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Amid the worst current financial crisis since the 1930s, some government leaders have pledged to protect savers’ deposits and others are considering this option. Already most OECD countries have explicit deposit insurance schemes for savings up to certain limits. In a number of countries these have now been raised temporarily. Until the latest statements suggesting unlimited guarantees in some countries, legal coverage was highest in Norway, France, Italy and Mexico (see graph). Click here for full story.(83 words)
postCount('2747');More . . . The financial crisis and its aftermathAngel GurríaWe welcome and support the adoption of the systemic rescue plan announced by the US government on 19-20 September, which will contribute to re-establish the normal operation of financial markets and preserve employment and economic activity.The plan seeks to provide the US treasury with authority to issue up to US$700 billion of treasury securities to finance the purchase of troubled mortgage-related assets from financial institutions that operate in the US. Announcement of the plan has already triggered a partial return to normality in US and world financial markets.Such a recovery should continue as the plan’s operational, fiscal, and legal details are worked out in ongoing negotiations between the US government and congress and are enacted as federal law. Read the full statement...(123 words)
©David RooneySecurity and the InternetA few years ago, certain users of Microsoft Windows found that their personal files had been translated into gibberish. In the panic to locate the programme that would decode the file, this message appeared:(1025 words)
©David RooneyOnline identity theftBrigitte AcocaWould you shop in a store if you knew the credit card machine at the till was likely to send your bank details to an organised gang somewhere abroad? Such incidents happen every day in the physical world. In fact, credit card fraud from all kinds of real world transactions is a major global crime, and whole government websites are dedicated to fighting it.(1275 words)
©David RooneyWidening broadband's reachMany broadband users may find the wind has gone out of their sails, especially if they live in rural areas. What are the solutions?(1435 words)
©David RooneyThe next several billionSam PaltridgeOnly a fifth of the world’s population currently has access to the Internet. That figure should be increased.(1800 words)
©AFP/hemis.fr/Frank GuiziouAn e-world apartStephan-Noël looks anxiously about the hut at the computer terminals. Through the walls of thatch drifts the faint, pervasive scent of vanilla. A girl saunters in, her face painted with the saffron used by Malagasy women both as make-up and protection against the sun. Stephan-Noël exchanges a few words with her, but his mind is on the eventuality of a connection break.(834 words)
©David RooneyBroadband wind risesThe number of broadband subscribers in the OECD rose to 235 million by December 2007, up 18% from 200 million subscribers in December 2006.This growth increased broadband penetration rates to 20 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, up from 16.9 in December 2006.(278 words)
©Charles Platiau/ReutersEconomic instruments in the fight against climate changeChristine Lagarde, Minister of Economy, Industry and Employment, France, and Chair of the 2008 OECD Ministerial Council Meeting2008 will be a decisive year in the battle against climate change. Hopefully, it will see us forge an international consensus so an agreement can be reached in Copenhagen in 2009 that will allow us to build on the Kyoto Protocol.(1057 words)
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