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The number of Internet users in China grew so sharply in 2007 that the country now has the largest Internet user popluation in the world, according to a January report by the state-controlled China Internet Network Information Center as cited by Agence France-Presse.

The struggle for video game market share seems to have been good for gaming overall. The US video game market grew by more than 40% in 2007, according to NPD Group data cited in a January 2008 Gamasutra article.

The Chinese Private Equity market started wooing international capital at a time of increased global subordinated debt crisis and sustained rapid growth of Chinese economy.

It is almost impossible for one to pick up a newspaper, magazine or access the Internet without seeing an article concerning the “greening” of Corporate America. A recent study conducted by Harris Interactive® with more than 300 IT decision makers indicates there is a plethora of thoughts and activities for “Going Green”.

AMR Research released its annual small and midsize business (SMB) IT spending study, which found that 64% of SMBs will increase their IT spending by an average of 5.3% in 2008.

Xinhua Finance eziData China Consumer Confidence Index (CCCI) released its 2007 annual report, with the review data showing that Chinese consumer confidence demonstrated three stages of declines in 2007, with overall confidence declining from the baseline of 100 in April to the 97.8 in December. The report also expected large volatility in consumer confidence in 2008.

State Street Global Markets, the investment research and trading arm of State Street Corporation released the results of the State Street Investor Confidence Index for January 2008.

The Conference Board announced today that the leading index for Germany remained unchanged and the coincident index decreased 0.1 percent in November.

Waste management in Europe is no longer a haulage and disposal business. The legislative shifts of the past decade have seen major moves towards the implementation of advanced technology and innovative recycling solutions. With landfill finally being truly on the way out, there are genuine opportunities for investment in value-adding solutions. In spite of the importance of waste minimisation schemes, as well as recycling and biological waste treatment, many local and regional authorities currently view waste to energy (thermal waste incineration with energy recovery) as the only viable large scale alternative to landfill