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Hong Kong
Ma On Shan high school accused of condoning bullying after video emerges
coconuts.co - By Coconuts Hong Kong Mar. 26, 2019
A private high school in Ma On Shan has said it will not tolerate bullying after a video appeared online showing what appears to be demeaning prank …
Global Newsadded this to Global News
Canadian News
How Canadian provinces are taking on affordable child care — and how it compares to the world
globalnews.ca - By Maham Abedi
Alberta’s New Democrats have unveiled an election pledge that would expand its $25-a-day child care plan. The province’s NDP Leader Rachel Notley said …
Investing.comadded this to Economic Indicators
Economic Data
Italy readies new package to lift GDP, mini-budget ruled out: sources
investing.com - By Gavin Jones and Giuseppe Fonte
ROME (Reuters) - Italy is preparing a package of measures to lift economic growth this year and avoid the need for belt-tightening measures, …
Reuters
Great Britain
Poor lose out as rich countries link aid with trade: think-tank
Reuters - Lin Taylor
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Rich countries are using their aid budgets to promote their own national interests rather than focusing on helping people in poor countries, according to research
Aboriginal Canadians
Budget 2019: Helping Canadians find and keep good jobs
nationtalk.ca
March 26, 2019 Oshawa, Ontario Employment and Social Development Canada Since 2015, the Government of Canada has focused on strengthening and growing …
Bloombergadded this to Bloomberg
Denmark
Lenders Charging Upwards of 800 Percent Get Targeted in Denmark
Bloomberg - Frances Schwartzkopff
Denmark’s financial watchdog is clamping down on lenders offering consumer loans that in some cases have annual interest rates exceeding 800 …
Jonathon Starradded this to Games
European Union
Offshore industries to be killed off?
breakingbelizenews.com - BBN Staff
Posted: Monday, March 25, 2019. 3:00 p.m. CST.By Aaron Humes: Business Community Senator Mark Lizarraga warns that there are efforts being made to …
Brazil
What do analysts think about Brazil's entry into the OECD
thedialogue.org - www.thedialogue.org
Inter-American Dialogue Peter Hakim, president emeritus of the Inter-American Dialogue, spoke to Brazilian newspaper O Estadão. In this interview, he …
East Malaysia
New regulation to be a boon for Labuan's economy
theedgemarkets.com - www.theedgemarkets.com
LABUAN (March 25): Labuan Business Activity Tax (Requirements for Labuan Business Activity) Regulations 2018, which requires a Labuan entity to have …
Axiosadded this to Business
Globalization
Quantifying the global counterfeiting industry
Axios - Felix Salmon
Measuring the extent of global counterfeiting is one of the hardest jobs in economics. Up until a few years ago, it had never been seriously …
Bloomberg
Pensions
The World’s Richest Countries Are Full of Anxious, Alienated People
Bloomberg - William Horobin
The people of the world’s richest economies are anxious about everything from money and taxes, to healthcare to pensions -- and they’ve little faith …
CNNadded this to Health
Health Care
Nikki Haley is criticized for her comment on health care in Finland
CNN - By Faith Karimi, CNN
(CNN) — The top Finnish envoy to the United Nations joined a chorus of people slamming Nikki Haley for saying the European nation's health care system is lacking compared to that of the United States.
