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SAO PAULO, April 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Competitiveness in Brazil is still at a virtual standstill, so much so that the competitiveness index measured by FIESP put it in 37th place out of 43 countries in 2011, the same position as in 2008/2009 and only two places higher than in 2001 (when the country was 39th in the ranking). In 2011, Brazil's rate of investment was 19% of GDP. In 2012, it fell to 18%, versus 34% in India and 48% in China. A more recent FIESP survey shows investments...

OTTAWA, March 18, 2013 /CNW/ - The global economy is making its presence felt in Canada's territories, dampening - but not dousing - the mining boom underway in Canada's North, according to Territorial Outlook: Winter 2013, published by The Conference Board of Canada's Centre for the North. "The territories are not immune to the vulnerability of the global economy," said Marie-Christine Bernard, Associate Director, Forecasting and Analysis. "New mine development and production...

CHONGQING, China, March 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Chongqing's GDP growth in 2012 ranked second in China, economic data recently revealed. Chongqing Liangjiang New Area has become the core of inland economic development. Period of accelerated growth The growth rate of the area's GDP hit 20.4% in 2012, faster than Shanghai Pudong and Tianjin Binhai new areas. The year-on-year increase of Chongqing's GDP was 13.6% last year, the fastest in west China and second-fastest in China....

HOUSTON, Feb. 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Goodrich Petroleum Corporation (NYSE: GDP) today announced the Company's management team will present at the following conferences in March of 2013. The Company's President, Robert C. Turnham, Jr., will present at the Raymond James 34th Annual Institutional Investors Conference at the JW Marriott Grande Lake located 4040 Central Florida Parkway in Orlando, Florida on Monday, March 4, 2013 at 3:25 PM ET. The presentation will be webcast through...

? Chemical Activity Barometer (CAB) up nearly 3 percent year over year - WASHINGTON, Feb. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Chemistry Council's (ACC) monthly Chemical Activity Barometer (CAB) released today continued to show a slowly expanding U.S. economy, increasing 0.6 percent over January on a three month moving average (3MMA) basis. The year over year 3MMA showed a 2.9 percent gain over February 2012. The CAB is a leading economic indicator derived from a...

OTTAWA, Feb. 21, 2013 /CNW/ - Tens of thousands of truck drivers are approaching retirement age, but very few young people and immigrants are entering the industry. A new Conference Board of Canada report concludes that the gap between the supply of drivers and the demand for them - estimated at 25,000 by 2020 - could be costly to the Canadian economy. "The food we eat, the goods that we enjoy and even the homes we live in are in large part delivered by trucks. The inability to...

Lucintel Evaluates Vietnam’s Business Environment: GDP to Reach US $206 Billion by 2017 Irving, Texas (PRWEB) February 16, 2013 Vietnam is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. The country is expected to witness good economic growth over the next five years. The real GDP of Vietnam is projected to reach US $206 billion by 2017, growing with a CAGR of 6.5%. Lucintel, a leading global management consulting and market research firm, conducted a competitive...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following tip sheet was released today by the U.S. Census Bureau: (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110428/DC91889LOGO ) 2011 Annual Capital Expenditures -- These statistics, based on the 2007 North American Industry Classification System, estimate business spending in 2011 for new and used structures and equipment at the sector level, as well as three-digit and selected four-digit industries. The estimates provide...

Professional Builder's magazine 2013 Market Outlook survey confirms new growth developments for the housing market. Littman Bros Lighting has felt a steady incline with the number of new development projects. Chicago, Illinois (PRWEB) February 11, 2013 According to the professionals at Littman Bros Lighting, the future of this year’s housing market looks to be lively – they are seeing an increase in new projects for commercial and residential construction and are finding that...

Study Concludes that Debit and Credit Card Usage Boosted Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Canada, and Global GDP by $983 Billion between 2008 and 2012. TORONTO, Feb. 7, 2013 /CNW/ - The growth in the use of electronic payment products, such as credit and debit cards, added US$9.7 billion to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Canada over the past four years, according to a study conducted for Visa by Moody's Analytics, a leading independent provider of economic forecasting....