All posts tagged "Growth"
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UK’s science funding model weak in supporting business growth, says former science ministerThe UK’s concentration on university-led scientific research has created a system less able to support business growth and government policymaking than those in Germany and other big competitor nations, Britain’s
- Posted May 3, 2016
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Russian employment support programme falls flatA 3.9bn ruble (USD$60m) anti-unemployment scheme run by Russia’s 18 regional governments has failed to generate significant results, the Accounting Chamber of the Russian Federation has found. The spending, overseen
- Posted April 26, 2016
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India on track to electrify every village by 2018India’s power ministry has announced that more than 7,000 villages were connected to electric power supplies during the 2015-16 financial year, putting the government on track to achieve prime minister
- Posted April 25, 2016
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Demand for World Bank loans rises to record levelsDemand for World Bank lending from developing countries reached $23.5bn in 2015 – the highest it has ever been outside a financial crisis, according to figures released today. With global
- Posted April 11, 2016
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Refugee wave into Germany offers chance to boost nation’s productivity, says OECDThe recent wave of refugees into Germany represents an opportunity to increase productivity in the country, but only if the new arrivals are integrated properly, the OECD’s secretary general Angel
- Posted April 6, 2016
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Singapore’s public service to offer more jobs for people with disabilitiesSingapore’s public service will increase the number of jobs offered to people with disabilities, according to one of several measures designed to help the vulnerable included in the state’s latest
- Posted April 5, 2016
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Changes announced among Singapore’s most senior civil servantsThe head of Singapore’s civil service Peter Ong will relinquish his appointments as permanent secretary, special duties at the prime minister’s office (PMO), and as finance permanent secretary, and take
- Posted March 23, 2016
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New Zealand Treasury boss calls for country to improve its understanding of Asian marketsNew Zealand needs to develop a “richer understanding of the complexities of Asian markets” so its economy can better integrate into the region, the top civil servant at the helm
- Posted March 11, 2016
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World Bank looking for new Africa regional head
The World Bank Group is looking for an experienced manager with fluent English and preferably also French and Portuguese to lead its regional Africa team. The ideal candidate will have
- Posted February 8, 2016
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Australia’s chief scientist calls for increased investment in renewable energyAustralia’s new chief scientist Dr Alan Finkel has called for greater investment in the research and development of technology for renewable energy. Finkel, who has been in his role for just over
- Posted February 5, 2016
