World news about “Economic growth” published by euronews.
Paying the price for Germany’s economic miracle Growth heading up – unemployment and the deficit going down – 2011 was a miracle year for Germany amid the crisis in Europe. But not everybody there has… 02/02/2012
Bernanke’s finger on the trigger As German Chancellor Angela Merkel said in the World Economic Forum in Davos, it is not only the eurozone that is in trouble, other regions have their share… 27/01/2012
US Q4 growth disappoints, problems seen ahead The US economy expanded at its fastest pace in one and a half years in the fourth quarter of 2011. It was up by 2.8 percent from the same period a year… 27/01/2012
EasyJet sales jump bucks industry trend EasyJet, Europe’s second largest budget airline, says its quarterly revenue jumped thanks to things like more business travellers flying with it. Revenues… 26/01/2012
Apple shares soar on profit jump Apple has returned to form and added more lustre to its high tech-crown with quarterly profit that almost doubled. In the run up to Christmas it sold over… 25/01/2012
IMF warns Europe is global recession risk As it cut its outlook for global growth, the International Monetary Fund warned that the eurozone debt crisis is escalating and dragging down the world… 24/01/2012
China’s economic growth weakens Growth in the world’s second biggest economy, China, slowed to its weakest pace for two and a half years at the end of 2011. In the fourth quarter, China’s… 17/01/2012
Monti calls on EU to do more to boost growth European leaders must do more to boost growth, according to Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti. He said that once new budget rules are in place on fiscal… 12/01/2012
After austerity, Italy’s Monti looks to growth Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti has said that Europe cannot rely on austerity to fix its economic problems. The former European Commissioner told… 12/01/2012
Eurozone bond auctions kick off Germany easily sold just over four billion euros of 10-year government bonds in its first auction of the year on Wednesday. Along with the pick-up in demand… 04/01/2012
‘God help us’ say Japanese businesses Japanese business leaders have been making their tradition annual new year visit to pray at a shrine in Tokyo which is considered to be lucky for… 04/01/2012
German unemployment down more than expected Germany continues to buck the European trend for unemployment. In contrast to alarming levels of joblessness in many European states, the region’s largest… 03/01/2012
Champagne corks still popping despite crisis French champagne sales managed to weather the economic crisis in 2011 according to the champagne trade association — the Comite Interprofessionnel des Vins de… 03/01/2012
Turkey talks about national brand car The Turkish car market is set to end 2011 as the fifth biggest in Europe, overtaking Spain, with sales of 900,000 vehicles. A total of 1.2 million cars… 29/12/2011
Brazil overtakes UK in economic league table Brazil has topped the United Kingdom in the World Economic League Table. The British based Centre for Economics and Business Research – the CEBR – said Rio is… 27/12/2011
Arms export ban lifted by Japan Japan has lifted its self-imposed ban on exporting arms. The decision, announced by Chief Cabinet Secretary Osamu Fujimura comes amid growing concern on… 27/12/2011
French growth revised down The French economy – the eurozone’s second largest grew at a weaker pace than previously estimated in the third quarter as companies cut spending. Output… 23/12/2011
Gloomy figures on Italian growth Italy’s economy contracted in the third quarter, sparking fears that the country might have gone into its fifth recession since 2001. GDP fell 0.2 per cent… 21/12/2011
Eurozone new car sales fall New car sales in the eurozone dropped 3.3 percent in November compared with the same month last year. They were up 1.9 percent in November from October… 16/12/2011
France enters recession France is in recession according to the official INSEE statistics agency but it said that it will be short and shallow. INSEE sees the economy contracting… 16/12/2011
Fed leaves policy unchanged, flags up risks The Federal Reserve has held off from fresh stimulus measures for the US economy at its final policy-setting meeting of the year, but warned turbulence in the… 13/12/2011
Swiss cut growth forecast Switzerland has cut its growth forecast for next year due to the worsening European economic situation. It sees economic growth of 0.5 percent. The previous… 13/12/2011
Russia told to clean up its act by OECD Russia is being warned that the country’s future economic growth is likely to be hampered by a poor business environment, a lack of investment in innovation… 12/12/2011
Portugal’s recession deepens Portugal’s economy is in an even worse state than was previously thought. The latest revised statistics show GDP shrank by 0.6 percent between July and… 09/12/2011
Surprise jobless rate boost for Germany Unemployment is down slightly in Germany, bringing a small measure of good news for the country amid the unrelenting euro crisis gloom. The rate for… 30/11/2011
