Why Europe Must End Its 30-year Digital Winter
In the last 30 years, Europe — defined here as the EU plus the U.K., Norway and Switzerland — has created few leading digital businesses compared to the U.S. and China. This long digital winter is symptomatic of underlying problems that are behind persistent gaps between the U.S. and Europe in GDP per capita, output […]
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World Bank Announces Plan To Provide Electricity Access To 300m Africans
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Commercial Real Estate Optimism Ticks Up
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Diary-top Economic Events To June 27
Today in Washington ------------------------------------------------------------- This Diary is filed daily. ** Indicates new events ------------------------------------------------------------- THURSDAY, APRIL 18 ** WASHINGTON DC - Zimbabwe finance minister Mthuli Ncube will hold a press conference on the sidelines of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) Spring Meetings in Washington DC. WASHINGTON DC - Federal Reserve Board Governor Michelle Bowman participates virtually in a fireside chat before the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) Webinar on Basel III Endgame - 1315 GMT.
Hedge Funds Betting Against Uk Water Firms As Debt Levels Soar | Daily Mail Online
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