Also for the euro area, the Ifo Economic Climate index registered a dramatic decline.

The Ifo Business Climate index, which, though based on a survey for Germany, is regarded as Europe s most important economic activity indicator, has been falling with few interruptions since the autumn of last year.

Switzerland is a relatively easy place to do business, currently ranking 28th of 178 countries in the Ease of Doing Business Index.

Improve the business climate for Small and Medium Enterprises.

The cooling of the Ifo World Economic Climate index was particularly marked in Western Europe and Asia.

The ratio of women is still lower in some sectors and lines of business (View index 3.6)

The Ifo World Economic Climate index deteriorated in the third quarter of 2008 for the fourth consecutive time.

We know it is also crucial to improve the business and investment climate.

Malawi offered a good business climate and many investment opportunities that should be tapped.

The United Nations publishes a Human Development Index (HDI) every year, which consists of the Life Expectancy Index, Education index, and Income index.

The climate risk index developed by the Centre would allow farmers to protect their small investments and ensure that they did not have to emigrate.

As we approach the global climate talks in Copenhagen this December, much debate has focused on the supposed conflicting interests of big business and the climate.

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First, governments need to adopt urgent business climate reforms in order to foster investment, entrepreneurship, and innovation.

In all of these cases, bold climate change targets are being undermined by business as usual subsidies.

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In order to maximize our common contribution to the development of stable economies, a business friendly climate is essential.

A follow up conference in 2001 between trade union and business representatives reviewed research on the social and employment impacts of climate change and climate change measures and proposed further work.

The Ifo business climate indicator is generated every month by asking 7,000 firms, primarily from German manufacturing industry, about their current business situation and their expectations for the next six months.

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Surveys of business and investor confidence have softened the respected IFO index of German business sentiment fell from 107.0 to 106.4 in Julyamp 45 amp 45 and the so called hard data industrial production, retail sales, etc.amp 45 amp 45 has been mixed.

Business support for expensive policies such as the Kyoto Protocol which would have done very little for climate change indicate otherwise.

The Wall Street Journal, for example, America s leading business newspaper, has run an aggressive editorial campaign against climate science for decades.

Poor governance, weak rule of law, and state owned companies assault on competition undermine Russia s business climate and cause capital flight.

A business as usual model for climate change suggests that global average temperatures could rise by 4 Celsius by mid century.

This was blended with the Human Development Index to form the prototype Human Security Index.

Iraq also criticizes Saudi Arabia's Soil Adjusted Vegetation Index and Normalized Difference Vegetation Index analysis.

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Moreover, in the effort to develop two of the world s largest mines, investors greed prevailed over their security and business climate concerns.

This reform should be packaged with a careful evaluation of the regulatory climate for business, designed to eliminate or streamline the rules.

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The Ifo business climate indicator, which had been rising since the second half of 2005, reached its highest level since Germany s unification boom.

Additional outreach efforts are needed to increase awareness with business, decision makers and society on climate change issues relating to technologies for adaptation.

ICT Development Index The ICT Development Index compares the level of ICT use and access across the world.

We are also working to improve the business environment and investment climate by cutting red tape and simplifying the administrative burden on foreign investors.

It ranks last or near the bottom in business climate, housing affordability, and state bond rating (below even the US territory of Puerto Rico).

The Secretariat has therefore begun work on updating the index and the revised index will be made available shortly.

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The 2009 index included these countries.