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Singapore Air’s New All-Business Class on the A345

Singapore Air has revealed its All-Business Class flights on its A345 flights, with stunning images of luxury in the air. It will be of interest to know how this new service fares in the global economic recession.

Optimizing Corporate Websites for ROI

Companies need to be where their customers and stakeholders are.  More than ever, the web is a crucial point-of-contact between businesses and their stakeholders. In this recession, web surfers are spending sleepless nights surfing the web for entertainment, insights and other content that is meaningful for them.

Rise in Education Sector during Recession

SIS International Market Research –  Graduate schools throughout the United States are realizing unusually high application rates, while the economy plunges further into recession. This development has resulted from the countercyclical rise in demand for college degrees, as scores of workers head to “plan B” by applying for graduate degrees. Eventually, these graduates hope to come out better positioned in the workforce after the recession concludes.

District Cooling Market Research

District Cooling Market Research District Cooling (DC) is the centralized production and distribution of cooling energy. The output of one plant can meet cooling-demands of dozens of buildings. It’s important because centralized production of cooling energy is: More environmentally friendly More cost-effective A price competitive alternative Reliable and convenient for the customer Space efficient District … 閱讀更多

Biofuel Market Research

Bio Fuels and Renewables present new opportunities. Discover how Bio Fuels continue to evolve.

Dubai’s Property Market Collapse

This shows the degree of slowdown in Dubai’s massive property market.  It further shows how highly leveraged many consumers are in Dubai and high degree of speculation in Dubai’s property market.  In a blunt article by the New York Times, expatriates in Dubai are sharing ther fears about not only their property ownership (Freehold property), but also their futures in the city-state.  Many are fleeing due to these fears.  Other observations on the ground is that traffic is lower on key thoroughfares, a rare sight in Dubai.

Regional Unrest from Economic Downturn

Perspectives on Economic Crisis in the Region

According to Michelle Walker, executive director of world policy insitute, many of the countries in Eastern Europe are vulnerable to unrest given the halt in high growth in these countries over the past few years.  These have resulted in short-sighted solutions to the problem.  Walker cites the example of Russia implementing high tariffs on imported used cars. Yet, these “temporary solutions” may place European countries in a worse position in the long run.  They have the ability to halt growth, make the crisis worse, diplomatic and trading ties between countries.  Walker also alludes to the possibility of there being many more individual protests in many different countries within the region at once.

7 Countries Affected by Violent Economic Unrest

Iceland

France

Greece – Labor protests

Bulgaria

Violence erupted in Sofia due to dissatisfaction with the government, new policies designed to counteract the recession and the worsening economic situation.