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Top Ideas About Climate Change 2014 World Economic Forum
2015-01-17 14:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Huffington Post: As Ian Goldin of the Oxford Martin Commission pointed out last year, it's a bit ironic to discuss climate change at Davos, a remote location in Switzerland that requires a tremendous carbon footprint to even get to. Nevertheless, the topic was a key focus of 2014's World Economic Forum. Climate change will likely be discussed again next week at 2015's annual meeting in Davos, so we took a look back at what several key influencers like Goldin, as well as Jim Leape, director general of World Wildlife...
Calculating the economic impact of express delivery networks
2015-01-16 14:19:42| Air Courier - Topix.net
A new study examining the economic impact of the four member companies of the Global Express Association DHL Express, FedEx Corp., TNT and United Parcel Service estimates they "facilitated" some three million jobs worldwide in 2013, representing 0.19% of global gross domestic product or over $140 billion in economic activity. "Our results are based on GEA member data only and should therefore be viewed as a conservative estimate of the overall footprint of the express delivery industry," the trade group said.
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Calculating the economic impact of express delivery networks
2015-01-16 13:26:46| Trucking - Topix.net
A new study examining the economic impact of the four member companies of the Global Express Association DHL Express, FedEx Corp., TNT and United Parcel Service estimates they "facilitated" some three million jobs worldwide in 2013, representing 0.19% of global gross domestic product or over $140 billion in economic activity. "Our results are based on GEA member data only and should therefore be viewed as a conservative estimate of the overall footprint of the express delivery industry," the trade group said.
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Russia car sales forecast to drop 24% as economic crisis worsens
2015-01-15 14:00:24| Auto Dealers - Topix.net
Russian car sales are likely to drop by 24 percent this year after falling 10 percent in 2014 as the country heads for recession, an automakers lobby group forecast. New car and light commercial vehicle sales are set to decline to 1.89 million vehicles from 2.49 million last year, Joerg Schreiber, the chairman of the Association of European Businesses automobile manufacturers committee, said today at a news conference in Moscow.
Economic slowdown to impact Calgary real estate market in 2015
2015-01-14 21:22:00| Real Estate - Topix.net
The Calgary Real Estate Board released its annual forecast for the upcoming year and is projecting sales to drop by four per cent in 2015. However, housing prices are expected to remain stable and increase by 1.6 per cent.
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