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News release: “The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published today its Guidelines on Internal Governance aiming at enhancing and consolidating supervisory expectations and to ultimately improving the sound implementation of internal governance arrangements. Effective internal governance is fundamental if individual institutions and the banking system as a whole are to operate well. Article 22 of …
The Global Competitiveness Report 20112012, Professor Xavier Sala-i-Martin, Columbia University – Chief Advisor of the Centre for Global Competitiveness and Performance “Switzerland tops the overall rankings in The Global Competitiveness Report 2011-2012, released by the World Economic Forum. Singapore overtakes Sweden for second position. Northern and Western European countries dominate the top 10 with Sweden …
News release: “Last week, the FCC published its final Open Internet rules in the Federal Register, which means they will formally go into effect later this fall. The publication caps off a two-year process at the Commission to get the rules in place. While the rules wont change much in terms of day-to-day use of …
“These two reports provide an overview of virtually all federal spending at the national, state and county levels. The Consolidated Federal Funds Report shows spending for procurement contracts, salaries and wages, direct payments and loans, grants and insurance. The Federal Aid to States report show federal grants to state and local government. The Consolidated Federal …
News release: “Statistics from 12 economic indicators are now easy to access and easier to use with the new economic indicator database search. With the release of the Quarterly Financial Report for retail trade, all 12 of the Census Bureau’s economic indicators are accessible in this user-friendly Internet tool. It provides an easy way to …
EIA UK Analysis Brief: “The United Kingdom (U.K.) is the largest producer of oil and second-largest producer of natural gas in the European Union (E.U.). After years of being a net exporter of both fuels, the U.K. became a net importer of natural gas and crude oil in 2004 and 2005, respectively. Production from U.K. …
The Open Government Partnership – National Action Plan for the United States of America, September 20, 2011 “Over the past two and a half years, Federal agencies have done a great deal to make government more transparent and more accessible, to provide people with information that they can use in their daily lives, to solicit …
Women, Business and the Law 2102 – Removing barriers to economic inclusion. “UN Women informs us that women perform 66 percent of the worlds work, produce 50 percent of the food, but earn 10 percent of the income and own 1 percent of the property. To shed light on why this grim statistic still holds …
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Single-Family Guarantee Fees in 2009 and 2010, September 2011 “Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) buy single-family mortgages from mortgage companies, commercial banks, credit unions, and other financial institutions. In most cases, a lender receives mortgage-backed securities (MBS) in exchange for the loans. Each Enterprise guarantees the payment of …
“The 2011 Urban Mobility Report builds on previous Urban Mobility Reports with an improved methodology and expanded coverage of the nations urban congestion problem and solutions. The links below provide information on long-term congestion trends, the most recent congestion comparisons and a description of many congestion improvement strategies. All of the statistics have been recalculated …
Child Welfare: More Information and Collaboration Could Promote Ties Between Foster Care Children and Their Incarcerated Parents, GAO-11-863, Sep 26, 2011 DOD Health Care: Cost Impact of Health Care Reform and the Extension of Dependent Coverage, GAO-11-837R, Sep 26, 2011 DOD Met Statutory Reporting Requirements on Public-Private Competitions, GAO-11-923R, Sep 26, 2011 Excess Uranium Inventories: …
Monetary Policy and Job Creation, Governor Sarah Bloom Raskin At the University of Maryland Smith School of Business Distinguished Speaker Series, Washington, D.C., September 26, 2011 “Finally, and perhaps most comprehensively, it is worth observing that the financial crisis has undermined the wealth of many Americans. Low- and moderate-income families entered the recession with little …
