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...economy. Throw in frozen credit markets, high inflation, soaring unemployment and a new tax to pay for the financial crisis bailout, and it's little wonder Ireland's workers are again pondering a move abroad. Dublin's Economic and Social Research Institute, a think tank, forecasts a net migratory outflow of 30,000 in 2009, the highest rate for 20 years. The stalled economy, McLarnon says, has "created a sense of urgency...
...exchange rates are also making it cheaper for Indian corporations to snap up overseas firms. This fiscal year, India's total spending on overseas acquisitions and companies (foreign direct investment outflows) could pass $30 billion, according to a study by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry and Ernst & Young. That would more than double what corporate India spent abroad in the 2006-07 fiscal year, and would reflect a net outflow of FDI for 2007. And the most high-profile deal may be yet to come: Indian car firms Tata Motors and Mahindra & Mahindra...
...same thing as in Little Rock,” Renaud said. “Opinions on the topic of race and segregation will vary depending on who you talk to. We talked to multitudes of people.” Senior Admissions Officer David L. Evans advocated increasing the outflow of historical information to younger generations of African American students. “Even a majority of the most advanced history courses in high school leave off at World War II,” Evans said. “We simply must bring them the stories they never get nowadays...
...people. ING Direct has more than 5 million account holders, with 100,000 to 150,000 more signing up each month. "Before it was a curiosity, but now banks look at the outflow of accounts to ING Direct, and they're reacting," says Alenka Grealish, managing director of the banking group at consultancy Celent. Citibank, HSBC, Capital One, E-Trade and Emigrant Bank are among those offering no-fee, no-minimum-balance Web-only accounts with well-above-average interest rates. Many even offer rates higher than ING Direct's. Kuhlmann's response: "Knock yourself out." So far, new-account...
Some French commentators, including the best-selling author Nicolas Baverez, view the outflow of talent as the latest manifestation of French decline. Others are more upbeat - the french conquest of the world blazed the headline of one article on the issue in the right-wing daily Le Figaro - and the official government line is that this exodus is a welcome sign that young French people are keen to broaden their horizons. At the same time, the government has been putting in place several programs designed to encourage émigrés to return, including offering cash incentives to talented scientists...