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South Korea
Pork for pollution? South Koreans fight smog with grease
thejakartapost.com - Jane Chung
Whenever dust particles hang thick in the air in South Korea, sales of pork rise. This quirky correlation in Asia's fourth-largest economy, where air …
Jorge J Takahashiadded this to Cosas De Japón, Catalunya, España, Brasil y Más
Brazil
What you need to know about trade in Brazil - in one map
weforum.org - Antonio Spilimbergo
Brazil’s economy is very closed, and the government is working to open the country to more trade. Currently, Brazil’s trade flows—exports plus …
U.S. News & World Report
The Rich and the Anxious
U.S. News & World Report - Sintia Radu
Discrepancies between people's lifestyle and happiness and the economic performance of the country they live in has long been a topic of debate, with …
World Health Organization
SETAC Europe 29th Annual Meeting
eurekalert.org - www.eurekalert.org
Scientists present latest research on environmental toxicology and chemistry in Helsinki Brussels -- The Society of Environmental Toxicology and …
Hatem Zaghlouladded this to Middle East And The World
European News
Majority of people want higher taxes for the rich, a 21-country poll has found
Euronews - Alice Tidey
An overwhelming majority of people in some of the world's wealthiest countries want their government to tax the rich more as most complain they are not getting their fair share of public benefits, according
ToddXoXadded this to Down The Rabbit Hole
Social Issues
Government: High Subsidies, Low Satisfaction
cato.org - By Chris Edwards
The OECD has released results from a survey of 22,000 people in 21 countries regarding their views of government social programs. Governments in the …
Charles Swisheradded this to Truth Be Told
Liberal View
68% Want to Hike Taxes on the Rich to Help the Poor, Survey of 21 OECD Nations Shows
commondreams.org
More than 50 percent of Americans said they support hiking taxes on the wealthy to support those in poverty, the OECD study foundA large majority of …
North Atlantic
Trump Backs NATO, OECD Membership for Brazil
realcleardefense.com - Steve Herman
WHITE HOUSE — The leaders of the Western Hemisphere's two largest economies are pledging closer trade ties and enhanced military cooperation, with …
The Globe and Mail
Hang Seng Index
Canadians are most worried about ‘making ends meet’ now, financial safety when they’re old: OECD
The Globe and Mail - Michael Babad
Briefing highlights Canadians fret over finances • Global markets mixed so far • New York futures pointing up • Canadian dollar at about 75 cents • What to expect from the Fed today • From today’s Globe
The Guardianadded this to Politics
Civil Service
Maurice Collins obituary
The Guardian - Tony Collins
My father, Maurice Collins, who has died aged 96, had a distinguished civil service career that culminated in work for the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the United Born
Japan
Japan expands international scientific links
nature.com - Catherine Armitage
The country hopes building connections with overseas researchers will help lift its research performance. Policy-makers have looked to international …
News (China)
Trump indicates support for Brazil joining in NATO, OECD - World
chinadaily.com.cn - 杜娟
WASHINGTON -- US President Donald Trump on Tuesday indicated that he may support Brazil to join in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and …
European News
Public opinion in OECD countries firmly against tax avoidance
neweurope.eu - By NEOnline | IR
Click for full view Updated 11:26 March 20, 2019 -In all but four countries surveyed – Canada, Denmark, Norway, and the Netherlands – the dominant view …
Law
EC Committee Accepting Comment on Preliminary Opinion on Solubility of Synthetic Amorphous Silica
natlawreview.com - Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
Lynn L. BergesonCarla N. HuttonJurisdiction: European UnionType of Law: Environmental, Energy & ResourcesGlobalSpecial highlight:
Reuters Indiaadded this to World
Donald Trump
Trump says strongly considering NATO membership for Brazil
Reuters India - by Steve Holland
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he was strongly considering NATO membership for Brazil as he welcomed Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro to the White House. "We're going
Yellow Vests Movement
People want higher taxes on rich, better welfare - 21-country OECD survey
investing.com - By Leigh Thomas
PARIS (Reuters) - A strong majority of people in wealthy countries want to tax the rich more and there is broad support for building up the welfare …
The Guardianadded this to Top Stories
Bernie Sanders
Most people want higher taxes on rich to support poor – OECD
The Guardian - Rupert Neate Wealth correspondent
A majority of people living in developed countries want their government to increase taxes on the rich in order to help the poorest in society, according to a major global study. In all 21 countries included
CBC Newsadded this to Toronto
Yellow Vests Movement
Tax the rich and give us more services, Canadians say in OECD survey
cbc.ca - CBC News ·
A majority of people in wealthy countries — including Canada — want to tax the rich more and get better services from government, a survey by the …