After six consecutive quarters of decline, GDP in the Eurozone increased by 0.3% in Q2 2013. Economic activity is projected to expand further over the forecast horizon (+0.1% in Q3, +0.3% in Q4 2013 and +0.4% in Q1 2014) mainly on the back ...
Last week saw U.S. stock indexes climb to near record highs and the U.S. dollar fell to its largest decline in 5 weeks following the release of minutes from the Federal Reserve along with comments from Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke that ...
While industrial performance has stabilised, industry's share in Europe's GDP has declined from 15.5% of GDP one year ago to 15.1% in summer 2013. The two industrial Competitiveness reports published today by the European Commission ...
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ICE Cotton posted solid gains on the back of strong physical demand this week, with Z3 gaining over 200 pts to close at 86.69. The selling out of Australian cotton has shifted buyers towards the US, however due to the late crop and smaller ...
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Roland Berger Strategy Consultants has analyzed the role of banks in the internationalization of European small and medium enterprises in its new study: "What role can banks play in the internationalization process of European SMEs?". ...
At the Global Economic Symposium (GES) in Kiel, the panelists discussing the future of central banking warned of the next bubble and the consequent next crisis. "The lax monetary policy of the central banks over the last few years was ...
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In September 2013 economic expectations for Central and Eastern Europe including Turkey (CEE) remained almost unchanged. The ZEW-Erste Group Bank Economic Sentiment Indicator for the CEE region has increased by 2.4 points and now stands at ...
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ICE Cotton futures traded unchanged on last week, with the main Z3 contract settling at 84.52 c/lbs. Physical supplies for delivery to mills through 2013 year-end are looking increasingly tight, as spot supplies of Australian, West African ...
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SHABEER Jhetam is a passionate advocate of recycling. The CEO of The Glass Recycling Company talks to Margaret Harris about reducing our carbon footprint and creating jobs What does your job involve? Take me through your typical work day, ...
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The Euro area's recession came to an end. In the second quarter of 2013 GDP increased by 1.1 percent. For the next months we expect a gradual improvement of economic conditions. Our forecast is based on a continued upturn of business and ...
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Will 2013 be the year the economy finally gets over the blues and gets in gear? At the moment, I'm watching business experts debate that point in my hotel room at CNBC. Many of the commentators believe the economy continues to just stumble ...
Import volume at the nation’s major retail container ports is expected to grow 5.1 percent in September over the same month last year as retailers head into the holiday season, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report ...
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Economic experts are calling 2010 – 2020 the Low Growth Decade. Chronically high unemployment in the United States, slowing growth in a number of other countries, an aging infrastructure and a lack of business confidence are holding ...
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In July and August 2013, Spanish apparel retailers offered discount to customers and it resulted in sales rising by 1.5 percent year-on-year during the two-month period, according to estimates from the Trade Business Association of Textile ...
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The overall Technical Consumer Goods (TCG) market in Western Europe achieved a sales volume of €44.3 billion in Q2 2013. This corresponds to a decrease of 3.8%. In the first half of the year sales volume amounted to €92.5 billion, ...
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