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Archive for Business and Economics

Business Research: New Country Commercial Research Guides for Honduras and Other Nations

All reports are PDF files.

+ El Salvador

+ Honduras

+ Suriname

Source: BuyUSA.gov

Just Released: Key figures on European business, 2008 Edition

Key figures on European business 2008 Edition
152 pages; PDF.

Summary/News Release

The pocketbook Key figures on European business1, published by Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities, summarises the main features of European business in a concise and simple manner. The publication consists of fourteen short chapters, focusing on particular aspects of the European business economy; from the size and structure of business sectors to the importance of foreign controlled enterprises. This edition includes a special feature on the factors of business success, which presents an analysis of the characteristics of successful entrepreneurs for 15 Member States. The special feature gives an insight into the issues that determine the success and growth of newly born enterprises, as well as the motivation of entrepreneurs and the difficulties they face.

Source: EuroStat (via Basefsky’s IWS Documented News Service)

Survey Results: 30 best Web sites for job hunters

From the article:

Each year, Weddle’s (www.weddles.com), a major U.S. publisher of print guides to Internet job hunting, invites the public to visit its Web site and vote for their favorite job boards. The 30 sites with the most votes at the end of the year are declared the winners of the Users’ Choice Awards. It’s not a scientific survey, since those polled are a self-selected sampling and tend to feel strongly about certain sites, both pro and con.

Source: Fortune

Lists and Rankings: Top 5 Cities Surviving the Housing Bust

Top 5 Cities Surviving the Housing Bust

+ Charlotte
+ Portland, OR
+ Seattle
+ Dallas
+ Boston

Source: SmartMoney

Statistics: Advertising: Agency Family Trees 2008

Agency Family Trees 2008

Revenue, Employees and Links to Related Ad Age Content

Source: AdAge.com

Statistics: Business: Lists and Ranking: Venture Capital

Lists and Rankings: Tech’s Top-Paid CEOs

Top 12 are ranked on this list.

Top 3:

  1. Lawrence Ellison, Oracle
  2. Nabeel Gareeb, MEMC Electronic Materials
  3. John Chambers, Cisco Systems

Source: Forbes

Lists & Rankings — The 33 Biggest Corporate Implosions. Ever

The 33 Biggest Corporate Implosions. Ever

Whether it’s bankruptcy, heavy competition, fraud or typical market forces, some companies are destined to fail. Some do it more spectacularly than others. And believe it or not, business debacles have occurred all over the globe for centuries. Here’s our list of the 33 biggest corporate implosions ever.

Source: HR World

New Country Commercial Reference Guides: “Doing Business in China” and Other Countries

New: The International Gateway for Financial Education (IGFE)

The main objectives of the gateway are to:

* Launch and develop the first global clearinghouse on financial education which gathers an extensive and comprehensive range of information, data, resources, research and news on financial education issues and programmes around the globe

* Raise awareness on, and visibility of, financial education issues worldwide and ensure the wide dissemination of research, best practices and guidelines on financial education

* Promote the access to and exchange of information, knowledge, experience and expertise on financial education

* Support the creation of a worldwide network of governmental representatives and key stakeholders on financial education
* Encourage further the elaboration of best practices and principles with the guidance of the network and under the aegis of the OECD [How to join].

Gateway today:
30+ countries covered

50+ programmes summarised

100+ weblinks and resources

100+ articles research and data

Source: OECD (via Stuart Basefsky’s IWS Documented News Service)

Lists and Rankings: Red Herring 100 Europe (Private Info Tech Companies)

Direct to List

The award honors cutting-edge private technology companies from across the continent.

Lists & Rankings: Fortune 500, 2008

America’s fastest growing companies.
The complete online list provides information about 1000 companies.

Sort by:
Top Industries
Top Companies
CEO’s
Location (by State)’

Top 25 Most Profitable (Map)

Source: Fortune

Lists & Rankings: Top Ten U.S. Wireless Service Providers

From the list:

1) AT&T Mobility
2) Verizon
3) Sprint

From the article:

AT&T Mobility maintained its position as the industry’s No. 1 carrier, ending last year with just over 70 million subscribers. The carrier’s growth included the acquisition of Dobson Communications Corp., which added 1.7 million customers to its base.

Source: RCR Wireless

LC’s Federal Research Division Releases Updated Country Profile of Germany

Lists & Rankings: Denmark remains on top of the Economist Intelligence Unit’s Business Environment Rankings

From the news release:

Denmark will be the best place in the world to conduct business over the next five years, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit’s latest business environment rankings. Denmark retains its top ranking during 2008-12, having reached this position for the first time in 2005. This reflects the country’s strength in all ten categories analysed by the Economist Intelligence Unit, but three attributes in particular make it stand out: the pro-business policies of successive governments; a host of structural reforms that have increased labour market flexibility; and a fiscal policy that has targeted surpluses without compromising the quality of public services.

Source: EIU

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