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Most employers lacking a strategy for developing women leaders, October 25, 2010 “Despite organizations efforts to achieve a diverse workforce, the majority 70% do not have a clearly defined strategy or philosophy for the development of women into leadership roles, according to the new Womens Leadership Development Survey conducted by Mercer in conjunction …
News release: “Between 1999 and 2009, more than 1,200 new species of plants and vertebrates were discovered in the Amazon biome a rate of one new species every three days confirming the Amazon as one of the most diverse places on Earth, says a WWF report. High-resolution photographs of many of these new …
CBO’s Projections of Federal Receipts and Expenditures in the Framework of the National Income and Product Accounts, October 2010 “The fiscal transactions of the federal government are recorded in two major sets of accounts. One is The Budget of the United States Government, which is prepared by the Office of Management and Budget and is …
Chinas Sovereign Wealth Fund: Developments and Policy Implications, Michael F. Martin, Specialist in Asian Affairs, September 23, 2010 “Chinas ruling executive body, the State Council, established the China Investment Corporation (CIC), a sovereign wealth fund, in September 2007 to invest $200 billion of Chinas then $1.4 trillion in foreign exchange reserves. As with other sovereign …
Tax Debt Collection: IRS Could Improve Future Studies by Establishing Appropriate Guidance, GAO-10-963, September 24, 2010 Tax Gap: IRS Can Improve Efforts to Address Tax Evasion by Networks of Businesses and Related Entities, GAO-10-968, September 24, 2010 Climate Change: A Coordinated Strategy Could Focus Federal Geoengineering Research and Inform Governance Efforts, GAO-10-903, September 23, 2010 …
News release: “The Pacific Northwest should brace for a colder and wetter than average winter, while most of the South and Southeast will be warmer and drier than average through February 2011, according to the annual Winter Outlook released today by NOAAs Climate Prediction Center. A moderate to strong La Niña will be the dominant …
Report on the Application of the Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions and the 2009 Revised Recommendations on Combating Bribery in International Business Transactions. This report was approved and adopted by the OECD Working Group on Bribery in International Business Transactions on 15 October 2010. “The Phase 3 Report …
