This study is the most comprehensive assessment to date of the value of the natural world to global economic development.
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As the founder of the Monthly Barometer and the Global Risk Network at the World Economic Forum, Thierry has made a career out of connecting dots.
In March, the normally optimistic World Bank said global economic output will contract this year for the first time since World War II, and that international trade will decline the most it has in 80 years.
For that, we turn to PwC and their release of the Annual Global CEO Survey at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Tuesday.
The best way I know of to compare countries is via the World Economic Forum Global Competitiveness Report.
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Niebel made the announcement with philanthropist Bill Gates and the Global Fund executive director Mark Dybul at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
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As the euro crisis continues and the West shows little signs of growth, the World Bank says that global economic growth is increasingly dependent on the BRICS countries, which account for 27 percent of global purchasing power and 45 percent of the world's workforce.
In the 2011 Global Gender Gap Index Report compiled by the World Economic Forum, the Philippines ranked 8 out of nearly 180 countries indexed.
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So, any uncertainty over who controls the oil taps can make markets jittery - the last thing the world wants now in times of global economic troubles.
Microsoft works with governments, investors, nonprofits, and a wide range of other organizations including BSR, the Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship, CSR Europe, the Clinton Global Initiative, Net Impact, and the World Economic Forum.
Fear gripped the financial markets five years ago as the U.S. and the world suffered through the worst global economic downturn since the Great Depression.
According to the IMF the prospects for the global economic recovery have weakened as government policies across the world have failed to restore confidence.
They include the economic meltdown of 2008, the global recession, and the persistent economic problems that plague countries and societies around the world today.
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Beyond the near collapse of the Icelandic economy, Alcoa has reacted to the global economic slowdown by cutting back on aluminum production around the world.
However, with the global economic downturn leading to a fall in economic activity across the world, profit margins fell to around 16% in 2009.
According to a recent paper issued by the Council on Foreign Relations, U.S. military spending currently represents about 42 percent of the global total while the U.S. share of world economic output stands at 24 percent, suggesting the need for hundreds of billions of dollars in defense cuts every year to bring the two measures of power back into alignment.
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It can lend that money to other countries in financial stress, with the aim of creating global financial stability and a sounder footing for the world economic recovery.
While the U.S. was the major source of demand for the world economic growth before the crisis, global demand must rest on many pillars going forward.
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So it is no surprise that the public sector is Brazil's weakest point in the World Economic Forum's latest Global Competitiveness Report, released on September 7th.
"The volatility and uncertainty in world financial markets and the repaid deterioration in global economic conditions made a 2008 a very challenging year for the banking industry in general, " the bank said.
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The World Economic Forum global competitiveness index shows that of the 27 nations in the European Union, 12 are more competitive in 2013 than 2012, while 12 are are less competitive with three unchanged.
The rise of such a currency should be a major boost to global economic growth and prosperity, empowering the world economy to trade in currency not subject to inflation, devaluations, and variation in real market value.
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However, the reality today is that the world is plagued with protectionist tendencies and the global economic recession has added to our woes.
At a press conference in Frankfurt Thursday, Deutsche Bank Co-CEO Jain said he discussed the possibility of a global Libor settlement with other bank chiefs at the recent World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, according to Bloomberg.
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Honda stunned the sport in January by announcing their immediate withdrawal from the world championship because of the effects of the global economic crisis.
Such a program would lead to widespread inflation, more hunger and political instability in poor countries around the world, and slower global economic growth.
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The financial crisis in fall 2008 and 2009 rocked the world. the economic recovery has begun, and global GDP is expected to reach 2.7% in 2010 and 3.2% in 2011.
The goal of the Global Ambassadors Program is to invest in women leaders around the world to help address economic disparities and create a more prosperous and secure world.
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The second is that there will tend to be an increase in confidence as investors increasingly believe that there is a global effort to manage the world's economic problems.
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