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Germany's future lies in Germany's students – KfW grants the 100,000th student loan

KfW Bankengruppe has granted the 100,000th KfW Student Loan to a prospective female student of bio and nano technology at the University of Applied Science…

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German Firms Unprepared for EU Emissions Trading Reforms

German enterprises are inadequately prepared for the third trading period of the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) starting in 2013. This is the result of…

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Recent trends show recession's effect on US advanced technology exports

U.S. exports of advanced technology products (ATP) fared better than other non-advanced technology exports during the recent U.S. recession, says a new report…

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Unpredictable Exchange Rates—The Present and Future of Yen Exchange Rates

Just when we thought that the value of the yen would drop due to the tremendous damage that the major earthquake disaster had on the Japanese economy, the yen…

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New Marketing Mix Strategies for Pharmaceutical Firms

Research in Marketing Science by Professor Kamel Jedidi, John A. Howard Professor of Business, Marketing, Columbia Business School; Professor Oded Netzer,…

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Wise Stock Market Investments: Euro’s Impact Unveiled

This is shown in a study by the economist Maher Asal at University West in Sweden. Previous research provides overwhelming evidence that diversifying across…

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France investment in data centres worth €1 billion a year

David Appia, Chairman and CEO of IFA, says, “The financial advantages of setting up in France, coupled with high skill levels and exemplary legislation,…

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Want to improve employee engagement? Make it part of the performance management process

The paper's authors – Professor Alan Saks from the University of Toronto and Professor Jamie Gruman of the University of Guelph – contend performance…

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Can Stock Markets Self-Regulate During Financial Crises?

Whenever crisis threatens the financial markets, voices are loud in calling for greater control. It is dubious, however, whether tighter regulation would…

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Bursting The Bubble: Economists Suggest Gold Investments Are Risky

The federal deficit and a deteriorating economy have many investors fearful of the United States economy entering a period of stagnation, causing stock prices…

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KfW Financing Demand Remains Strong In Early 2011

In the first half of 2011, KfW Bankengruppe achieved a promotional business volume of EUR 40.6 billion (after EUR 41.9 billion in the first half of 2010). The…

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Innovation Key to Job Creation: Research, Science and Technology Parks Creating High-Wage Jobs

“Research and science parks help grow local, high-tech companies while attracting new ones to the region,” said Harold Strong, Jr., Association of University…

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Local Small Businesses Boost Community Economies

Small, locally owned businesses and startups tend to generate higher incomes for people in a community than big, nonlocal firms, which can actually depress…

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To Reduce Debt, Focus on High Interest Loans First

But consumers take a slightly different approach, according to a consumer behavior expert at Olin Business School, Washington University in St. Louis.“Our…

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Technological Change Excludes Older Workers, Hebrew U. Study Reveals

The study conducted by Prof. Joseph Zeira of the Hebrew University's department of economics and Dr. Avner Ahituv of Carmel Academic Center, shows that need to…

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The ‘BRICs Decade’ Will Continue

Around 150 economists and agricultural economists from more than 20 countries all over the world came to IAMO Forum 2011 “Will the ‘BRICs Decade’ Continue?…

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