OECD: Time is running out for eurozone crisis One of the world’s most influential groups of economic experts – the OECD – has said the eurozone crisis has become the biggest threat to the global economy… 28/11/2011
Chinese slowdown sends shiver through markets Factory output in China has dropped to its lowest level in nearly three years, with signs that although export orders continue to grow, domestic weaknesses… 23/11/2011
US GDP figures knock markets backUS GDP growth for the third quarter has been revised slightly down to 2 percent, shaving half a percent off forecasts, but with inventories dropping for the… 22/11/2011
Little Q3 growth in euro zone The euro zone economy barely grew in the third quarter of this year with GDP expanding by just 0.2 percent from the previous three month period. That was… 15/11/2011
Japan exits recession Japan’s economy has rebounded. It expanding by 1.5 percent in the third quarter and six percent year on year. It is recovering from a recession triggered… 14/11/2011
Spanish economy stagnates Spain’s economy stopped growing in the third quarter. The latest government figures show no increase in gross domestic product from the previous quarter and… 11/11/2011
DR Congo: harvesting on the ruins of war For over a decade, the Democratic Republic of Congo had been ravaged by what many refer to as Africa’s first world war. The fighting was concentrated in the… 03/11/2011
Federal Reserve lowers US growth forecast The US central bank has slashed its forecast for economic growth there, raised its projections for unemployment, and suggested Europe’s debt crisis poses big… 02/11/2011
Q3 growth doesn’t dispel UK recession fears Britain appears to be teetering on the brink of recession, despite stronger-than-expected GDP growth in the third quarter. It was up 0.5 percent from the… 01/11/2011
Population’s uneven boom challenges Danica May is one of several babies around the world symbolically designated the seven-billionth person on earth by the UN. She was born just before midnight… 31/10/2011
Strong yen makes Tokyo intervention more likely Japan’s finance minister Jun Azumi has flagged up a possible currency intervention by the government as the yen hit a record high against the dollar. He said… 24/10/2011
Trichet’s final curtain Jean-Claude Trichet was the captain at the helm of the European Central Bank for eight years. At 69, he now hands over to somebody else. During much of his… 21/10/2011
EU’s Barroso unveils 50 billion euro growth plan The European Commission on Wednesday unveiled plans to spend 50 billion euros on improving Europe’s transport, energy and internet networks. Commission… 19/10/2011
Chinese growth slows China’s economic expansion slowed in the third quarter to its weakest pace in more than two years as it feels the knock-on effect of the euro zone’s debt… 18/10/2011
IMF warns Asia over euro crisis The International Monetary Fund says the euro zone debt crisis and slowdown in the US pose severe risks to Asia. In its latest Asia-Pacific outlook the … 13/10/2011
Carrefour warns on profit – again Carrefour has issued its fourth profit warning in as many months as cash-strapped shoppers spend less. Europe’s biggest retailer said it expects operating… 13/10/2011
IMF’s European growth warning The International Monetary Fund forecasts slowing growth in Europe in 2012, against a background of weaker global activity, notably in the world’s most… 04/10/2011
Airbus raises plane demand prediction The latest forecast from Airbus is for 27,800 new aircraft in the skies in next 20 years as air travel grows. The European planemaker believes the trend… 19/09/2011
The Palestinian economy’s bottled-up potential Ramallah’s construction industry is booming, and is seen as a symbol of economic growth in the West Bank. The IMF and World bank praise the performance of… 09/09/2011
HSBC details Hong Kong cuts HSBC says it will lay off 3,000 people in Hong Kong over the next three years as part of its aggressive cost-cutting plan in five places – Hong Kong, the… 08/09/2011
OECD warns of worsening growth outlook The latest forecast for global growth from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development is much more downbeat than its May prediction. The… 08/09/2011
German slowdown threatens budget plans Germany’s Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble has called for a Europe-wide reduction in government spending as he presented next year’s draft budget in… 06/09/2011
Euro zone GDP weak in second quarter The euro zone economy grew marginally in the second quarter, but household consumption fell for the first time in nearly two years, according to the latest… 06/09/2011
Carrefour cuts profit expectations again A big profit warning from Carrefour – the fifth profit so far this year from the French group. Europe’s largest retailer said its profits this year will slump… 31/08/2011
India’s economic growth slows India’s economy expanded by 7.7 percent between April and June,compared with the same period a year earlier, the weakest pace in 18 months. However that… 30/08/2011
