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Business
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Saturday, 21 March 2009 |
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 The 12th Annual Global CEO Survey comes at a momentous time. A financial crisis of historic magnitude was unfolding as we set out to speak with 1,124 business leaders worldwide. We found CEOs operating in extreme conditions, with little margin for error.
Many are still fighting threats to their companies’ survival. At the same time, CEOs are also coming to terms with long-term, global trends that are challenging economic, political, social and cultural structures around the world. |
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Health
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Friday, 20 March 2009 |
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 Lilly is committed to providing “Answers That Matter”— in the form of advanced therapies as well as in our ongoing dialogue with patients, providers, payors, and the public at large.
Today, we and others in health care face tough questions about access to treatment, managing costs, drug safety, and the best ways to fight disease. |
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Women
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Sunday, 15 March 2009 |
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 The Global Employment Trends 2009 examined the most current information available in order to assess the impact of the financial crisis and slowdown in world economic growth on jobs and what we could expect from several possible scenarios for the way the situation might evolve in the year ahead.
This issue of the Global Employment Trends for Women looks at the gender aspects of this impact, and updates indicators on the situation of women in labour markets around the world. |
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Health
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Wednesday, 11 March 2009 |
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 “It’s the heart of what we do.”
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Finance
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Friday, 06 March 2009 |
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U.S. SEC 2008 Performance and Accountability Report
 The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) aims to be the standard against which federal agencies are measured. The SEC’s vision is to strengthen the integrity and soundness of U.S. securities markets for the benefit of investors and other market participants, and to conduct its work in a manner that is as sophisticated, flexible, and dynamic as the securities markets it regulates.
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Business
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Monday, 02 March 2009 |
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 “Given the right circumstances, the entrepreneurial spirit can be sparked within any society – bringing a spirit of internal empowerment.” - Transforming the Development Landscape, The Brookings Institution, 2006
“The situation of young people today presents the world with an unprecedented opportunity to accelerate growth and reduce poverty.” - Development and the Next Generation, World Development Report 2007, The World Bank |
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Energy
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Sunday, 01 March 2009 |
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Cash Crop on the Wind Farm: A New Mexico Case Study of the Cost, Price, and Value of Wind-Generated Electricity
MAIN FINDINGS
 1. Wind electricity generated at very favorable locations in large wind farms is economical today. Consumers would not see increases in electricity bills with far greater use of wind-generated electricity, even without taking any credit for avoided water use orgreenhouse gas emissions. |
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Computer & Internet
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Thursday, 26 February 2009 |
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 Digital Quality of Life: Understanding the Personal and Social Benefits of the Information Technology Revolution.
In the new global economy, information technology (IT) is the major driver of both economic growth and improved quality of life. The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) in its 2007 report Digital Prosperity: Understanding the Economic Benefits of the Information Technology Revolution documented how IT, since the mid-1990s, has been the principal driver of increased economic growth not only in the United States but also in many other nations. |
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