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French special loan commission reports A special commission looking at ways to build the French economy has recommended that 35 billion euros should be spent… 19/11/2009 - tag: Economy
Spain told wait for better times … until the economy is in better … about Spain's economy. They said it … 19/11/2009 - tag: Economy
Investors ask did Vivendi overpay for GVT? Vivendi’s shares fell in Paris on Monday as investors worry it had overpaid to snatch Brazilian telecom company … 16/11/2009 - tags: Economy, Telecommunication
Japanese economy picks up … Japanese economy grew at its … Japan's economy grew 1.2 … 16/11/2009 - tags: Japan, Economy
Ecofin agrees on budget deficit moves Finance ministers from the 27 European Union countries have agreed that moves to cut budget deficits following the… 10/11/2009 - tags: Ecofin, European Union, Economy
East Germany’s economic renaissance Since 1922 MZ has been producing motor bikes in eastern Germany close to the German-Czech border town of Zschopau… 06/11/2009 - tags: Germany, Economy, Berlin Wall, 1989-2009
Germany and Poland join hands across the Oder Its six fifteen a.m. this is Berlin, Bogdan Kazimirek catches the eastbound Eurocity train to Poznan in Poland, the… 21/10/2009 - tags: Germany, Poland, Economy
Microcredit in the EU Microcredit, or the offer of small loans for the world’s poorest countries, is increasingly in demand in Europe. How… 19/10/2009 - tags: European Union, Economy
Above and beyond GDP Gross domestic product, or GDP it considered to be one the best means of calculating a country’s economic performance… 14/09/2009 - tags: Consumer Goods, Economy
Building Guadeloupe France is looking for ways to rebuild its overseas territory of Guadeloupe, after strong social protests there early… 02/07/2009 - tags: France, Guadeloupe, Economy
Obama tackles US-China trade issuesRecession or not, China’s inexorable rise shows no signs of stopping. It’s already overtaken Japan to take second place… 16/11/2009 - tags: China, USA, Economy
APEC leaders stay with stimulus to boost recoveryLeaders of Asian and Pacific nations have committed themselves to keeping stimulus measures in place to aid global… 15/11/2009 - tag: Economy
Medvedev demands urgent reform in Russia… and said the economy needs rapid … of our economy, the … 12/11/2009 - tags: Russia, Economy, Dmitri Medvedev
Top UK banks see bad debts fallReporting a lower third-quarter pretax profit of 1.7 billion euros, Barclays credited strong investment banking… 10/11/2009 - tags: Banking, Economy, United Kingdom
French and Italian industrial output fallsSharp falls in industrial output in France and Italy suggests difficulties ahead for the euro zone’s still fragile… 10/11/2009 - tags: European Union, Eurozone, Economy
German trade gapGerman exports rose for the fourth time in five months in September, new official data shows. Adjusted for… 09/11/2009 - tags: Germany, Economy
Brussels to move on budget deficitsThe European Commission will reportedly propose this week that Germany, France and Spain should have until 2013 to cut… 09/11/2009 - tags: European Union, Economy
Slowdown of global growth in wagesThere may be signs of a possible economic recovery, but that is not yet noticeable in many paypackets around the world… 03/11/2009 - tags: Growth, Economy, economic growth
European economy on the road to recovery… Europe's economy will rebound … in the economy this … 03/11/2009 - tags: European Union, Eurozone, Economy
Quelle holds Germany’s biggest ever clearance saleBargain hunters have been stripping the shelves at bankrupt German high street giant and mail order merchant Quelle… 02/11/2009 - tags: Germany, Economy
Durable goods orders hint at an economic recoveryDurable goods orders in the US are hinting at an economic recovery. The demand for long lasting manufactured… 28/10/2009 - tags: USA, Economy
Heineken raises profit forecast despite selling less beerHeineken has raised its 2009 forecast despite selling less beer in the third quarter. In the recession, drinkers… 28/10/2009 - tags: Economy, Profits
Norway first EU country to raise interest ratesNorway has become the first European country to raise its interest rates since the financial crisis bit hard a year… 28/10/2009 - tags: Norway, Economy, Financial Crisis
South Korea’s economy is growing at its fastest rate in 7 yearsThe 2.6% expanision may push the central bank to raise borrowing costs for this first time since the Lehman Brothers… 26/10/2009 - tags: Banking, Economy
Recession refuses to end in UK… show Britain's economy contracted in … The UK economy has now shrunk … of Britain's economy, also fell by … 23/10/2009 - tags: Economy, United Kingdom
