Unemployment the greatest economic challenge: WTO chief
The most serious [economic] challenge today is that of unemployment, said Pascal Lamy, the director-general of the WTO. Lamy urges countries to expand global trade, instead of clamping down on it, to create more jobs for everyone.
Will Russia emerge as the next hot spot for MBAs?
A recent study has put Russia ahead of its Western Europe counterparts as a hot MBA recruitment destination. Retaining the momentum in hiring for the second year, it has shown a steady 22 per cent growth in MBAs recruited, according to QS TopMBA Jobs Index.
Destination Russia: Will the country emerge as the next hot spot for MBAs?
A recent QS TopMBA Jobs Index puts Russia ahead of its Western Europe counterparts as a hot MBA recruitment destination. Retaining the momentum in hiring for the second year running, it has shown a steady 22 per cent growth in MBAs recruited.
Google, Internet's guardian angel, takes on control-freak capitals
Google has donned the cloak of Internet's guardian angel once again, condemning the 'digital disruptions' that some governments unleash and calling for new trade rules to prevent countries from setting up intractable 'trade barriers' of a new kind.
WTO chief optimistic about global trade talks
WTO director-general Pascal Lamy said statements from G20 and APEC leaders last week “provided a clear signal that they expect the Doha Development Round to be a deliverable next year.”
COMPLETE TEXT: G-20 Seoul Communique
Leadxers' Declaration
US-South Korea free trade pact trips over autos, beef
The U.S.-South Korea free trade talks broke down as the two sides failed to resolve principal differences over U.S. beef and auto exports to South Korean markets, but Presidents Barack Obama and Lee Myung-bak said they still hoped the deal could be clinched.
Seoul G20 Business Summit Joint Statement by Participating Companies
The joint statement by participating companies at the G20 business summit in Seoul, Korea, as of Nov. 11, 2010
Economic implications of Xi Jinping's rise to leadership
Xi Jinping will likely be China's next President. Given his background, he is likely to favor coastal regions and continue China's export-driven economic model, and therefore unlikely to pursue structural reforms like distributing income to inner regions or taking dramatic steps to cultivate domestic consumption.