Archive for category Labour & Employment
More Trade News in Brief Week 38 (14 – 20 September 2015)
Posted by Bogdan Marius Beleuz in Agriculture & Food Security, Auditing & Accounting, Corporate Business & Management, Geopolitical Issues, Globalization Challenges, International Trading, Labour & Employment, More Trade News in Brief, Reports & Analysis, Statistics, Reports & Analysis, Worlwide Customs on September 19, 2015
* WTO – Rise in Global Tourism Continues
International arrivals rose by 5 per cent in Europe, Asia and the Pacific, and the Middle East, and by 4 per cent in the Americas, according to figures released by the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).
The most popular regions proved to be the Caribbean and Oceania, which saw a rise of seven per cent, while Central and Eastern Europe and Central America saw a rise of six per cent.
Useful links:
UNWTO Tourism Highlights, 2015 Edition
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* G20 Labour Markets in 2015
The report G20 Labour Markets 2015: Strengthening the Link between Growth and Employment, compiled by the International Labour Organization (ILO), the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the World Bank Group, reveals that growth among G20 economies averaged 3.2 per cent over the last three years compared to 4.1 per cent from 2000 to 2007.
Read more here.
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* FAO Food Price Index
According to the FAO Food Price Index, which tracks international market prices for five major food commodity groups – cereals, meat, dairy products, vegetable oils and sugar – virtually all food groups registered marked dips in price in August.
Find more here.
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* G7 and BRIICS Merchandise Trade Continues to Slow in Second Quarter of 2015
Total G7 and BRIICS international merchandise trade, in current US dollars, continued to contract in the second quarter of 2015, with exports and imports declining by 0.9% and 1.2% respectively, compared with the previous quarter.
Download the entire news release (PDF 160KB)
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* Belize, Switzerland ratify Trade Facilitation Agreement
Belize and Switzerland have become the 13th and 14th WTO members to ratify the WTO’s Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA). The TFA contains provisions for expediting the movement, release and clearance of goods, including goods in transit. It also sets out measures for effective cooperation between customs and other appropriate authorities on trade facilitation and customs compliance issues.
More information on trade facilitation and the TFA can be found at: www.wto.org/tradefacilitation.
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* New ICC Dispute Board Rules
New Rules governing ICC Dispute Boards will come into effect on 1 October 2015.
For more information click here.
More Trade News in Brief Week 21 (18 – 24 May 2015)
World Employment and Social Outlook 2015
The International Labour Organization (ILO) today warned of widespread insecurity in the global employment market, saying that some 75 per cent of all workers are employed on temporary or short-term contracts in informal jobs often without any contract.
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UNCTAD – Global Investment Trends Monitor
Hong Kong (China) and China were the second and the third largest investors in the world, after the United States which remains the largest single source of outward foreign direct investment (FDI).
Countries in developing Asia have, for the first time, collectively invested more money abroad than countries in the North American and European regions.
Download:
Global Investment Trends Monitor
Read more folowing the link.
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FAO Predicts World Food Import Bill to Fall to Five-Year Low
FAO’s first forecast for global cereal production in 2015 amounts to 2.509 billion tonnes, a bit down from last year’s record but nearly 5 percent above the average of the past five years.
Several years of solid harvests and stockpiling mean most basic food commodities are in surplus.
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News from World Health Organization
Posted by Bogdan Marius Beleuz in Globalization Challenges, Labour & Employment, More Trade News in Brief, Population & Human Rights, Statistics, Reports & Analysis on May 20, 2014
More Trade News in Brief Week 4 (20 – 26 January 2014)
Posted by Bogdan Marius Beleuz in Globalization Challenges, International Trading, Labour & Employment, More Trade News in Brief, Population & Human Rights, Statistics, Reports & Analysis on January 27, 2014
More Trade News in Brief Week 2 (6 – 12 January 2014)
Posted by Bogdan Marius Beleuz in Globalization Challenges, Intellectual Property, Labour & Employment, More Trade News in Brief, Population & Human Rights, Statistics, Reports & Analysis, Trade Agreements on January 13, 2014
More Trade News in Brief Week 49 (2 – 8 December 2013)
News from the EU
Posted by Bogdan Marius Beleuz in European Union Issues, European Union Regulation, Geopolitical Issues, Labour & Employment, More Trade News in Brief on October 8, 2013
More Trade News in Brief – Week 4 (21 – 27 January 2013)
Posted by Bogdan Marius Beleuz in Banking System, Corporate Business & Management, E-commerce & Digital Markets, Financial Transactions, Fiscality, Auditing & Accounting, Global Financial System, Labour & Employment, More Trade News in Brief, Standardization & Harmonization, Statistics, Reports & Analysis on January 26, 2013
EU – Employment and Social Developments 2012
Posted by Bogdan Marius Beleuz in European Union Issues, Labour & Employment, Statistics, Reports & Analysis on January 9, 2013
– Press release
– Memo
– Speech The publication is available here.