Eighty years on: The Wall Street CrashOn the eve of the 80th anniversary of the Wall Street Crash, euronews has visited the belly of the beast in New York… 23/10/2009 - tags: Economy, Wall Street, Anniversary
Afghan opium fuelling ‘perfect storm’ of drugs and terrorAfghanistan is fuelling a 43 and a half billion euro heroin and opium market serving 15 million addicts according to a… 22/10/2009 - tags: Afghanistan, Drugs, Terrorism, Economy
New suicide hits France TelecomThe French telecoms giant France Telecom has suffered a new tragedy, with a 25th worker committing suicide because of… 16/10/2009 - tags: France, Economy, Telecommunication
German investor morale falls… largest economy. … for the German economy in recent … 13/10/2009 - tags: Consumer Confidence, Germany, Economy
First female winner of Nobel economics prizeFor the first time ever the Nobel Prize for Economics has been won by a woman. Professor Elinor Ostrom, from… 12/10/2009 - tags: USA, Economy, Nobel Prize, Women
Banker-bashing: Michael Moore returnsThe subject of Michael Moore’s latest documentary comes as no surprize – it isn’t only bankers who get it hot and… 05/10/2009 - tags: USA, Economy, Michael Moore
Irish Lisbon Treaty vote too close to call… feel the Irish economy will fall even … good for the economy. It's better … angry over the economy, … 02/10/2009 - tags: Ireland, Unemployment, Economy, Treaty of Lisbon, referendum
New suicide puts pressure on France Telecom chiefThe latest suicide of a France Telecom worker has sparked new calls for the chief executive to resign. Didier Lombard… 29/09/2009 - tags: Health, Economy, Telecommunication
The Group of 20 rich and developing nationsdescribe their economic crisis-fighting action a success. The final statement following the two day G-20 meeting… 26/09/2009 - tags: USA, Economy, G20
German consumers ready to spend againGerman consumer confidence has hit a 16-month high indicating that individuals and families are prepared to spend… 25/09/2009 - tags: Germany, Economy
IMF gives more votes to emerging economies… the global economy. … the world economy. … 25/09/2009 - tags: Economy, G20
G20 has tough agenda in PittsburghLeaders of the world’s 20 top economies gather today in the US city of Pittsburgh to grapple with the aftermath of the… 24/09/2009 - tags: Climate, Economy
Bonuses preoccupy G20Heading into next week’s G20 summit European Union leaders say they have agreed in principle on curbs to bankers‘… 18/09/2009 - tags: Economy, Angela Merkel
Japan’s PM targets stimulus waste… Japanese economy out of … for the economy are still … 18/09/2009 - tags: Japan, Economy, Yukio Hatoyama
Wednesday 16th SeptemberEuropean shares finished the day up more than one percent, with a key index – the FTSEurofirst 300 – closing above the… 16/09/2009 - tags: Economy, European markets
China fights back over tyre taxChina is rejecting Washington’s claims that it has broken trade rules by flooding the US market with tyres… 15/09/2009 - tags: China, USA, Economy
Suntory ‘moving to buy Orangina’The Japanese beverage group Suntory is reportedly close to a deal to buy soft drinks maker Orangina. It is… 10/09/2009 - tags: Food, Economy
Spanish recession effects to linger… The Spanish economy has been in … of the economy: … while the economy will contract … 09/09/2009 - tag: Economy
Brown warns against G20 “complacency”Britain says the world’s economies must stick together against the recession, saying faint signs of recovery could lead… 05/09/2009 - tags: Economy, G20, United Kingdom
G20 leaders discuss path to recoveryThe G20’s finance leaders are meeting in London to work out the best way forward for a global economy that appears to… 05/09/2009 - tags: Economy, G20
Switzerland demands Libya free ‘hostages’The president of Switzerland is coming under increasing pressure to extricate himself from a complicated situation… 05/09/2009 - tags: Libya, Switzerland, Economy
eBay sells Skype stakeInternet auction company eBay has reached a deal to sell a 65 percent stake in its online phone service Skype to… 01/09/2009 - tags: Internet, Economy
German jobs figures steadyThe last set of German jobless figures before the general election there later this month bring little joy for the… 01/09/2009 - tags: Germany, Unemployment, Economy
Bertelsmann issues loss warningGerman media group Bertelsmann has said a continued slump in advertising markets means it may suffer a net loss this… 31/08/2009 - tags: Germany, Economy, Financial Crisis
