becoming the retail outlet of choice for Americans, according to the latest Ouch Point® survey from Opinion Research Corporation, an infoGROUP company.

Recession to Cut Mobile Entertainment Growth by Nearly $13 Billion Over Next Five Years

added: 11-04-2009

Growth in user spend on mobile entertainment services will slow dramatically over the next two years unless key markets emerge from recession, according to a new report from Juniper Research. In addition, the report argued that slower deployment of content services meant that revenues were likely to be lower than previously forecast even after markets emerged from the downturn.

IT Executives View Technology Innovation as a Necessity – Not a Luxury – in Challenging Economy

added: 11-04-2009

Recent research from Unisys Corporation shows that information technology (IT) executives view driving technology innovation as an imperative for them to help their businesses flourish in a global marketplace that daily grows more challenging and competitive.

China: Entrepreneur Confidence Index was Firming up in the First Quarter

added: 10-04-2009

According to the results of National Business Climate Survey showed that entrepreneur confidence index (ECI) gained 101.1 in the first quarter, increased 6.5 points over than the previous quarter.

CEOs' Short-Term Outlook Improves, But More Job Losses Expected, The Conference Board Reports

added: 10-04-2009

The Conference Board Measure of CEO Confidence, which had declined to a historical low last quarter, posted a gain in the first quarter of 2009. The Measure now stands at 30, up from 24 last quarter (a reading of more than 50 points reflects more positive than negative responses). The survey includes about 100 business leaders in a wide range of industries.

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