OECD annual inflation stable at 2.2% in February 2018

OECD CLIs point to stable growth momentum in the OECD area

Mr. Angel Gurría, Secretary-General of the OECD, will be in Athens on Monday 30 April 2018 to present the 2018 OECD Economic Survey of Greece, alongside Mr. Alexis Tsipras, Prime Minister of Greece.

This event explored the prospects of providing innovative, actionable information and advice to policymakers and other stakeholders, based on the results of contemporary research on complex dynamic systems.

Imports of counterfeit and pirated goods are worth nearly half a trillion dollars a year, or around 2.5% of global imports, with US, Italian and French brands the hardest hit and many of the proceeds going to organised crime, according to a new report by the OECD and the EU’s Intellectual Property Office.

In 2015, global FDI flows increased by 25% to USD 1.7 trillion, reaching their highest level since the global financial crisis began in 2007. Corporate and financial restructuring played a large role.

Global FDI flows decreased by 7% in 2016, despite recovering well in the second half of the year following a weak second quarter, according to the latest issue of FDI in Figures. Flows remained below their pre-crisis peak, representing 2.2% of global GDP compared to 3.6% in 2007.

In conflict or high-risk areas, the exploitation of natural mineral resources companies involved in mining and trade in minerals have the potential to generate income, growth and prosperity, but may also be at risk of directly or indirectly fuelling armed conflict, gross violations of human rights, and impeding economic and social development.

Imports- Vegetable Materials Used Primarily In Brooms Or Brushes in Mexico remained unchanged at 0 USD THO in March from 0 USD THO in February of 2020. This page includes a chart with historical data for Mexico Imports of Vegetable Materials Used Primarily In.

The actor plays a detective with Tourette’s syndrome in this 1950s-set film

The Romanian director’s new film is a noirish tale built around a non-verbal language from a small Spanish island

Corneliu Porumboiu’s crime movie is a colourful tribute to noir classics

GFSL said liquidated company’s services were ‘unacceptable’

Factories reopen but economy still faces challenges from weak services sector

Margin Call, the latest in a line of films on the crash of 2008, depicts a Wall Street investment bank’s last ditch attempts to save itself from impending disaster. Written and directed by first time feature director J.C.Chandor – and starring Kevin Spacey, Demi Moore and Jeremy Irons – The New Yorker called it “the best Wall Street movie ever made”. It’s been marketed as a thriller – but how do you create excitement when the action consists of men in suits peering at computer screens and talking on Blackberries? Does Margin Call have anything new to say on the much-debated causes of the collapse? Andrew Hill, FT management editor, puts these questions to Alex Preston, ex-City trader and author of This Bleeding City; Peter Aspden, FT arts writer; and Leo Robson, film and television critic. Produced by Griselda Murray Brown  

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“Those who live to please, must please to live.” But these days it’s often our privilege to watch the performers having a good time  

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Here today, washed-up tomorrow: that’s supposed to be the career trajectory for musicians in the pop age. But, as two recent projects show, great artists will always find ways to keep their signature work fresh and relevant  

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British TV network unable to provide guidance for the rest of 2020 as outlook is ‘uncertain’

The Wall Street strategist talks about debt, lessons from losing his hearing — and his latest predictions for the world

The FT News Briefing is a rundown of the global business stories you need to know for the coming day, from the newsroom of the Financial Times. If you enjoy it, subscribe to the FT News Briefing wherever you get your podcasts, or listen at FT.com/newsbriefing. 

Western governments pledged trillions of dollars in stimulus measures to limit the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic on Tuesday. The FT’s global business columnist Rana Foroohar explains what it could mean for Wall Street and Main Street. Plus, Impossible Foods raises $500m in a round that will help the US-plant based burger group to see through the economic upheaval caused by the current crisis, and Joe Biden solidifies his status as the frontrunner to take on Donald Trump in November.

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Failed outsourcer’s work on Liverpool and Birmingham hospitals running years behind schedule

Gro Harlem Brundtland on lessons of SARS and how to handle a pandemic

Like other accelerators, Techstars, a network of more than 40 corporate and geographically targeted startup bootcamps, has had to bring its marquee demo day events online. Over the last two weeks of April, industry-focused accelerators working with startups building businesses around mobility technologies (broadly) and the future of the home joined programs in Abu Dhabi, […]

Ali Amin-Javaheri grew up in the chemicals business. His father had worked for Iran’s state-owned chemical company and when the family fled the country in the nineteen eighties during the Iran-Iraq war, they first settled in Houston where employers welcomed the senior Amin-Jahaveri’s experience. Houston in the 80s was dominated by the petrochemicals industry and […]

Technology means small shareholders need not — and should not — be excluded from emergency equity fundraisings

