Flash and Facts

13 March 2015

The Power of Culture

A new museum is created almost every day, everywhere in the world. The Unesco underlines that cultural and creative industries are some of the most rapidly growing sectors in the world. The ...

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27 February 2015

The Working Poor Phenomenon

Today, employment is not a guarantee against poverty. In South Asia, it is estimated that nearly 90% of the workforce is either poor or near poor. But In-work poverty is a phenomenon which also ...

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27 February 2015

Socio-Economic Inequalities

Observers pointed out that growth in Europe over the last decades has been accompanied by an increase in inequalities. And employment, as described above (Working-poor), is not any more considered ...

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13 February 2015

The Worsening Problem of Youth Unemployment

Almost 73 million youth worldwide are looking for work and more than 5 million of them live in Europe (ILO). The last 4 years the overall employment rates for young people fell three times as much ...

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13 February 2015

Older Persons can be an Asset to the Economy

There are around 600 million people aged 65 or older across the world. And by 2035 more than 1.1 billion people -nearly the current population of India- will be above the age of 65 (UN estimates). ...

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29 January 2015

The Cost of Fighting Terrorism

The recent deadly attacks in Paris remind us that beyond individual victims, these attacks also generate an enormous cost to society. A few days after these dramatic incidents, the French ...

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29 January 2015

The Cost of Cybercrime

It is estimated that more than 30% of European citizens are banking or shopping online. As a result the number of victims of cybercrime is dramatically increasing. According to the McAfee and CSIS ...

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9 January 2015

Global Firms compete with Nation States

World's largest companies, like it or not , are becoming more powerful than some states. This is particularly the case for enterprises involved in information technologies or raw energy ...

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9 January 2015

Robots can compete with Humans

The rapid evolution of science and technology could negatively affect hundreds of millions of people. The total worldwide stock of operational industrial robots is estimated to 1,600,000 units. ...

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17 December 2014

Defense Spending also help boost the Economy

"What has happened in Ukraine is a wake-up call and a reminder that we can't take our security for granted..." said the outgoing NATO's Secretary General, A.F.Rasmussen. Russia ...

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