UK energy prices rise twice of EU average

The astonishing rise of gas and electricity prices in Britain have been a worrying trend to many British consumers. Those consumers may be distressed today to learn that gas prices in the UK have risen at twice the EU average. This may frustrate them considering that the UK...

Soros: Britain cannot escape US recession

· UK vulnerable to reliance on financial services · OECD head pushes for Bank of England rate cut Published: The Guardian, Thursday January 24 2008By: Ashley Seager and Larry Elliott in Davos""Speaking at the World Economic Forum in the Swiss resort of Davos as...

OECD warns UK outlook more ‘uncertain’

"The Bank of England should be poised to cut interest rates because of the risk of lower economic growth and a housing slowdown in the wake of recent financial market turmoil, the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development said in a report on Thursday. “The...

OECD warns of 'ominous' risks to world economy

Economic prospects in the US, Europe and Japan have become less buoyant and more uncertain, US growth is likely to be weighed by a weaker housing sector while activity in the Euro area and Japan should pick up after the second quarter slowdown said OECD chief economist...

Insights from a thought-leader and science literacy advocate

Adam Bly Founder and CEO, Seed Media Group Editor-in-Chief, Seed Magazine Beijing (ANTARA News/PRNewswire-AsiaNet) - Adam Bly is an expert on the interplay of science and culture. He can speak to TIMELY ISSUES WHERE SCIENCE IMPACTS BUSINESS, SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND...

Meeting Children’s Basic Needs Vis-a-Vis Their Well-being

"The six dimensions taken to measure the well- being of children – material well-being, health and safety, education, peer and family relationships, behaviours and risks, and young people’s own subjective sense of well-being – offer a picture of the lives of children,...

Fair Share

"The OECD reports that corporations are paying more in taxes now than in the 1960's. Corporate share of tax bill driven up in line with profits However what is not reported in this news story is the relationship between corporate and personal income taxes paid to the OECD...

Hands In Your Pocket

"here is a growing optimism in some quarters of Bay Street, however cautious, that Stephen Harper is well-positioned to win a majority government if there is an election early next year. Some influential bank executives believe Mr. Harper is ideologically sympathetic to the...