Ali Amin-Javaheri grew up in the chemicals business. His father had worked for Iran’s state-owned chemical company and when the family fled the country in the nineteen eighties during the Iran-Iraq war, they first settled in Houston where employers welcomed the senior Amin-Jahaveri’s experience. Houston in the 80s was dominated by the petrochemicals industry and […]

An already grim outlook has become worse for the UK’s largest funeral director

Building industry hit harder than other sectors by Covid-19 lockdown measures

Billionaire. Entrepreneur. Investor. Shark. Mark Cuban is one of tech’s best-known entrepreneurs, so we are amped to have him join us for an upcoming Extra Crunch Live, our virtual speaker series that connects the brightest minds in tech directly with our Extra Crunch audience. Starting out as a salesman for one of Dallas’s earliest PC […]

The pace and scale of disruption in the power and utilities sector is happening faster than expected.

Modest personal tax cuts, tighter superannuation concessions, and a pathway to lower corporate tax rates make this a responsible if not spectacular budget.

1. England Cricket Board Teasing Kohli's Unique Dismissal by Rashid Has Riled up Desi Fans  News18
2. The best you’ve ever faced Virat Kohli?: ECB posts video of India captain’s dismissal to Adil Rashid  Hindustan Times
3. Virat Kohli picks his favourite match other than 2011 World Cup final  India Today
4. "The Best Ball You've Ever Faced?": ECB Asks Virat Kohli, Posts Throwback Video  NDTV Sports
5. The home giants: Time we stop scoffing at Indian cricket’s greatest strength  Scroll.in
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1. Trump admin working to temporarily ban work-based visas: Report  The Newsopedia
2. US lawmakers want H-1B visas and foreign students internship suspended to protect American jobs  Times of India
3. US likely to temporarily ban work-based visas like H-1B due to rise in unemployment  Zee News
4. 5 US lawmakers ask Trump to suspend new H-1B visas  The Tribune India
5. COVID-19 impact | Anxious H-1B visa holders don't know what is next in store  Moneycontrol
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Billionaire. Entrepreneur. Investor. Shark. Mark Cuban is one of tech’s best-known entrepreneurs, so we are amped to have him join us for an upcoming Extra Crunch Live, our virtual speaker series that connects the brightest minds in tech directly with our Extra Crunch audience. Starting out as a salesman for one of Dallas’s earliest PC […]

The U.S. lost a record 20.5 million jobs over the past month.

Get ready for Christmas with these recipes from a new book by Lady Carnarvon, chatelaine of Highclere Castle, the real Downton Abbey. Pictured, mince pies.

Get ready for Christmas with these recipes from a new book by Lady Carnarvon, chatelaine of Highclere Castle, the real Downton Abbey. Pictured, Christmas cake.

Get ready for Christmas with these recipes from a new book by Lady Carnarvon, chatelaine of Highclere Castle, the real Downton Abbey. Pictured, Christmas pudding.

Get ready for Christmas with these recipes from a new book by Lady Carnarvon, chatelaine of Highclere Castle, the real Downton Abbey. Pictured, gingerbread.

Paris St Germain extended their Ligue 1 lead to 13 points with a 4-3 home victory against Girondins de Bordeaux on Sunday but the French champions had Neymar sent off.

Rachel Riley has posted a new Instagram snap of her baby girl Maven Aria, who she welcomed a week ago with her husband Pasha Kovalev.

The model fiance of Robin Thicke, 25, gave her 171k followers a glimpse into her life as she juggled her baby and brushed her teeth all while putting a shirt on all at the same time.

Daria Gavrilova received comfort from her opponent Aleksandra Krunić after suffering from a thigh injury, in the second set of the French Open on Wednesday.

Controversial tennis bad boy Nick Kyrgios has given a glimpse of his softer side in a hilarious interview with a budding young reporter during the rain affected Queen's Club Championship.

Great Britain took their first steps towards the next Winter Olympics when they emerged from the opening game of their qualifying tournament in Nottingham with a hard-fought 4-3 victory.

Actress Lisa Riley put her cougar skills to the test as she tries to plant a kiss on Louis Smith during a reunion with some of her Strictly Come Dancing co-stars at London's Rose Club last night

Australian rapper Iggy Azalea is known for her outrageous high-fashion looks.

Iggy Azalea ran up quite the bill during her recent stay in Las Vegas. But it wasn't the gambling at the casinos which left her with empty pockets, it was the room service charges at her hotel.

The 40-year-old actress wore Rodarte's pleated ensemble and belt, consisting of off-white frilly long-sleeved top with a gold belt and roomy black bottoms.

Laverne Cox was the picture of elegance and grace as she stepped onto the Emmy Awards red carpet on Sunday afternoon.