25 Jul
New York Related News

City of New York Adds Over 26,000 Jobs in Month of June

City’s unemployment rate falls to 5.0 percent, down from 5.5 percent in June 2015  The New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) today announced that based on an analysis of seasonally adjusted job numbers for June 2016 by the New York State Department of Labor, New York City added 26,400 private sector jobs in June 2016. The analysis also showed that New York City’s unemployment rate fell from 5.1 percent to 5.0 percent during the month of June. New York...

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22 Jul
Member News

The lucky lonesome European cowboy: leadership preparation before entering the US market

European companies invest large sums in developing and launching their products in the US, but lack the same investment in developing and launching their managers and leaders. Epic stories of wanting to conquer the US have been told by generations. The variables for how to be successful in the US cannot be easily distilled. Many adventures have turned into huge successes and others became very public failures. We are interested in understanding the leadership challenges and opportunities Danish companies face in...

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22 Jul
Member News

First Code of Conduct for Boards Dealing with Activist Shareholders Released by Jim Cramer as a Living E-book

The Deal, a business unit of TheStreet (NASDAQ:TST), today released a digital handbook titled, "Corporate Governance In the Era of Activism," which defines a first-ever code of conduct for institutions and their boards on how to expand shareholder value before, during and after approaches by disgruntled activist shareholders. According to FactSet, in the first five months of 2016 alone, activist investors launched 72 full-blown proxy contests to elect directors at targeted companies, and from 2009-2015, over 40 percent of companies in...

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22 Jul
Chapter News

Decisions taken by the Governing Council of the ECB (in addition to decisions setting interest rates)

Economic, monetary and financial situation Outcome of the referendum on the United Kingdom’s membership of the EU On 24 June 2016 the Governing Council took note of the financial market developments following the outcome of the referendum on the United Kingdom's membership of the EU held on 23 June. In a press release published on 24 June 2016 on the ECB’s website, the Governing Council stressed that it would continue monitoring developments closely and that the ECB would continue to fulfil...

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22 Jul
New York Related News

Governor Cuomo Announces Port Authority and Delta Agree on Final Component to Building New Airport at LaGuardia

Delta to Rebuild Its Airport Facilities – Connecting to Central Hall to Create a Unified New Airport Rapid Progress: Agreement Comes Less Than 1 Year Following Unveiling of the Master Plan for the New Airport Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s Board of Commissioners has authorized $600 million in Port Authority contributions to support Delta’s complete rebuilding of its terminal and gate facilities at LaGuardia Airport – the final component for...

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22 Jul
Chapter News

EU publishes key results of its international cooperation and development activities

The first report based on the new "EU International Cooperation and Development Results Framework" provides a selection of results achieved in about 100 partner countries across the globe with the support of EU-funded projects and programmes. The first report based on the new "EU International Cooperation and Development Results Framework" provides a selection of results achieved in about 100 partner countries across the globe with the support of EU-funded projects and programmes. This marks a significant step forward in terms...

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22 Jul
Member News

International Property Tax Institute (IPTI) report – latest developments in property taxes both in the USA and Europe

The EACC, in partnership with the International Property Tax Institute (IPTI), wants to keep our members up to date with the latest developments in property taxes both in the USA and Europe. IPTI has put together a selection of reports from recent articles contained in IPTI Xtracts. The brief reports below cover New York and the USA, the United Kingdom, Italy, Portugal, Cyprus and Slovenia. USA: New York City Tax Fairness: Recently, we noted the ongoing debate over how and whether to reform...

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21 Jul
New York Related News

De Blasio Administration Announces Location Of New Red Hook Ferry Landing

Citywide ferry service coming to Atlantic Basin in 2017 The de Blasio Administration and the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) today announced that the Citywide Ferry Service ferry landing for Red Hook will be located at Atlantic Basin. The Red Hook ferry landing is part of the South Brooklyn route which is scheduled to launch during summer 2017. The landing is projected to serve over 6,000 residents that live within a half-mile radius, including families in NYCHA’s Red...

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21 Jul
Chapter News, Trade & TTIP Related

EU Trade Agreements in Practice – Making Trade Work for You

EU Commissioner for Trade Cecilia Malmström is hosting a conference on ‘EU Trade Agreements in Practice – Making Trade Work for You’. The event will bring together a broad spectrum of high-level speakers. Stakeholders from business, the European Parliament, trade unions and civil society will have the opportunity to have an exchange of ideas on EU trade and investment policy and what it means for growth and jobs. Trade policy is increasingly at the centre of public debate. To name...

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20 Jul
Chapter News

IN2NYC summer program: Sign up until July 29

Friday July 29 is the Last Day to Sign Up! Prospective applicants have only 9 days left to apply to the IN2NYC program this summer. IN2NYC applicants span the globe, hailing from 38 countries across 5 continents! Prospective applicants can learn more about the program on the IN2NYC website,IN2NYC blog, and by viewing a recent webinar. The application portal will close at 11:59pm ET on Friday, July 29. Submit your application today!

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