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EC Praises Hungary’s Economic Policy yet Soft-pedals on Early Adoption of the Euro [25 Feb 2009]  
The European Commission’s President Jose Manuel Barroso commended the Prime Minister of Hungary, Ferenc Gyurcsany while he received him in Brussels, the headquarters of the EU for his government’s pol  ...More
Tags: european commission     economic crisis     hungary    
The EU Prods Thailand to be Proactive on FTA [03 Mar 2009]  
European Commission Trade Director-General and Chief Negotiator, Philippe Meyer said in Bangkok at the sidelines of ASEAN Business Investment Summit that the EU was keen on inking a free trade deal wi  ...More
Tags: european commission     bangkok     Singapore    
IPTIC Moves its Global Headquarters to Dubai from Europe [19 Jun 2009]  
The latest release of Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) stated that the International Pulses Trade and Industry Confederation (IPTIC) had decided to relocate its headquarters from Europe to Dubai.  ...More
Tags: Dubai     Europe     IPTIC    
Fake Items are on the Rise in the EU – Seizures Double [13 Jul 2009]  
The European Commission in its latest report stated the customs seizures of fake goods have grown by about 125 percent in 2008 from the previous year. It said China maintained its position as the majo  ...More
Tags: European commission     Cigarettes     NAFDAC    
Malaysia-EU Timber Trade Deal by Year End [19 Aug 2009]  
The European Union (EU) and Malaysia are planning to conclude the bilateral Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) to promote trade of the legitimately produced and harvested Malaysian timber by end of  ...More
Tags: Malaysia     Europe     EU     EC     VPA     FLEGT    
Israeli Prez Peres Must Carry Palestinian Answers to Brazil [09 Nov 2009]  
Israeli President Shimon Peres should have answers to the Palestinian issues during his Latin American sojourn if he aspires to strengthen ties with them, particularly, in light of growing opposition  ...More
Tags: Brazil    Latin America    Israel    Europe    North America    
Economists Differ on US Economic Recovery [05 Jan 2010]  
Nobel laureates Paul Krugman and Joseph Stiglitz along with economics professor Martin Feldstein of Harvard University sounded the alarm at the annual meeting of the American Economic Association in A  ...More
Tags: economy    economic recovery    Boston    US    Europe    
EU Aims to Tide over WTO Ceiling on Sugar Exports [22 Jan 2010]  
In the wake of repeated requests from International Confederation of European Beet Growers (CIBE) and other sugar agencies of Europe to export surplus sugar, the EU as a ‘matter of urgency’ is plannin  ...More
Tags: EU    WTO    sugar exports    CIBE    Europe    India    Brazil    
Dutch Revving to Re-write 400yr-old Trade History with India [06 Apr 2010]  
The Netherlands has sent a high level delegation to India to tap the growing importance in the world economy of its long-standing trade partner. The five-day Netherlands economic mission which started  ...More
Tags: Dutch    Netherlands    India    GNP    Europe    
Aviation Industry May Take Months to Recover from Volcanic Losses [16 Apr 2010]  
The volcano under Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull glacier which erupted on last Wednesday for the second time in a month is likely to inflict huge losses to global trade, particularly to the aviation indus  ...More
Tags: Aviation    Europe    US    Asia    CAPA    
Greece a Lesson for Blocs Aim to Emulate EU [09 May 2010]  
Greece crisis must be termed as a discouraging event for blocs from Latin America and the Gulf which are essaying to toe the line of the EU to form unions with single currency and similar governance s  ...More
Tags: EU     Greece     economy     crisis     debt     Europe    
Greece a Lesson for Blocs Aim to Emulate EU [09 May 2010]  
Greece crisis must be termed as a discouraging event for blocs from Latin America and the Gulf which are essaying to toe the line of the EU to form unions with single currency and similar governance s  ...More
Tags: EU     Greece     economy     crisis     debt     Europe    
EU Prez Tours West Balkans to Assuage Fears on EU Accession [06 Jul 2010]  
The European Union President Herman Van Rompuy has made a whirlwind trip to the Western Balkan states starting from Slovenia through Croatia, Serbia and Kosovo to demonstrate the Union's commitment fo  ...More
Tags: EU     Balkan States     Croatia     Finance     Europe    
Workers across Europe Strike against Austerity Measures [29 Sep 2010]  
The European trade unions will demonstrate today against the austerity measures adopted recently by many European countries, and will demand recovery plans inclusive of workers and job creation. The p  ...More
Tags: ETUC     Euro     Trade Unions    
EU Commission welcomes European Parliament backing for free trade with South Korea [18 Feb 2011]  
EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht, today welcomed the European Parliament’s support for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the European Union (EU) and South Korea. An overwhelming majority of MEP  ...More
Tags: European Parliament    FTA    EU    Lisbon Treaty    
China – Europe Focus [05 Dec 2011]  
According to a recent survey amongst almost 600 Chinese exporters, a majority report that shipments to Europe have declined in the past few months due to slower demand as results of the Eurozone debt  ...More
Tags: China Europe Focus    
Asia braces for weaker exports as Europe stumbles [15 Jun 2012]  
SINGAPORE: After supplying European customers for more than 40 years with neon bright ornamental fish, Shirley Lim is now looking elsewhere for sales.

