Flash and Facts

17 December 2013

Drugs out of Stock

Hospitals and pharmacies in many countries around the world report increasing difficulties, including interruptions, in the supply of medications. How do we explain this worrying phenomenon ? And ...

1996

17 December 2013

Low Cost Airlines will have to Evolve

Low cost airlines continue to expand worldwide. And the future of conventional airlines will partly depend on the development of their subsidaries in charge of the low cost transport. According to ...

1994

28 November 2013

Once the Prices become Prohibitive

In the last century the prices of commodities had been cut by half. But, on the contrary, in this first decade of the new century prices increased more than two times! Resource prices during most of ...

1954

28 November 2013

Retirees: Think Before You Leap

Many people plan to change their lives after retirement. Most of them are not looking for adventure but want to change their ways of life in a pleasant and secure environment. Many reports (Mercer, ...

2010

7 November 2013

The Slow Death of the Postman

Will the delivery of mail soon be a thing of the past? Many postal services across the world are considering cutting delivery from 6 days a week to 5 or even 3 in order to lower costs as people ...

2016

7 November 2013

A Swiftly Warming Planet

Climate change has become a tangible reality. " As a time when governments throughout the world are struggling to boost growth, increase access to energy, and improve food security, it is ...

2022

17 October 2013

Lost or Wasted !

Roughly one third of the food produced in the world for human consumption every year gets lost or wasted - Report Food and Agriculture Organization -FAO- (UN). This represents annually approximately ...

1980

17 October 2013

Criminal Networks enjoy Sports

Sport is a multi-billion dollar business which attracts more and more criminal organizations. Corruption, match-fixing and doping represent the dark side of sports. Europol revealed a few month ago ...

2036

27 September 2013

Germany and India face a similar problem

Massive investments in infrastructure are required. And this does not concern only India. Surprisingly Germany is also affected by a lack of investment in this strategic sector. But let us begin ...

1977