Germany leads euro zone growth slump Euro zone growth slowed in the second quarter as the region’s two economic engines lost speed. The 17 nation single currency area’s GDP increased by 0.2… 16/08/2011
Shock Turkish rate cut Turkey’s central bank has surprised the markets by cutting the cost of borrowing there; its benchmark interest rate has been reduced to an all-time low of… 04/08/2011
Too popular Swiss franc causes rate cuts The Swiss National Bank has announced a shock cut in interest rates to try to stop investors buying the country’s currency, which is seen as a safe haven in… 03/08/2011
Euro zone service sector growth weakens The service sector is the latest to show signs of weakness in the euro zone. A survey of purchasing managers shows growth eased in July to its weakest rate in… 03/08/2011
Libya and dollar hit Total and Eni profits France’s Total has posted lower quarterly earnings despite higher prices for crude oil. It blamed unfavourable exchange rates, production losses in the North… 29/07/2011
Shell’s profits soar but output lower Royal Dutch Shell has reported big profit increases – as did Norway’s Statoil and Spain’s Repsol. But that was due to high oil prices and masked the impact… 28/07/2011
Weak growth pressures UK government The British economy barely grew between April and June. As industrial output shrank, GDP expanded by just 0.2 percent from the first three months of the… 26/07/2011
Deutsche Bank profit warning Deutsche Bank is warning of weakness to come in its core investment banking division as it reported a 3.3 percent increase in net profit for the second… 26/07/2011
EU truck sales edge up in June Commercial vehicle sales in the European Union were up in June, but by just 1.5 percent; that is slower growth than in previous months. Fewer vans and buses… 26/07/2011
New ways of measuring wealth In this edition of U talk our guest is answering your questions on new ways of measuring wealth. “Hi, I’m Gonçalo from Lisbon. This is my question: GDP has… 15/07/2011
Energy prices boost euro zone inflation Rising fuel and electricity prices were the main drivers behind the annual rise in euro zone consumer prices in June. The EU statistics office has now… 14/07/2011
China looks set to avoid hard landing China’s economy grew faster than expected between April and June. The latest official figures have eased fears that the world’s fastest-growing major… 13/07/2011
Nestle expands further in China Chasing fast-growing markets, Nestle is moving to buy a 60 percent stake in Chinese sweets and snacks maker Hsu Fu Chi. The world’s largest food company… 11/07/2011
Euro zone growth slows Growth in the euro zone’s dominant service sector grew in June at its weakest pace since October. There was an unexpectedly deep contraction in Italy and… 05/07/2011
Chinese manufacturing growth slows Chinese factory activity grew at its slowest pace in 28 months in June as the number of new orders dropped off. Production was affected by weaker global… 01/07/2011
Turkish growth triggers overheating fears Turkey’s economy soared by 11 percent in the first quarter of 2011 from the same period last year, leading to worries that it is overheating and the boom… 30/06/2011
UK economic growth confirmed as tepid It has been confirmed that Britain’s economy grew by a disappointing 0.5 percent in the first three months of the year. The latest official calculations… 28/06/2011
Moody’s considers French banks downgrade over Greece Moody’s has placed France’s top three banks – BNP Paribas, Societe Generale and Credit Agricole – on review for a possible downgrade of their credit ratings… 15/06/2011
Turkey’s economic future under the spotlight Partly because of its successful management of Turkey’s economy, the ruling AK Party looks set to retain power in Sunday’s elections, but there are also… 09/06/2011
UK ratings scare hits pound and gilts Ratings agency Moody’s has confirmed that Britain’s triple-A credit rating remains stable but that could change if its economic growth slips. The pound and… 08/06/2011
IMF says US slowdown is likely temporary John Lipsky, the acting head of the International Monetary Fund says the US economy doesn’t need extra stimulus as a slowdown in global growth is likely to be… 08/06/2011
Airlines say business travel demand holding up The airline industry says it is seeing signs of business confidence and a recovery in world trade. The International Air Transport Association’s chief… 07/06/2011
How can Europe Grow? International business leaders and policy makers have been meeting in La Baule, France, to find new ways to boost economic growth and Europe’s attractiveness… 01/06/2011
Draghi tells Rome to boost Italian growth Bank of Italy Governor Mario Draghi has just delivered his last annual report on the country’s finances before he is expected to take over as head of the… 31/05/2011
German unemployment down again in May Germany’s unemployment rate fell in May for the fourth month running. The labour minister welcomed that, but complained the country is suffering from a… 31/05/2011
Italian business demands reforms The head of Confindustria, Italy’s leading business group, has slammed Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi for failing to revive the country’s sluggish… 26/05/2011
