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Purchasing managers’ index
Categories: All, Articles in English, Governance & Risk, Strategic Direction, Syndicated article
China’s manufacturing activity contracted in May for the first time in seven months, according to data from Markit and HSBC, a bank. Meanwhile spending declined in the three other BRIC economies.
Publication date: 2013-06
Renegade business execs driving IT strategy, says report
Categories: All, Articles in English, Information Technology, Strategic Direction, Syndicated article
Senior management and sales and marketing were the top spending business functions, according to Forrester.
Publication date: 2013-05
GE CIO Neil Dyke – Achieving singularity from disparate arms
Categories: All, Articles in English, Information Technology, Organization & People, Processes, Syndicated article
Manufacturing giant GE is really eight companies in one. EMEA CIO Neil Dyke finds common technology ground.
Publication date: 2013-04
CIO 2.0 – The next step in achieving CEO success
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Chief executive tips CIOs of BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, to be the next CEOs – But are you heading for the top seat?
Publication date: 2013-04
The humble hero
Categories: All, Articles in English, Processes, Strategic Direction, Syndicated article
Containers have been more important for globalisation than freer trade.
Publication date: 2013-05
France – Back in recession
Categories: All, Articles in English, Governance & Risk, Strategic Direction, Syndicated article
According to preliminary estimates from INSEE (the national statistics office), real GDP declined by 0.2% quarter on quarter during the first three months of 2013 (or by -0.4% year on year).
Publication date: 2013-05
Saudi Arabian economy – Inflation edged up in April
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Year-on-year inflation rose slightly, to 4%, in April, led by rising food prices.
Publication date: 2013-05
Algeria: Exports drop by nearly 7% in first four months of 2013
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Data from Algeria’s customs data agency indicate that export revenue fell by nearly 7% in the first four months of 2013 compared with a year earlier.
Publication date: 2013-05
Time for CIOs to take responsibility for IT skills shortage
Categories: All, Information Technology, Organization & People, Syndicated article
The IT industry must stop blaming others for the skills gap and start nurturing local talent.
Publication date: 2013-04
