This publication has been the opportunity to bring together world experts on health, political leaders and parliamentarians worldwide to discuss the urgent need to accelerate measures to achieve the Millennium Development Goals in terms of reduction of maternal and infant mortality.

UNESCO: SHSviews

Drawing on global best practice policies, we undertake to remove barriers, establish incentives, enhance capacity-building, and implement appropriate measures to aggressively accelerate deployment and transfer of key existing and new low-carbon technologies, in accordance with national circumstances.

WHITEHOUSE: THE WHITE HOUSE

As part of its mid-term strategic initiatives announced in April 2012, Sony identified resource optimization as one of the key initiatives for transforming its electronics business and Sony has since been progressively implementing various structural reform measures to optimize costs, streamline its overall organization, accelerate decision-making processes and establish firm foundations for sustainable future growth.

ENGADGET: Sony restructuring in Japan: camera lens plant to close with loss of 2,000 jobs

The inevitable comparison to a huge ocean liner congers up images of draconian measures a monetary policy Hail Mary likely to accelerate inflation internally and debase the currency externally.

FORBES: Nothing to Fear from Fed's Monetary Ease

October 19, 2012 - Sony Corporation ("Sony" or "the Company") today announced additional steps it is taking to accelerate structural reforms of its headquarters and electronics business operations in Japan, including consolidating certain manufacturing operations and expediting measures to reduce its headcount.

ENGADGET: Sony restructuring in Japan: camera lens plant to close with loss of 2,000 jobs

In particular, in order to accelerate the removal of non-performing loans from their balance sheets, banks are further asked to take specific measures to dispose, in essence, of half of such loans within a year and a large part (around 80%) within two years.

ECONOMIST: Fish and Fischler