(CNN Money) — The global economy grew at a stronger-than-expected pace in the first six months of the year, but the risks to recovery have greatly increased, according to the International Monetary Fund. In an update of its World Economic Outlook, released Wednesday, the IMF raised its growth forecast for 2010 to 4.6% from the 4.2% […]
(Businessweek) — Among the global economic upheavals of the past two decades, here’s one worth cheering about: the worldwide spread of entrepreneuriship. Anyone who doubts that should have headed to Monaco last weekend for the World Entrepreneur of the Year awards ceremony. The 42 countries represented at the event included China and several former Soviet-bloc […]
(AOL Black Voices) — The self-proclaimed “Queen of All Media” is continuing her media takeover. This time, her “How You Doin?” catchphrase might soon be a global phenomenon BET has acquired the rights to air Wendy Williams‘ hit talk show, ‘The Wendy Williams Show,’ on its international networks in the United Kingdom, Africa, and the […]
(Forbes) — At any given time there are 2 billion people learning English. It’s a humongous market–one that a San Francisco company called GlobalEnglish is tapping into with great momentum. Chief Executive Deepak Desai explains the phenomenon in socio-cultural terms: “There has never, in the history of mankind, been a language like English. There are […]
China and India get all the headlines, but Africa represents another global growth story.