L’accueil de 500.000 étudiants étrangers supplémentaires permettrait d’augmenter le PIB de 8 à 10 milliards d’euros. Plus...
La croissance s’amenuise dangereusement
Parce que ce qui s’est passé ces derniers 18 mois n’est pas temporaire : la multiplication de hausses de tarifs et subventions et l’imprévisibilité croissante des politiques commerciales ont détruit la croissance des échanges commerciaux, provoquant un ralentissement brutal de la production industrielle et des investissements. Lorsque les entreprises ne savent pas de quoi demain sera fait, elles exercent leur « option d’attendre » : comme un investissement engage sur le long terme, elles attendent que la guerre larvée commerciale se stabilise pour savoir où investir. Mais lorsque l’incertitude temporaire se répète et s’enracine, c’est une masse d’investissement qui n’est pas effectuée, et affecte non seulement la demande aujourd’hui, mais aussi les capacités de croissance et les emplois de demain. Plus...
Growth is taking a dangerous downward turn
For over 18 months, since the outbreak of trade hostilities, growth has been weakening, slowly but surely. In May 2018 the OECD, along with other organisations, was predicting global growth of around 4% for 2019, whereas our current forecasts are for growth of below 3%. In the first half of 2018, global investment was increasing at an annualised pace of nearly 5%, and trade over 4%. More...
Video Games – the new highway to learning and personal growth
The main question is whether video games can be used in our learning process. Can they transform the ways we learn and make us enjoy the process and simultaneously help us develop as personalities through the acquisition of skills like critical thinking, collaboration, and empathy. More...
Stronger productivity growth would put Malaysia on a path to become a high-income economy
Malaysia is enjoying remarkable economic growth. Real GDP grew at an average rate of 6.1% per year over 1970 to 2018 period, and short-term prospects are for growth to reach almost 5% in 2019-20, despite a difficult international environment. More...
Moody’s: College revenue growth lagged in 2018
Decreases or low growth in tuition revenue was a key cause of declining revenue overall at public and private colleges in 2018, Moody’s Investors Service said in a pair of reports on higher ed finances. More...
Un ralentissement qui pourrait freiner les créations d'emplois

La finance solidaire poursuit sa dynamique de croissance
Selon le dernier baromètre publié par Finansol et La Croix la finance solidaire l’encours total de l’épargne solidaire a atteint 12,6 milliards d’euros en 2018, en progression de 8,7 % par rapport à 2017. Plus...
Latvia: Working towards stronger and more inclusive growth
By . Latvia is a dynamic economy that joined the OECD in 2016. It has enjoyed strong economic performance in recent years and its macroeconomic policy is sound. Nevertheless, Latvia’s per capita GDP is still only about a half of the average level of high income OECD countries. More...
Moody’s identifies ‘growing’ cyber threat on college campuses
Universities continue to be “highly vulnerable” to cyberattacks, but those most at risk also tend to have the financial resources to protect themselves, according to a new report from Moody’s Investors Service. Institutions house a wide range of student records, sensitive research and medical information in potentially leaky networks. More...