FACTOID # 140: In Switzerland, the average person has to work for 102 minutes to buy a kilogram of beef - one of the longest times in the developed world. On the other hand, they only have work 14 hours to buy a refrigerator for it.
 
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Encyclopedia > Economist Intelligence Unit

This entity, also known as EIU is part of The Economist Group. It is a research and advisory company providing country, industry and management analysis worldwide and incorporates the former Business International Corporation, a US company acquired by the parent organization in 1986. It is particularly well known for its country profiles and industry reports. In 2005, another entity, Economist Conferences, was merged with EIU. The Economist Group delivers a series of publications and services under The Economist brand, such as The Economist (called a newspaper for historical reasons, but to all appearances a weekly news magazine), Economist. ... Business International Corporation (BI) was a publishing and advisory firm dedicated to assisting American companies in the operations abroad. ...


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Economist Intelligence Unit - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (109 words)
This entity, also known as EIU is part of The Economist Group.
It is a research and advisory company providing country, industry and management analysis worldwide and incorporates the former Business International Corporation, a US company acquired by the parent organization in 1986.
In 2005, another entity, Economist Conferences, was merged with EIU.
Press release - EIU Online Store (1611 words)
A new survey by the Economist Intelligence Unit assessing the "liveability" of 127 cities worldwide has found Vancouver to be the most attractive destination.
The Economist Intelligence Unit's liveability ranking is an expansion on the methodology of previous "Hardship" surveys that have been published.
The Economist Intelligence Unit, the business information arm of The Economist Group, publisher of The Economist, is the world's leading provider of country intelligence, with over 500,000 customers in corporations, banks, universities and government institutions.
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