| Similar to Newsweek’s Best Countries List (BCL), published in August 2010, the Scandinavian countries continue to be well positioned among the top ten: Sweden 2 nd , Finland 7 th and Denmark 9 th |
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| Good news from SD Worx’ second quarter KMO/PME job index. The index, which samples more than 16,000 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Belgium, reports in its online press release (September 1, 2010) a remarkable increase in demand for older workers. |
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| In L’Echo , August 31, 2010, Benoît Cerexhe, Minister of Economy and Education, calls for a simplification of the framework programs for research |
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| Given Belgium’s slow economic growth, increasing unemployment and sluggish export growth, even unions are willing to cut salaries in exchange for job security |
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| DAF Trucks NV, located in Oevel (Westerlo), part of the US Paccar Group, is about to recruit 100 workers in response to an increasing demand in heavy trucks. |
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| In an ambitious attempt to rank the world’s best countries, Newsweek identifies the Scandinavian countries as the new land of milk and honey, while Belgium only just stays within the top 20 |
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| Belgium’s employment taxes top the world ranking once again, while tax regime certainty ranks third on the average foreign investor’s wish list |
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| Denmark strategically curbs its unemployment benefits from four to two years in anticipation of tight budget control and a grim post-crisis outlook |
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| Belgium joins the bandwagon of an international increase in youth unemployment despite a small increase in vacancies
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| German exports and employment are on the rise thanks to a weaker Euro, excellent engineering and strategic moves by the German Government to increase labor force flexibility |
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