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• Ohio Business Incentive Programs
  
  Source: CIIM Cleveland
  Suggested by Ezio Listati on 07/14/2008
  Various state and county incentives that promote business in the state of Ohio

• Clean-Energy Trends 2008
  
  Source: Globe Foundation
  Suggested by Leonardo Kosarew on 04/02/2008
  Amid a challenging economic outlook—plummeting housing prices, rising foreclosure rates, record-high oil prices, sinking consumer confidence, looming recession—2007 was another banner year for clean energy, with no signs of a slowdown in 2008.

• CIIM USA: Past, current, and future initiatives
  
  Suggested by Francesco de Leo on 10/06/2007
  Presented at a CIIM USA networking event - October 4th, 2007 at the Kimberly Hotel in New York City

• Comopostability Unhearted
  
  Source: CIIM Canada
  Suggested by Leonardo Kosarew on 07/17/2007
  Nowadays, the terms degradable, biodegradable, compostable are commonly used to describe packaging or bags but often the terms are used incorrectly and the source of much confusion. To help understand the terms, here are some descriptions:

• PIQ 2007
  
  Source: Fondazione Symbola
  Suggested by Leonardo Kosarew on 07/10/2007
  Dal 1980 il volume del commercio internazionale sul PIL e' raddoppiato grazie alla vendita di beni e servizi di qualita'. Il Prodotto Interno di Qualita' cattura queste produzioni e le raffronta con il PIL, offrendo indicazioni preziose.

• Canada, una scelta strategica
  
  Source: Ambasciata del Canada in Italia
  Suggested by Leonardo Kosarew on 05/28/2007
  Un interessante documento sulle opportunita' in Canada redatto dall'Ambasciata Canadese in Italia - An interesting overview on Canadian opportunities given by Canadian Embassy in Italy

• 2006 report on Canada's industrial performances
  
  Source: Industry Canada
  Suggested by Leonardo Kosarew on 04/15/2007
  A report to understand why Canadian economy is still growing: residential and engineering construction are leading this growth with spectacular performances.

• A Survey of the Business Climate in North America
  
  Suggested by Philip Ellis on 03/09/2007
  From the CIIM Toronto March 9, 2006 conference.

• La realtá imprenditoriale nel Nord America
  
  Suggested by Philip Ellis on 03/09/2007
  Presentazione fatta al convegno di CIIM Toronto del 9 marzo, 2006 (versione in lingua italiana).

• Entrepreneurs and top executive of Italian origin living in Canada: a study to better understand who we are and where we are going.
  
  Source: CIIM Canada
  Suggested by Leonardo Kosarew on 03/09/2007
  From the CIIM Toronto March 9, 2006 conference.

• Members of the EU Parliament Delegation for relations with Canada
  
  Source: European Parliament website
  Suggested by Leonardo Kosarew on 02/20/2007
  List of the members of the European Parliament Delegation for relations with Canada

• United States and European Union launch action strategy for the enforcement of intellectual property rights
  
  Source: US Department of Commerce
  Suggested by Leonardo Kosarew on 01/20/2007
  U.S. Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez, United States Trade Representative Susan Schwab, EU Commission Vice-President responsible for Enterprise and Industry Policy Gunter Verheugen and EU Commissioner for Trade Peter Mandelson hail ground-breaking agreement .

• The endless energy report
  
  Source: The Globe Foundation
  Suggested by Leonardo Kosarew on 01/15/2007
  British Columbia could be energy self-sufficient by 2025 from renewable sources alone. Over that same period, greenhouse gas emissions could be reduced to well below year 2000 levels. These are the conclusions of a new report from the GLOBE Foundation whic

• Short-Term Investing of Your Working Capital
  
  Source: Merril Lynch
  Suggested by Marco Casella on 12/06/2006
  Business owners should consider the management of working capital to generate interest income that contributes to the company's bottom line.

• Coface Sector Forecasts for 2007
  
  Source: Coface North America
  Suggested by Andrea Volpe on 12/01/2006
  Coface's sector @ratings evaluate the average payment default risk for companies worldwide in a given sector. It is based on an analysis of the sector's economic environment, the companies' financial solidity and above all Coface's knowledge of past payment behavior. This rating consequently represents an advanced indicator of company health in a given sector.

• Minutes of november 2006 meeting of European Delegation for relations with Canada
  
  Source: European Parliament website
  Suggested by Leonardo Kosarew on 11/16/2006
  Minutes of the sitting on November 16th 2006 of European Delegation for relations with Canada

• Tools for Managing the Risk of Monetary Exchange
  
  Suggested by Alessio Cioni on 11/08/2006
  From the CIIM New York November 8, 2006 roundtable seminar presentation. What are foreign exchange (forex) rates? What determines forexrates? How forexrates affect corporations? What can corporations do to hedge against forexvolatility? What are the effects of a change in forexrates on banks? What can banks do to protect against forexvolatility? What are the forexrisks with respect to the market trend? What are the expectations for EUR/USD forexrate?

• Coface Country @ratings for Third Quarter 2006
  
  Source: Coface North America
  Suggested by Andrea Volpe on 10/10/2006
  In this rating, Coface has increased the country rating for Italy also in light of the boost in exports due to the strong European economy.

• Carbon Dioxide Sources and Captures
  
  Source: IPCC side event in Montreal on November 30th 2005
  Suggested by Leonardo Kosarew on 11/30/2005
  An interesting document by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change based on the interest expressed by United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Carbon Dioxide capture and storage.