He notes that services make up well over half of economic activity in most rich countries, but there are no common standards for measuring their inventiveness.
The Financial Times says Algeria has long feared that an upsurge in militant activity could threaten its valuable southern region - rich in oil and gas.
South Korea is likely to see a pickup in merger-and-acquisition activity this year, as its cash-rich companies shop for overseas assets and as the government is expected to renew efforts to unload state-held stakes now that December's presidential election is over.
"We understand the difference between investing in an asset that has value and adds value to economic activity as opposed to general spending, " said Rich Studley, president of the Michigan Chamber of Commerce.
The town is in the southern part of the state near the Pennsylvania border, where the gas-rich rock formation known as the Marcellus Shale is most likely to see the first drilling activity if the ban is lifted.