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• To revive Mfg., bank proposes carbon tax on Chinese imports

  - 2008-06-30

  Imposing a carbon tax on Chinese imports would lead to a resurgence of the U.S. manufacturing industry, according to a report from Canada's largest banking firm, CIBC World Markets. A carbon tariff on imported goods, "may be the only way developed nations will be able to achieve real cuts in...

  Tags: bank, carbon, China, emission, FINANCE, import, OECD, Taxes, U.S.

• Taxing Imports the Only way to get China and Other Nations to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Finds a new CIBC World Markets Report.(Report)

  - 2008-03-27

  LONDON, March 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Imposing a carbon tax on Chinese imports may be the only way developed nations will be able to achieve real cuts in global greenhouse gases, finds a new report from CIBC World Markets. The...

  Tags: carbon, China, emission, FINANCE, Government, Strategy, Taxes, U.S.

• Chapter 1: general assessment of the macroeconomic situation

  - 2007-12-01

  OVERVIEW Financial turmoil, housing weakness and oil prices are forefront ... 2007 is set to become the fourth year of above-trend growth in the OECD area (Table 1.1), but activity is now moderating. One cause of this moderation is the cooling of housing markets, which will act to...

  Tags: asset, China, corollary, financial, Iceland, inflation, investment, Japan, OECD, tax, U.K., U.S.

• Letters to the editor

  - 2007-06-29

  I question your statement that China has surpassed the U.S. in exports. We export over $1 trillion per year, and China is currently in third place behind the U.S. and Germany, respectively, as suggested by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development: www.oecd.org/document/15/0,2340,en_2649_201185_35363023_1_1_1_1,00.html. --Andrew Reinke fti@foreigntargets.com

  Tags: China, Germany, OECD, U.S.

• Africa and Asia Key to Global Economic Picture: Analyst

  - 2006-12-06

  Two reports issued in recent weeks highlight the role that international markets play in moderating declining American economic growth. In the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development's new economic outlook, the forum for industrialized nations indicated that the world economy is facing a rebalancing of growth across OECD regions....

  Tags: Africa, China, MARKETING, mobile, OECD, phone, Sam, U.S.

• Recent Quotes

  - 2006-12-01

  "India is one of the most interesting future markets for the global automotive industry. We are determined to develop the market potential without delay." Volkswagen's Chief Financial Officer Hans Dieter Poetsch was remarking on the firm's decision to build a $539 million plant in western India at a site that...

  Tags: China, India, OECD, R&D, Russia, U.S.

• Appendix 1.1. Recent developments in commodity markets.(economic outlook)

  - 2006-04-01

  The IMF commodities and energy price index increased by over 29 percent in dollar terms (30 percent in special drawing right, or SDR, terms) in 2005, on surging fuel and base metals prices. Energy prices rose by 39 percent, owing to significant increases in oil and natural...

  Tags: China, FINANCE, gasoline, IMF, International Energy Agency, Investment, Iraq, OECD, OPEC, semiconductor, U.S.

• VI. Conclusion—Brazil's conduct compromises its ability to acquire the tools of innovation

  - 2006-04-01

  A. WHAT OTHER COUNTRIES ARE DOING TO STRENGTHEN IPRs AND THEIR ABILITY TO INNOVATE In the words of one Ugandan-born American bioscientist, "The key to economic development is the presence of the institutions of a free society: property rights, the rule of law, free markets and limited government...

  Tags: Brazil, Brazilian, China, government, India, innovation, OECD, R&D, Singapore, tool, U.S.

• U.S. falls behind China in tech exports

  - 2005-12-22

  China has overtaken the United States as the world's leading exporter of high-tech products, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development OECD. China exported $180 billion worth of information and communications technology products last year, compared to U.S. exports of $149 billion. In 2003, the United States was...

  Tags: China, OECD, PRODUCTIVITY, Strategy, U.S.

• I. General assessment of the macroeconomic situation

  - 2004-06-01

  Overview: A more self-sustained but still vulnerable expansion The expansion gains traction, but the euro area is lagging ... Globally, economic growth prospects have continued to improve and the recovery is broadening across regions and sectors. The US and UK expansions are retaining considerable momentum while in Japan...

  Tags: China, France, Germany, inflation, investment, Italy, Japan, job, OECD, recovery, tax, U.K., U.S.