In September this year, seasonally-adjusted industrial production decreased by 0.5 percent in the euro area and by 0.2 percent in the EU-28 as compared with August, while industrial production in August had increased by one percent and 0.6 ...
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Luxembourg-headquartered global stainless steel producer Aperam SA, which was spun off by ArcelorMittal and separately listed in 2011, has announced its financial results for the third quarter and the first nine months of 2013. In the ...
Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities, reported that in September this year the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in the European Union member states (EU-28) was 11 percent, stable compared to August. The ...
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Zurich-based life and pension insurer Swiss Life has selected Aetna (AET), a global health care services company, to deliver international health care benefits and services for expatriates out of Singapore to its roster of multinational ...
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Internet access in the EU28 is widespread and today people use the internet for a wide range of activities, among others to order goods and services online. In the EU28 in 2012, 75% of individuals aged 16 to 74 had used the internet in the ...
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In 2012, forests and other wooded land occupied around 40% of the total area of the EU, cropland a quarter and grassland a further fifth, while artificial areas, such as buildings, road and rail networks accounted for 5%. These data are ...
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In August this year, Turkey's total hot rolled coil (HRC) exports increased by 73.48 percent year on year to 54,616 metric tons, while decreasing by 42 percent compared to the previous month, according to the data provided by the Turkish ...
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Apple has announced the iPad Air featuring a 9.7-inch Retina display. Weighed one pound, iPad Air is 20% thinner and 28% lighter than the fourth-generation iPad, and with a narrower bezel the borders of iPad Air are thinner. Apple has ...
Luxembourg-based global steelmaker ArcelorMittal has announced that it is investing €92 million in a complete revamp of the blast furnace No. 2 at its Dunkirk plant in France. The Dunkirk plant's slab output capacity will remain at 7 ...
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House prices, as measured by the House Price Index (HPI), fell by 2.2% in the euro area and by 1.3% in the EU in the second quarter of 2013 compared with the same quarter of the previous year, according to data published by Eurostat, the ...
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Reportedly, Taiwan's stainless steel producer Yieh United Steel Corp (Yusco) mulls to buy Outokumpu's subsidiary stainless steel plant Acciai Speciali Terni (AST) in Terni, Italy, attempting to expand its global layout. AST was put up for ...
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Goodyear is one of the world's largest tyre companies. It employs approximately 69,000 people and manufactures its products in more than 57 facilities in 23 countries around the world. Its two Innovation Centres in Akron, Ohio and ...
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The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), the political risk insurance arm of the World Bank Group, is insuring a cashmere scouring and disinfection facility in Heart province of Afghanistan. The MIGA-supported project will ...
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The euro area (EA17) seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate was 12.1% in July 2013, stable compared with June. The EU unemployment rate was 11.0%, also stable compared with June. In both zones, rates have risen compared with July 2012, when ...
On August 30, Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities, announced that in July this year the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in the European Union member states (EU-28) was 11 percent, stable compared to June ...
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