Lim, whose business in Singapore and Malay  ...More
Tags: Asia Europe exports    
G20 summit- India announces 10 billion USD for debt wracked Eurozone [22 Jun 2012]  
LOS CABOS: India on Tuesday announced a $10 billion contribution to the IMF's additional $430 billion financial firewall to help the debt-wracked 17-nation Eurozone so that the faltering world economy  ...More
Tags: G20 summit India Eurozone    
Euro finance ministers agree on bailout for Spain, offers 30 bn euros for banks [13 Jul 2012]  
Eurozone finance ministers agreed Tuesday to offer Spain 30 billion euros this month to help its distressed banks as they raced to stay ahead of market scepticism. After nine hours of talks, Jean-Clau  ...More
Tags: Euro bailout Spain    
Eurozone crisis: All eyes on European Central Bank president Mario Draghi to fight crisis [05 Aug 2012]  
FRANKFURT: European Central Bank president Mario Draghi has already taken Europe's monetary authority into uncharted territory. Now, with the debt crisis in Europe threatening further disaster, he  ...More
Tags: Eurozone crisis    
Eurozone hurtling back into recession- Economists [17 Aug 2012]  
FRANKFURT: The eurozone is hurtling back into recession, economists declared this week after official figures portrayed a shrinking economy. But by some measures, the downturn has been under way for y  ...More
Tags: Eurozone recession    
Eurozone crisis: Spain has no immediate need for help, says ECB's Ewald Nowotny [29 Oct 2012]  
VIENNA: Spain has no immediate need of help from the European Central Bank's new bond-buying programme and should try to refinance itself before requesting aid, ECB policymaker Ewald Nowotny said. Spa  ...More
Tags: Eurozone crisis    
European leaders seek Asian support on debt [05 Nov 2012]  
VIENTIANE: Dozens of European and Asian leaders will gather in impoverished Laos on Monday for a major summit set to be dominated by the eurozone debt crisis and growing territorial tensions in the re  ...More
Tags: European leaders seek Asian support on debt    
Sweet Revenge- China Raises Price of European Wines to counteract the Solar Panel Incident [10 Jun 2013]  
Whoever said that revenge is best served cold wasn’t obviously referring to the European made Champagnes, Burgundies and other fine wines that will soon be pricier for connoisseurs across China. This  ...More
Tags: China Raises Price of European Wines    
Global Economy’s Dream Come True- US & Europe mulling over a Free Trade Agreement [19 Aug 2013]  
Two of the biggest financial superpowers of the world, the United States (US) and the European Union (EU) are finally getting round to finalizing on something that holds great implications for the wor  ...More
Tags: Global Economy US and Europe    
Brewing Trouble- Europe’s Non Performing Loans Hit 1.2 Trillion Euros [11 Nov 2013]  
The uncertainty that loomed due to the economic depression recently, seems to still have an effect in the recovering European economies. The gross non-performing loans (NPLs) across banks in Europe ha  ...More
Tags: Brewing Trouble - Europe's    
Yuan beats Euro as the Second Most Traded Currency in Global Business [20 Jan 2014]  
Looks like the Chinese flag is soaring high, with the latest findings that the Chinese Yuan has emerged as the second most used currency in global finance, slowly inching towards the market leading Do  ...More
Tags: Yuan Euro Traded Currency Global