(The Economist Intelligence Unit, a sister company of The Economist, is among the outfits that produce sovereign ratings).
WHEN THE ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNIT, a sister organisation of this newspaper, published the first bound edition of "Tax Havens and Their Uses" in 1975, a queue several blocks long formed outside The Economist's bookshop in London.
The Economist Intelligence Unit went further, saying financial markets would continue to panic as the twists and turns of negotiations between the UK and EU reverberated across international money markets.
(The Economist Intelligence Unit, as reported in "The world in figures" section of this edition, envisages growth of a mere 1.5%.) That consensus figure is roughly the economy's long-run potential growth rate, meaning it would create just enough jobs to keep up with the growing population.
The IMF expects global economic growth of 3.1% in 2010; similarly, the London-based Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) expects growth of 3.2%.
D.S. Kane is an author and former economist, intelligence service operative and university faculty member.
This post was co-authored by D.S. Kane, author and former economist, intelligence service operative and university faculty member.
The cost of new cancer cases is already estimated to be about $286 billion a year, with medical costs making up more than half the economic burden and productivity losses account for nearly a quarter, according to Economist Intelligence United data cited in the report.
A recent Economist Intelligence Unit survey found that 85percentt of senior corporate executives agreed that "sponsors of major global sporting events should use their influence to ensure the rights of workers and local communities involved with the preparation are respected by all".
October 16, 2012 Robin Bew, chief economist & editorial director of the Economist's intelligence unit, points out that a request would still be politically damaging for Mariano Rajoy, Spain's prime minister.
The Economist's Intelligence Unit, which provides risk assessment and business intelligence to corporations around the world, recently ranked Trump presidency as a top 10 risk facing the world.