Burberry boosts investment as luxury sales booms Britain’s Burberry plans to increase its spending on opening new shops and upgrading its existing stores. It will invest the equivalent of up to 230 million… 26/05/2011
Ryanair warns of no profit growth in 2012 Ryanair has said its earnings will be flat this year due to high fuel costs and a lack of growth in capacity. The boss of Europe’s largest low-cost airline… 23/05/2011
Spain enjoys modest growth from exports Spain’s economy remains weak, but it is growing and it expanded by 0.3 percent in the first three months of this year from the previous quarter, though… 19/05/2011
Royal wedding and sunshine boost UK retail sales The royal wedding holiday and the warmest April weather on record helped drive up Britain’s retail sales last month by their fastest in a decade. The … 19/05/2011
Euro zone growth gulf widens Powerful performances by the German and French economies propelled growth in the euro zone well above forecasts in the first three months of the year. But… 13/05/2011
China inflation slows, has it peaked? Inflation remains stubbornly high in China even as economic growth there showed signs of cooling. Chinese policymakers have said that tackling inflation is… 11/05/2011
Commodity markets fall as volatility takes hold Commodity prices continue to fall with crude oil shedding as much as 5 dollars a barrel as markets fear a slow down in global growth. Brent crude also fell… 06/05/2011
ECB holds interest rates and hard times in Portugal As the markets play a guessing game on when not if the ECB intends to raise euro zone interest rates. Portugal has signed up to a 78 billion euro bailout… 06/05/2011
BA-Iberia confident of growth The International Airlines Group, formed by the merger of BA and Iberia, expects significant growth in operating profits as recovery across the travel sector… 06/05/2011
Latest data show UK economy still sluggish Lending to British consumers and homebuyers rose less than expected in March according to figures released by the Bank of England. It was more evidence of a… 04/05/2011
US economic growth slows as inflation surges US economic growth slowed sharply in the first three months of this year. Consumer spending was down as higher food and fuel prices sent a broad measure of… 28/04/2011
UK economic recovery feeble in first quarter Britain’s economy remained sluggish at the start at this year. GDP expanded by just 0.5 percent between January and March from the previous quarter… 27/04/2011
OECD cuts Japan GDP forecast after quake Japan’s economy will slow significantly this year after last month’s earthquake and tsunami, according to the latest forecast from the Organisation for… 21/04/2011
Luxury brands continue strong growth Strong demand for luxury brands from developing markets drove a 33 percent rise in quarterly sales at the British fashion group Burberry. Revenue in the… 19/04/2011
China continues to grow and wrestle inflation China’s galloping economy slowed a tad in the first quarter, while inflation shot up despite the governments best efforts to keep the cost of living… 15/04/2011
IPO for world’s largest commodities trader Glencore Top mining and commodities trader firm Glencore aims to raise up to 8.4 billion euros with an initial public offering of shares which will be the largest ever… 14/04/2011
IMF growth warning on inflation and oil prices The latest International Monetary Fund report on the health of the world economy includes a lower forecast for growth in the US and a big downgrade for Japan… 11/04/2011
OECD upbeat on growth, warns on inflation With economic recovery taking root in major economies the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development is warning that central bankers need to… 05/04/2011
Turkey’s economic growth much higher than forecast Strong economic growth will continue in Turkey this year, although at a more moderate level, according to the Turkish Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek. He… 31/03/2011
UK economic growth figures revised but still weak Britain’s economy shrank slightly less than previously estimated at the end of last year, however the latest revised figures show gross domestic product still… 29/03/2011
German business morale dips slightly German business confidence fell in March but much less than had been feared by economists. The Ifo think tank’s business climate index, based on a monthly… 25/03/2011
Euro zone services recovery continues The recovery in the euro zone’s dominant service sector picked up slightly this month according to the latest Markit Eurozone surveys of purchasing managers… 24/03/2011
Britain’s inflation goes up ahead of budget UK inflation rose to a 28-month high of 4.4 percent last month, raising speculation that the Bank of England will not wait much longer to raise interest… 22/03/2011
Economic dimension of arab revoltsChange in Arab world, its direction, global economic crisis and search for a way out… These were the subjects discussed at 2nd Global Entrepreneurship Summit… 03/12/2011
