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'Global Economic Growth in Next 2 Years to Remain Muted'

Aug 19, 2015

Global economic growth will be muted over the next two years, Moody's Investors Service has said in a quarterly report. According to the report titled “Global Macro Outlook 2015-16: Risks to muted global growth from Chinese asset ...

Tags: economy development, global economy

UK Retail Sales See 2.2 Per Cent Lift as Consumer Confidence Finds Way to The Till, Says BRC

Aug 12, 2015

Spurred by the summer weather and fixed interest rates, the group is hopeful consumer confidence will 'ride high into August'. Total UK retail sales have seen a 2.2 per cent lift on a like for like basis from July 2014, as improved ...

Tags: Non-Food products, consumer confidence

Indonesia and UK to Improve Economic Ties Between The Two Nations

Jul 30, 2015

Indonesian President Joko Widodo and the visiting British Prime Minister David Cameron have expressed their commitment to improve economic ties between the two nations. Addressing a joint press conference in Jakarta, Cameron said, ...

Tags: Economic Ties, engineering, energy

Global Consumer Confidence Stayed Relatively Consistent for More Than a Year

Jul 30, 2015

Global Consumer Confidence stayed relatively consistent for more than a year, declining one index point in the second quarter to a score of 96, according to global performance management company Nielsen's Consumer Confidence Index Report. ...

Tags: Consumer Confidence, economy

Greece Was Living Beyond Its Means Even Before It Joined The Euro

Jul 9, 2015

Greece was living beyond its means even before it joined the euro. After it adopted the single currency, public spending soared.When the global financial downturn hit - and Greece's hidden borrowings came to light - the country was ...

Tags: Greece, Greece debt crisis, Grexit

Exports of The Turkish Textile and Apparel Sector to Greece Went up 9.1 Per Cent in 2014

Jul 6, 2015

After the exports of the Turkish textile and apparel sector to Greece went up 9.1 per cent to $116 million in 2014, the first five months of 2015 concluded with a 19 per cent decline, according to Istanbul Textile and Apparel Exporters ...

Tags: Greek Debt Crisis, Textile Industry

Index Has Increased Six Points to 7 in June

Jul 1, 2015

GfK’s UK Consumer Confidence Index has increased six points to 7 in June. All of the five measures used to calculate the Index saw increases this month. Joe Staton, head of Market Dynamics at GfK, says: “We’re seeing a ...

Tags: UK Consumer Confidence Index, Furniture

USDA Has Projected The Global 2015/16 Cotton Production to Decline 6%

Jun 19, 2015

In its latest report, USDA has projected the global 2015/16 cotton production to decline 6 per cent from the previous season to 111.3 million bales. “Lower crops are forecast for most major cotton-producing countries in 2015/16, ...

Tags: Cotton Output, cotton production

Air Freight Volumes Were up 3.3% in April

Jun 17, 2015

The IATA reports that air freight volumes were up 3.3% in April compared to a year ago, which was below the 4.3% expansion seen so far this year. The April result provides a clearer reading of air freight market performance, after holiday ...

Tags: Air Freight Rebound, global economy

M&A Activity Boosted The European Packaging Industry During a Difficult Time

Jun 8, 2015

The study shows that M&A activity has slightly boosted the European packaging industry during a difficult time, with key deals having been completed in the UK. The study, 'Investment Analysis of the European Packaging Industry', also ...

Tags: Packaging, Printing, European Packaging

World Cotton Imports May Recover Modestly, Increasing 2% in The 2015/16 Season

Jun 5, 2015

In the 2015/16 season, world cotton imports may recover modestly, increasing 2 per cent to 7.7 million tons with imports outside of China rising by 3 per cent to 6.1 million tons. In 2011/12, Chinese imports more than doubled from the ...

Tags: Cotton, Textile

Reduce Food Waste Through Innovative Packaging Solutions

Jun 4, 2015

According to a recent report one third of all food produced in the world ends up as waste, costing consumers globally more than £259bn per year. In addition, around 200,000 tonnes of the 15 million tonnes of food thrown away in the UK ...

Tags: Packaging

Linpac Customers Ranked The Customer Service Department Above UK Average, Scoring 83.1%

May 8, 2015

The Institute of Customer Service (ICS) Survey provides a unique picture of the state of customer satisfaction in the UK, by collating than 40,000 survey responses from 9,500 individual customers from across the country. Linpac customers ...

Tags: customer satisfaction

Annual Rate of Global Inflation up to 2.7%

May 6, 2015

The annual rate of inflation across the Group of 20 largest economies increased for the second straight month in March. Economists had forecast a smaller rise in the consumer price index (CPI) to 2.6%. Annual inflation has been running ...

Tags: Global Inflation, consumer price index

Excess Cotton Stocks Held Outside China Likely to Keep International Cotton Prices Down

May 5, 2015

According to the International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC), excess cotton stocks held outside China are likely to keep international cotton prices down in 2015-16. Stocks outside China are projected to surge 26 per cent to 9.4 ...

Tags: Cotton Price, Textile