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World economy 16th December 2011

Asian universities outpace Europe in science and engineering student numbers

Asian countries train twice as many scientists compared to European member states, and three times as many engineers. This training gap is threatening the future of Europe’s economic recovery due to the lack of qualified scientific and technical human resources. Although the number of graduates in the fields is now increasing slowly, their academic achievement falls well behind that of their Asian counterparts. Unless this gap is addressed, companies operating in Europe…

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World economy 13th December 2011

China suppliers forced to seek business beyond Western Europe

China suppliers are boosting overseas shipments to emerging markets amid slowing orders from the EU as the region tackles its debt crisis. This is according to a survey of 581 exporters by Global Sources. In the months ahead, 42 pc of survey respondents expect to strengthen their footholds in South and Latin America, the Middle East, Africa, Eastern Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. Craig Pepples, Global Sources’ President of Corporate Affairs, said: “China suppliers are already taking proactive measures to…

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World economy 9th December 2011

UK vs EU, and Australia, China, Japan, US right now

The Conference Board Leading Economic Index®(LEI) for the UK decreased 0.4 percent in both October and September, after decreasing 0.5 percent in August. Jean-Claude Manini, The Conference Board Senior Economist for Europe, said: “The slight improvement in stock prices did not offset the further and broad based deterioration of confidence measures. Coupled with the persistent weakness in the LEI, current economic conditions suggest that the British economy is at risk…

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World economy 8th December 2011

Invest if you want to overcome the crisis, mobile operators tell the EU

By matching US levels of ICT investment, European states could add up to €760 billion to their collective GDP by 2020, which represents a five per cent increase over forecasts, mobile operators’ association GSMA says. “The mobile industry is one of the most capital-intensive industries, with capital expenditures representing 12 per cent of sales on average in 2010. The mobile industry’s investment demand is considerably higher than for other fast-moving, innovation-based…

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World economy 8th December 2011

Low average revenue and piracy hamper India’s Media and Entertainment sector

LONDON | India’s Media and Entertainment (M&E) industry registered revenues of $16.3 billion in 2010, which are expected to be in excess of $25 billion in the next four years, according to Ernst & Young’s report ‘Spotlight on India’s Entertainment Economy‘. The study shows that India’s growing digital media consumption and favorable demographics are key drivers for the media and entertainment industry’s future growth. But John Nendick, Global Media and Entertainment Leader at Ernst &…

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Markets, World economy 7th December 2011

The largest bankruptcy in American history comes to an end

New York | Although Lehman Brothers collapsed more than three years ago, its full dissolution depended on settling creditors’ claims worth around $450 billion. On Tuesday, a federal judge paved the way for the now infamous firm to exit Chapter 11 protection. The final phase of the largest and most complex biggest bankruptcy in US history –as the firm defined it– that tipped world economies into chaos, involving 7,000 legal…