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The World's Megacities 'NEW'
Megacities – a term first coined by the United
Nations to describe cities with at least 10 million inhabitants – are
becoming increasingly common. According to UN estimates, the earth will
soon be “teeming” with these urban sprawls. By 2030, the
UN forecasts, 3 out of 5 people will live in cities. For the first time
in human history, more people will live in urban areas rather than rural.
By The
Editor, July 25, 2008
Tipping Elements in the Earth's
Climate System
Global change may appear to be a slow and gradual process on human
scale, however a number of key components of the earth’s climate system
could pass their ‘tipping point’ this century, according
to new research led by an international team of scientists.
By The
Editor, March14, 2008
A World-Changing Idea
For the last article of the year, The Galt
Global Review brings the first of an on-going series focusing or companies,
organizations and individual people creating positive and peaceful change
in the world. Stay tuned for more profiles such as this in the up-coming
year.
By The
Editor, December, 27, 2007
Heads of State
While women make
up 50% of the world’s population; they represent just 10 of our
world leaders. Here is a snapshot of the women who are currently elected
as head of state for their country.
By The
Editor, Sept. 19, 2007
International Polar Year
Begins
March 1st saw the launch of International
Polar Year, a research collaboration that will bring together 50,000
scientists and support staff from 63 countries. Involving more than
200 projects, the "year" will run until March 2009 in order
to cover two full annual cycles in both the Arctic and Antarctic.
By Liz
Kalaugher,
August
22, 2007
Advancing to
2020
Where people live will have a major impact on how new technology
applications affect their personal health and standard of living.
People in advanced nations will gain the greatest economic economic
benefits from all major progresses in technology in the next 14
years, while people living in lesser advanced countries will benefit
only if they can overcome barriers to technology implementation.
By The Editor,
September 27, 2006
Some Facts & Predictions
to Make you Think
A World Facts Feature
By The
Editor, June 28, 2006
Global Consumer
Confidence Report
The ACNielsen Online Consumer Confidence Survey, the largest twice-
annual global survey of its kind, gauges consumers’ current
confidence levels, spending habits and current major concerns.
By The
Editor, March 29, 2006
Quarterly Report
Here is our quarterly snapshot of the economy.
By The Editor, December 28, 2005
Nation Brands Index
This second quarterly NBI surveyed 10,000 people in 10 countries
on 25 nations in six different areas, including investment, tourism,
people
and culture.
By The Editor, September 28, 2005
Quarterly Report
Here is our quarterly snapshot of the economy.
By The Editor, June 29, 2005
2005 Environmental Sustainability
Index
The Environmental Sustainability Index (http://www.ciesin.columbia.edu/indicators/ESI/),
in it's 5th year of publication by the Yale Center for Environmental Law & Policy,
benchmarks the ability of each country's ability to protect the environment within
a period of a few decades.
By The Editor, March 30, 2005
2004 Index of Economic Freedom
The Index of Economic Freedom is published annually by The
Heritage Foundation, a Washington thinktank and The
Wall Street Journal, a leading international business daily.
By The Editor, December 28, 2004
Economic Overview
To mark the end of the year, the Galt Global Review is featuring the
current economic overviews in the US, Canada, Australia and the UK,
with predictions by leading analysts for what we can expect in 2005.
By Faye Mallett, December 28, 2004
Global Literacy Statistics
Literacy defines more than reading and writing; it is about
having the necessary skills to communicate effectively
within society.
By The Editor, November 23, 2004
Export Summary
Manufacturing is a vital part of our economies.
By The Editor, September 28, 2004 Quarterly Report
August 2004
Here is our fifth quarterly snapshot of the economy.
By The Editor, August 25, 2004
Riding the Waves: Survey Highlights
New technology, globalisation and the rising power of international brands are
changing the way we work and fuelling the competition for talent. This competition
is said to be especially acute in the search for IT skills and for managers
with cross-cultural experience.
By The Editor, July 28, 2004
The face of the web
Back in January 2004, I noted that many of the previously lagging
industrialized nations have in fact being laying the groundwork required
to keep up-to-speed.
Well this month, I am presenting is a slightly different look at how
things are progressing.
By Esme Friesen, May 27, 2004
Quarterly Report
March 2004
Here is our fourth quarterly snapshot of the economy.
By The Editor, March 31, 2004
AUSFTA: A big deal
After months of development, Trade Minister Mark Vaile has agreed on the text
for the Australia-United States Free Trade Agreement (AUSFTA) with his US counterpart,
Trade Representative Bob Zoellick. This agreement represents a landmark in
improving Australia's trade relationship with the world's most dynamic and
richest economy
that represents
a third of the world's GDP and the world's largest merchandise and services
exporter and importer.
By Esme Friesen, February 25, 2004
The face of the Web
Back in October 2002, I noted that many developed countries still had “a
lot of building to do on their information highways”. Well some, it seems,
have been busy building their “on-ramps”.
By Esme Friesen, January 20, 2004
Coming
in to 2004: An economic overview
Despite all the talk of corporate downsizing, possible recession and the economics
of terrorism and war, a closer look at the state of our economy has shown that
we are better off than some might have us think.
By Esme Friesen, December 31, 2003
Spam Filters
Forge Marketing recently partnered with Ipsos-Reid to find out more
about Canadians attitudes toward email marketing. The survey revealed
that 41 per cent of Canadians
have installed spam filters to help fortify them against a deluge of unsolicited
email. Now spam filters are causing a ripple in the email marketing industry.
