Tourism is a major industry in some countries. The industry generates billions of dollars in revenues and offer job opportunities for millions of workers. Some countries such as those in the Caribbean such as the Dominican Republic excel in building the infrastructure needed to promote a vibrant hospitality sector while others do not do well. …
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The Top 10 Nuclear Energy Countries in the World based on capacity in 2015 are shown below: Click to enlarge Source: GCC–East Asia Relations in the Fields of Nuclear and Renewable Energy: Opportunities and Barriers, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies The US is the number one country in terms of nuclear energy capacity. However nuclear energy accounts for only 8% …
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Unemployment benefits paid out to unemployed workers vary across OECD countries. Generally countries with socialist form of governments pay generous benefits to the unemployed in order to ensure they do not become destitute and are able to maintain their standard of living. However in order to be afford to liberal benefits these countries tax their …
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The US spends the most on private health insurance of the total current health expenditures next only to South Africa. Compared to the OECD average rate of 6.3% the USA’s private health insurance rate is 35% – nearly six times more than the average. This is because unlike other countries such as France or Germany or …
Emerging equity markets have outperformed developed markets so far this year. Major emerging markets such as Brazil, Russia, India, etc. are up by double digit percentage points. China is a laggard with the Shanghai Composite down by 13% as of Sept 9th. Despite the strong returns year-to-date emerging markets are still attractive on a valuation basis …
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