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Contents contributed and discussions participated by Rita Williams

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Calgary, Winnipeg set to become new global outsourcing hubs - Page 1 - 0 views

  • The KPMG report looked at seven criteria, including cost of doing business, workforce, quality of life, and government support and incentives.
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    Two Canadian cities - Calgary and Winnipeg - feature in global professional services firm KPMG's list of 31 up-and-coming locations for IT Business Process Outsourcing (IT-BPO).
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Imperial Valley News - Any Size Organization Can Make Globalization Work - 0 views

  • tips for getting the most out of international direct mailings:
Rita Williams

Mining company excluded from the Government Pension Fund - Global due to contribution t... - 0 views

  • Barrick Gold is a Canadian mining company and the largest producer of gold in the world, with 27 mines in operation.
  • restricted its investigation to the Porgera mine in Papua New Guinea, which is run by Porgera Joint Venture, in which Barrick Gold has a 95 per cent stake.
  • According to the Council’s assessment, the company’s riverine disposal practice is in breach of international norms.
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  • The Ministry of Finance has considered the matter in light of the Council on Ethics’ recommendation and has decided to exclude Barrick Gold Corporation from the investment universe of the Government Pension Fund – Global, in accordance with the Ethical Guidelines for the fund.
  • At the end of July 2008, the Government Pension Fund – Global owned shares worth just under NOK 1 248 million in the company. The decision to sell is made public after the shares have been sold, so as not to affect the sale.
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Whither Emerged Markets? - The Wealthy Boomer - 0 views

  • ten years from now, economic historians may characterize the current period as the first time in modern history a global recession will have been averted thanks to emerging markets.
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      didn't see it coming even in May 08
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