By Carrie Harrison, October 28, 2003
The world according to the CIA
Well, we can’t really begin to describe how an organization such as the
CIA views the world – philosophically – but here are some snippits
from their most recent World Factbook.
By The Editor, October 1, 2003
Quality of Life: Is the US the best place to live?
Standard economic measures such as gross domestic product per capita
and median family income were not designed to gauge the material
quality of life. They
don’t, for instance, take into account inequality of income or damage
to the environment. To get a better sense of how people experience everyday
life, scholars have devised more sophisticated indices. One of the best examples
comes from Lars Osberg of Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia and Andrew
Sharpe of the Centre for the Study of Living Standards in Ottawa.
By Rodger Doyle, September 16, 2003
Quarterly
Report July 2003
Here is our second quarterly snapshot of the economy.
By The Editor, July 31, 2003
Straight
Flush...
Toilets use more water than any other bathroom fixture.
In fact, flushing a normal single flush toilet can use up to 4 gallons
(16 litres) of water per flush. New, more water efficient toilets generally
use 0.8 gallons (only 3 litres each flush). Assume the average western
12 year old urinates 5 times a day, and the average western 9 year old
goes 8 times a day - and they flush each
time. Assume also that the majority of these children live in buildings
with older standard flush toilets that use 4 gallons of water per flush.
Then the average American, Canadian or Australian home with two children consumes
approximately 52 gallons (197 litres) a day of clean water just to flush trace
amounts of kiddie pee. (13 flushes at 4 gallons = 52 gallons or 197 litres)
By Peter Meingast, July 22, 2003
"Houston.
We have a problem."
First the facts ma’am: just the facts.
1. The human body is mostly water.
2. Humans cannot live without water.
3. Lake Chad - in 1962 this was the fourth largest lake in Africa. It has shrunk
95%. 20 million people rely on its water.
By Peter Meingast, June 17, 2003
Defining
Poverty: Official poverty statistics may be misleading
The poverty threshold—the level of income that separates the poor from
the non-poor—was the brainchild of economist Mollie Orshanksy of the Social
Security Administration, who developed it in the early 1960s. Orshanksy did not
have the data needed to fashion a completely satisfactory formula, and as a result,
it had certain built-in inequities, such as a growing underestimate of the cost
of non-food items.
By Rodger Doyle, May 27, 2003
Quarterly Report April 2003
We offer this Facts & Stats special feature as the first of an ongoing series
to be presented four times per year. It is our hope that presenting the facts
without editorial comment will be an informative step forward for our readership.
By The Editor, April 29, 2003
Susceptibility, Virility or Opportunity?
Has the intelligence and number of computer viruses grown, has our AV
prevention measures declined, or can the sharp increase in numbers simply
be attributed to the rise of global Internet use?
By Esme Friesen, February 25, 2003
Seven Predictions for 2003
"Making predictions is dangerous, particularly ones about the future."
-Yogi Berra
When you're talking about the future of the Internet - particularly in
this environment of economic uncertainty - making predictions can put
you on really thin ice. The celebrated and oft-quoted economist, John
Kenneth Galbraith, once quipped, "The only purpose of economic forecasting
is to make astrology look respectable."
By Geoff Ramsey, January 21, 2003
What Younger Canadians Want As Gifts This Holiday
Season for the World and Themselves
World Peace (36%) tops Global Wish List.
Spending time with friends and family (14%) and personal happiness (14%)
tops Emotional Wish List.
And a new car (19%) tops Material Gift Wish List.
By Ipsos Reid, December 2002
Seven modern-day wonders
of the world
And now for something completely different - a year-end article that focuses
on progress and opportunity instead of the problems of terrorism, war,
disease, recession and environmental degradation. Lost in the year-end
teeth-gnashing and hand-wringing about the difficulties of [2002] was
a whole bunch of genuinely good news.
By David Boyd, November 2002
Kyoto Facts &
Stats Feature: Bringing it home.
The discussions on greenhouse gas emissions can seem pretty abstract.
After all, most of us are not scientists or government officials. Our
sense of actual influence in the decision making process that guides
the
future of our society and our economy is often obscured by the fact that
we really only get to participate during election time. So, how can we
create change?
By Esme Friesen, October 2002
Kyoto
Facts & Stats Feature: Greenhouse Gas Emissions
With all the discussions on the Kyoto Protocol, it's easy to lose sight
of some of the basic facts. How much GHG emissions are too much? What
is my country's contribution? Is it worth the costs to the economy - to
the environment? What are other nations doing to implement alternative
energy measures? Is there support from any of the world's major corporations?
By Esme Friesen, October 2002
The
face of the Web
As internet use becomes more integral to business' world wide, recent
statistics show some countries have a lot of building to do on their information
highways.
By Esme Friesen, October 2002
Are Pharmaceutical Drug Prices
Justified by Research and Development?
In only 5 out of 12 countries surveyed did a majority agree that current
drug prices are justified by the cost of research and development. On
the positive side, in all 12 countries majorities agree that the benefits
of pharmaceutical drugs in treating illness far outweigh the risk of side
effects.
By Ipsos Reid
The Working World
The following tables compare the working populations in Australia,
Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Satisfied Workers
Ipsos-Reid global poll finds major differences in employee satisfaction
around the world
Special
Global inequalities in literacy
Global inequalities, highlighted in recent literacy figures from the UNESCO
Institute for Statistics, have revealed that women in the world's least
developed countries still have not benefited from the fundamental human
right to education.
Statistical information about our world
World Oil Reserves
World
Literacy Figures
Who's using the Internet?
International Gasoline
Prices
World Export Figures
CEO Salaries
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