Ernst & Young Monthly News February 2009
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DAVOS, 28 January 2009 – Ernst & Young today released a report during the World Economic Forum that highlights the significant
and proven contributions women make toward business and economic growth. The report, Groundbreakers: Using the
strength of women to rebuild the global economy, builds a powerful case for the advancement of women around the
world as an overlooked and untapped way to meet the challenges of our global economy.
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ZURICH/LONDON, 26 JANUARY 2009 – Business is increasing its focus on a wide variety of risks as global economic conditions
worsen in the aftermath of the credit crunch, according to the 2009 Ernst & Young Business Risk Report. The annual top-ten ranking,
published by leading global professional services organization Ernst & Young in conjunction with strategy consultancy Oxford
Analytica, reveals that companies around the world are realizing the importance of a thorough and robust risk management
effort across related risk areas.
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ZURICH/LONDON, JANUARY 23, 2009 – A new study of the world’s largest consumer products companies reveals that better
management of working capital could release between US$15 billion and US$29 billion, roughly equal to 16% of the their net debt.
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Source: MZ January 16, 2009
Author: Christoph Bopp
“Talk im Trafo” event – If my personality is not my brain, then what is it?
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Source: “Sonntag” | no. 3 | January 18, 2009
Authors: Felix Straumann, Christoph Bopp
What turns some people into criminals, helps others with their careers, says neurologist Gerhard Roth.