Foreign investment in US down sharply
Investment totaled $259.6 billion (€221.2 billion), with the figure representing the second year of decline after a peak in 2015 when foreign investors’ expenditure in the US hit $439.5 billion.
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Industry Minister meets with head of OECD to discuss cooperation in SME development
The organisation will provide technical support necessary for the development of the SCZone, says Kabil
Will OECD countries continue to abandon free market in face of Chinese threat?
China’s increasing domination of large scale manufacturing drives western nations to put up trade walls with the world’s biggest market
OECD: German employment boost to end this year
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OECD warns global economy faces ‘low-growth trap’
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) sees a mounting risk for world economies to get caught in a longer period of subdued growth unless governments boost their spending quickly.
OECD delegation visits Egypt, meets German ambassador
Germany is cooperating with Egypt to improve its economic climate
OECD urges Greece to remedy social crisis with reforms
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has called on Greece to implement crucial reforms in its effort to improve stability and recover from a profound social and economic crisis.
OECD says growth outlook ‘deeply concerning’
OECD holds FIFA responsible for Qatari World Cup-related labour conditions
A Swiss government-sponsored unit of the Paris-based Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has defined world football body FIFA as a multi-national bound by the group’s guidelines. As a result, the group concluded that FIFA is responsible for the upholding of the human and labour rights of workers employed in Qatar on 2022 …
Overseas corporate corruption still a major problem
Full value of Egyptian tourism industry remains untapped: OECD
Egypt spends some $60m per annum on tourism promotion, advertising
Communication of Egyptian government needs improvement: OECD
Report criticises labour market and education system; describes them as structural weakness
FDI records $2.8bn in first half of 2013/2014 fiscal year
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G7 states meet in UK as US presses Europe on austerity
The G7 nations, which together produce about half of the world’s economic output, are slowly recovering from a late 2012 slowdown
Fighting for internet freedom
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