Another function is that of intelligence gathering, where ambassadors collect information about the host state, its conditions, developments and policies, and report them directly to the home government. This is important in providing the home government with information and advice for the formulation of policies towards that host country. ... Now, the need is to gather a variety of information, including from economic and cultural sources and rather than just political ones. ... Improved technology and communication, and the presence of an international media are challenging the funct...

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At the time this Report is being released, the world economy continues to emerge slowly from the most serious economic crisis of the post–World War II period-one that has deeply transformed the global economy and highlighted the increasingly important role that emerging markets and developing economies play in the global economy. As advanced economies are searching for ways to speed up their economic engines, emerging and developing countries have been important drivers of the global economic recovery. As a result, the nature of the relationship between advanced economies and emerging on...

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Starting with the 21th century, companies are experiencing major changes due to fast development of technology and knowledge, globalization and the e-commerce. ... Altogether, the study uses information from all over the world, mostly Europe to explore the affirmation stating that training and development is always supported by employers worldwide and always a positive matter for the employees. The data analyzed has a geographic limitation, most of the information covering Europe, as very few details could be found on other continents. ...

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