Unlike during the 1980s, when skilled immigrants could get green cards in as little as 18 months, today it can take as long as 17 years. Failure to fix this problem, says Wadhwa in an interview with Knowledge@Wharton, is killing American innovation and entrepreneurship.
LONDON | As 2012 finishes, the first accounts from the City of what the year was like bring doses of optimism. The euro zone will polish its banking and fiscal union, and Greece will stay within, analysts forecast to investors.
The Spanish exchange turnover reached €641.76 billion to the end of November. The number of equity trades to the end of November reached 38.5 million, of which 2.2 million were traded in November.
During a recent visit to Wharton’s San Francisco campus, Perkins talked about his long career in technology entrepreneurship, noting at one point that successful entrepreneurs need to carefully thread the needle as they tackle the crucial issue of risk.
The trends have not behaved in a positive way yet, particularly in France, whereas the Spanish series appeared to show a slight improvement last month.
BARCELONA | By CaixaBank | Exports to countries outside the euro area rise by 14.5% year-on-year. Spain’s net debt position with the rest of the world falls to 93.7% of GDP.
Morgan Stanley explained that its “strategy advisers have highlighted Spain as one of the potential surprises in 2013, along other peripheral euro country members.”
By CaixaBank | To restore the flow of credit to the real economy in Spain, it’s crucial for the bank restructuring process to be successfully completed over the coming months.
A sovereign spread lower than 300 basis points could have a positive impact of Ibex share prices going up by 12 percent to 15 percent, Afi experts said.
MADRID | As 3 out of 4 entities will be sold to solvent banks, buyers will get a real bargain in the ensuing merger process. But then, Bankia is still here.