The 2015 OECD-GFLEC symposium is addressing financial literacy for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises and harnessing financial education to spur entrepreneurship and innovation.

Long-term savings and investments (LTSI) by individuals enhances their financial security while also supporting growth and financial development. Evidence shows that financial knowledge and skills are positively related to LTSI behaviour, and indicates a strong correlation between levels of financial literacy and retirement wealth accumulation.

18 May 2018, Paris, France: The 2018 symposium focused on the relationship between financial education policies and broad economic, financial and social outcomes, including its role in supporting sustainable and inclusive growth.

The Co-operative Research Programme (CRP)'s Call for Applications for conference sponsorship and research fellowships for funding in 2019 is now CLOSED. The CRP supports work on sustainable use of natural resources in agriculture, forests, fisheries and food production.

Increasing productivity is critical to achieving strong, sustainable and inclusive growth and well-being. Technological change and innovation are the key drivers of increased productivity, along with better skills and organisational change.

Financial globalisation has given international capital flows a central role in the functioning of the global economy and has therefore led to considerable economic research over the past 30 years.

The database contains indicators capturing structural policies (including institutions, framework condition policies and policies specifically related to labour markets and drivers of productivity and investment such as trade, skills and innovation).

Structural Policy Indicators Database for Economic Research (SPIDER)

This conference provided a multi-disciplinary forum to discuss issues of regulatory reform involving both government and non-government actors.

TThe economic literature suggests that a revenue-neutral shift of tax revenues from income taxes to property taxes would increase GDP per capita in the medium term. This paper analyses for Ireland the consequences of such a shift in the tax mix.

The Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010, and the 2008 financial meltdown—whose aftershocks are still reverberating globally—have at least one trait in common: they reflected breakdowns in the regulatory process. This is not to say that the principal industry actors in both catastrophes were mere bystanders, but with better regulatory oversight, the disasters could have been prevented.

Imports from ASEAN in Indonesia decreased to 2997.52 USD Million in February from 3187.06 USD Million in January of 2020. Imports from ASEAN in Indonesia averaged 2337.97 USD Million from 1998 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 5409.10 USD Million in July of 2013 and a record low of 224 USD Million in April of 1998. This page includes a chart with historical data for Indonesia Imports from ASEAN.

Exports to ASEAN in Indonesia increased to 3633.04 USD Million in February from 3172.86 USD Million in January of 2020. Exports to ASEAN in Indonesia averaged 2148.79 USD Million from 1998 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 4002 USD Million in December of 2013 and a record low of 495.70 USD Million in January of 1999. This page includes a chart with historical data for Indonesia Exports to ASEAN.

Exports - Fish, Seafood (Excl Marine Mammals) & Preparations in Singapore decreased to 24.71 SGD Million in March from 27.48 SGD Million in February of 2020. Exports - Fish, Seafood (Excl Marine Mammals) & Pr in Singapore averaged 44.90 SGD Million from 1999 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 72.76 SGD Million in August of 2000 and a record low of 24.37 SGD Million in February of 2014. This page includes a chart with historical data for Singapore Exports of Fish, Seafood (excl Marine Mammals) &.

The Oslo Bors All-Share decreased 198 points or 18.94% since the beginning of 2020, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks this benchmark index from Norway. Historically, the Norway Stock Market (OSEAX) reached an all time high of 1080.34 in September of 2018. The OSEAX is a major stock market index which tracks the performance of the most traded securities on the Oslo Stock Exchange (Oslo Børs), based on six months turnover rating. It is a total return, free-float, capitalization-weighted index.

Imports from ASEAN in China decreased to 22308100 USD THO in April from 23918300 USD THO in March of 2020. Imports from ASEAN in China averaged 19689528.29 USD THO from 2014 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 40990700 USD THO in February of 2020 and a record low of 10872409 USD THO in February of 2016. This page includes a chart with historical data for China Imports From Asean.

Exports to ASEAN in China decreased to 28910900 USD THO in April from 32974700 USD THO in March of 2020. Exports to ASEAN in China averaged 25169198.54 USD THO from 2014 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 44330000 USD THO in February of 2020 and a record low of 11687897 USD THO in February of 2014. This page includes a chart with historical data for China Exports To Asean.

Exports to ASEAN in New Zealand increased to 622998217 NZD in March from 547258270 NZD in February of 2020. Exports to ASEAN in New Zealand averaged 447960601.86 NZD from 2014 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 677414876 NZD in February of 2016 and a record low of 271740925 NZD in August of 2016. This page includes a chart with historical data for New Zealand Exports to Asean.

The Netherlands has learnt to manage flooding. Climate-threatened countries are taking note

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At its annual Universe conference today, Microsoft -owned GitHub announced a couple of new products, as well as the general availability of a number of tools that developers have been able to test for the last few months. The two announcements that developers will likely be most interested in are the launch of GitHub’s first […]

Twitter is making it possible for developers and researchers to study the public conversation around COVID-19 in real time with an update to its API platform. The company is introducing a new COVID-19 stream endpoint to those participating in Twitter Developer Labs — a program that offers access to new API endpoints and other features […]

Investment trusts pass the longevity test and could provide the answer 

Vaping is a controversial habit: it certainly has its downsides, but anecdotally it’s a fantastic smoking cessation aid. The thing is, until behavioral scientists know a bit more about who does it, when, how much and other details, its use will continue to be something of a mystery. That’s where the PuffPacket comes in. Designed […]

The X-37B spaceplane sounds like something out of a sci-fi novel, and its mysterious past is equally evocative. What does the military put in this long-term orbital vehicle? Turns out it’s exactly the kind of neat, but not mind-blowing, science you’d expect to find in such a thing — though solar-powered masers do sound pretty […]

Imagine a model of collaborative research and development among hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, universities and other research institutions where no one shared any actual data. That’s the dream of the new New York-based startup Owkin, which has raised $25 million in fresh financing from investors, including Bpifrance Large Venture, Cathay Innovation and MACSF (the French Pension […]

Many put a company’s economic recovery before ESG commitments in coronavirus crisis

The Citroën Ami is a new take on urban mobility. It’s electric, cheap and doesn’t require a license. In short, it’s less of a car and more of an electric scooter with two seats, doors and a heater. Jokes aside, the Citroën Ami could be a glimpse at the future of mobility. The innovation isn’t […]

NASA and Planet have deemed their pilot partnership a success, and the result is that NASA will extend its contract with Planet to provide the company’s satellite imagery of Earth to all research programs funded by the agency. NASA had signed an initial contract last April with Planet to provide Planet imagery to a team […]

The Netflix crime drama “Ozark” might not be exactly what you think of when you hear the phrase “high octane.” While there are a few big explosions, there are far more scenes of people talking urgently to each other while filmed in muted tones. A more apt description might be “high pulse rate.” Once you […]

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The workplace gender gap is at its widest among the expat community with only one in four Australian females currently working overseas, PwC People Business Partner Jonathan Dunlea said today while launching a new report.

The key to Japan's economic future lies in growing it's engagement with the countries on its doorstep, according to a PwC report released today.