Japanese factory output upJapan’s factories turned out more goods in July, it is the fifth month running that has happened. The latest… 31/08/2009 - tags: Japan, Economy, economic growth
Air Berlin/LTU pilots strikeThere were major delays for German air travellers on Monday from a one day strike by pilots with the country’s second… 31/08/2009 - tags: Airlines, Economy
German business confidence jumps… zone's largest economy will lead a … How the German economy rebounds from … 26/08/2009 - tags: Germany, Economy, business
Monday 24th AugustEurope’s stock markets finished the session at ten month highs on Monday due to signs that major world economies are… 24/08/2009 - tags: Markets, Economy
Markets rally amid Bernanke optimismThe chairman of the US Federal Bank has given his strongest indication yet that he thinks the global recession could be… 22/08/2009 - tags: Economy, Financial Crisis, Jean-Claude Trichet
Japan edges out of recession… second largest economy. … process. The economy is the most … revive Japan's economy," he told a … 17/08/2009 - tags: Japan, Economy, economic growth
Japan edges into growth but recovery uncertain… major world economy to edge out of … but Japan's economy is expected to … up," Economy Minister … 17/08/2009 - tags: Growth, Japan, Economy
Spanish prisoners of recession… Institute, the economy shrank by one … of the economy, and is due … money into the economy and is putting … 14/08/2009 - tags: Unemployment, Economy, Financial Crisis, economic growth
Spanish recession set to continue… The country's economy has shrunk by … of the economy and is due … last year, the economy shrank 4.1 … 14/08/2009 - tags: Unemployment, Economy, Financial Crisis, economic growth
Icelanders protest bank repayment schemeHundreds of Icelanders descended on parliament in Reykjavik, to protest plans to repay funds lost by Britain and the… 14/08/2009 - tags: Iceland, Economy, Financial Crisis
Germany, France peak out of recessionThe Eurozone’s two biggest economies have shown clear signs of coming out of recession. Defying forebodings, both… 13/08/2009 - tags: Eurozone, France, Germany, Economy
France and Germany exit recession… The French economy minister … the US economy was showing … 13/08/2009 - tags: Eurozone, France, Germany, Economy
German exports surgeMixed economic news from Germany where exports in June surged at their fastest pace in nearly three years. They… 07/08/2009 - tags: Germany, Economy
Ahmadinejad faces economic hurdles… moribund economy. … to move the economy forward, … fall the economy suffers. … 05/08/2009 - tags: Iran, Economy
Spain’s jobless total declinesThe number of people out of work in Spain fell again for the third straight month, but most of the decline was linked… 04/08/2009 - tags: Unemployment, Economy
Obama welcomes slowing US economic contraction… US economy continued to … state of the economy. … sign that the economy has headed in … 31/07/2009 - tags: USA, Economy, Barack Obama
Euro zone jobless up as inflation shrinksUnemployment in the 16 countries of the euro zone hit a 10-year high in June. It was 9.4 percent of the working… 31/07/2009 - tags: Eurozone, Economy
Euro zone loans weakLoans to businesses and private individuals in the euro zone grew at the slowest annual pace on record in June… 27/07/2009 - tags: Eurozone, Economy
Thales Q2 profit hit by A400MThales, Europe’s largest defence electronics firm, has unveiled a deeper-than-expected slide in first-half operating… 27/07/2009 - tag: Economy
French jobless total fallsThe total number of people out of work in France dropped in June for the first time in a year. The monthly… 27/07/2009 - tags: France, Unemployment, Economy
Ryanair profit warningIrish budget airline Ryanair has said it will continue to cut fares with the result that its full year profit is likely… 27/07/2009 - tags: Airlines, Economy
Japanese exports pick upThe slump in Japan’s annual exports slowed in June and company earnings there continue to show surprising strength… 23/07/2009 - tags: Japan, Economy
Calling time on UK pubsIn the UK, one of the country’s best-loved social traditions is seemingly under threat. Latest figures suggest a record… 23/07/2009 - tags: Economy, Crisis, United Kingdom
Oil must fund Iraq’s recoveryIt is just three weeks since Iraq formally took over responsibility for its own security, as American forces retreated… 22/07/2009 - tags: Iraq, Oil, Economy
Maliki urges Obama to invest in IraqIraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki takes an optimistic message to the White House today, urging investors to help… 22/07/2009 - tags: Iraq, USA, Economy
UK budget deficit balloonsSlumping tax revenues and higher unemployment benefit claims helped push Britain’s budget deficit to a record high in… 21/07/2009 - tags: Economy, Financial Crisis, United Kingdom
Rich resist the recessionThe French luxury goods group Hermes says its revenue rose 12 percent in the second quarter It credits… 21/07/2009 - tags: France, Economy, Crisis
Euro zone trade sputtersEuro zone exports and imports both tumbled in May. New figures from the EU statistics office show there was a… 17/07/2009 - tags: Eurozone, Economy
Chinese GDP growth picking up… major economy and increases … that the world economy is pulling out … to show an economy successfully … 16/07/2009 - tags: Growth, China, Economy
German investors lose confidenceGerman investor confidence fell in July for the first time in nine months. The ZEW economic think tank’s monthly… 14/07/2009 - tags: Germany, Economy
Goldman Sachs profit jumpsJust nine months after the US banking system was in meltdown, Wall Street’s biggest surviving securities firm Goldman… 14/07/2009 - tags: USA, Economy
Microfinancing for jobsThe European jobs market is increasingly under threat from the recession. Brussels fears as many as 3.5 million jobs… 14/07/2009 - tags: Unemployment, Economy, Crisis
EU and G8 pressed on financial regulationsAs far as regulating financial markets is concerned, the G8 summit in Italy is expected to propose a “tool box” of… 08/07/2009 - tags: G8 Summit, Italy, Economy
UK factory production falls in MayUK factory production fell unexpectedly in May for the first time in three months, prompting fears the British economy… 07/07/2009 - tags: Economy, United Kingdom
Spanish recession deepensMay industrial output figures for Spain look grim, with a deeper-than-forecast 20.5 percent drop year on year. It is… 03/07/2009 - tag: Economy
Euro zone: manufacturing shows signs of recoveryManufacturing in the euro zone shrank at a lower rate than expected in June but there were significant differences… 01/07/2009 - tags: European Union, Eurozone, Economy
British economy shrank faster than first thought… British economy contracted at … in the economy but analysts … 30/06/2009 - tags: Economy, United Kingdom
Britain’s gain, Spain’s pain in house price dataThere is mixed news for two of Europe’s big housing markets. UK property prices rose for the second month in a row… 30/06/2009 - tags: Economy, United Kingdom
PorscheTroubled luxury carmaker Porsche has turned down the advances of its humbler German cousin Volkswagen. It is rejected… 29/06/2009 - tags: Cars, Industry, Economy
Spain’s plans to save the savings banksSpain’s government has created an emergency rescue fund for the country’s financial sector. It has allocated… 26/06/2009 - tag: Economy
Toyota facing rough timeThe new boss at Toyota has sketched out his plans for returning it to profit. Akio Toyoda promised a back to… 25/06/2009 - tags: Cars, Industry, Economy
Eurotunnel’s recovery quicker than expectedEurotunnel has said it is on track to complete its financial restructuring sooner than anticipated and is now ready to… 25/06/2009 - tags: Eurotunnel, Economy
H&M’s Q2 profit beats forecastsHennes &Mauritz – the world’s third-biggest clothing retailer – beat second-quarter profit forecasts. The Swedish… 25/06/2009 - tags: Economy, Profits
US Q1 GDP improvedIt seems the US economy shrank slightly less than previously thought in the early part of this year. New… 25/06/2009 - tags: USA, Economy
Ericsson boss to be BP chairmanThe Chief Executive of Ericsson, Carl-Henric Svanberg, is quitting Sweden’s largest company and the world’s biggest… 25/06/2009 - tag: Economy
Germany heading for huge budget boostThe German cabinet has approved a draft budget for 2010 which includes borrowing an additional 40 billion euros to… 24/06/2009 - tags: Germany, Economy
Russian economy to shrink… - Russia's economy is going to … quarter, the Economy Ministry … 24/06/2009 - tags: Russia, Economy
UN assesses economic crisis impact on poorThe impact of the financial crisis on developing countries comes under the spotlight at a three-day UN General Assembly… 24/06/2009 - tags: Food, Economy, Financial Crisis
Trade high on EU-Israel agendaIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s first trip to Europe since regaining power will be dominated by talks on… 23/06/2009 - tags: European Union, Israel, Economy
IMF more hopeful on economic growth… for the world economy. … and the world economy remaining in … for the world economy on 7th July in … 19/06/2009 - tags: IMF, Economy, Crisis
Wednesday 17th JuneEuropean shares finished down 1.74 percent, their lowest level in three weeks It was the fourth straight negative… 17/06/2009 - tags: Markets, Money, Economy
