The Germany Ministry of Finance considers there is a risk that the current economic recovery will not be sustainable, writes Reuters.
“Despite a categorically improved economic outlook, it is not clear, for now, if the period of stability will continue. This could have this year, negative effects on the labor market “, says a report from [...]
While the world’s attention is focused on the fortune of the largest economies, countries in the Baltic have been hit hard by the current downturn. The economy of Lithuania decreased by whopping 22.4%, marking the most pronounced decline since 1990. Governments of the three Baltic states have taken the toughest measures in the EU [...]
The annual inflation rate in the European Union fell in June for the first time, according to preliminary estimates by the Statistical Office of the European Union, Eurostat. Inflation went from 0% in May to -0.1% in June, just in the negative zone.
The data on inflation in the EU, in each Member State [...]
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the 2008-2009 fiscal year with a profit of 126 million dollars, as the global economic crisis has increased demand for fund loans, after a year before it had lost 89 million dollars.
IMF announced that the financial situation has improved significantly due to higher demand for loans from Member States, [...]
The Chinese economy will grow this year by 7.2%, estimates the World Bank (WB) in its most recent quarterly forecast. In March, the World Bank estimate for China was 6.5%.
The change of forecast is a consequence of economic stimulation program of the Government in Beijing, of 585 billion dollars (418 billion U.S. dollars) grant [...]
The strong development in China will help lift the world economy from recession, said the president of the World Bank, Robert Zoellick, quoted by Mediafax.
“Evolution of the Chinese economy this year will surprise you. Growth is not just an element of stability, but a force that will bring the system of global recession, “said Zoellick [...]
Emerging countries will grow faster compared with those of developed nations after emerging from the world economic crisis, and banks that have operations in these markets will benefit from of a number of advantages, according to the head of a group that owns Renaissance Capital, the largest investment bank in Russia, writes The Guardian.
“If we [...]
Company bankruptcies in Hungary have reached epidemic proportions. Even though faced with a large number of bankruptcies and a severe decline in the local car market, investors continue to buy Hungary’s state bonds.
Difficult situation in which is Hungary’s economy, affected by a severe recession, made that the number of companies from the position of [...]
The noted economist James Galbraith said that the European Union is hampered by an inability to manage the crisis that hit the states of Eastern Europe.
“Hungary had to accept a loan from the International Monetary Fund, while it should have been helped by Europe. It’s a big problem for the European institutions”, the analyst noted.
At [...]
Poland’s economy grew in the first quarter by 0.4% compared to the last three months of last year, being one of the few in the European Union with positive developments in this period, reports Mediafax.
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the first three months of this year increased with 0.4% compared with the previous quarter, in [...]
The global economic crisis could lead to growth this year in the number of unemployed worldwide to a record of nearly 240 million people, equivalent to an unemployment rate of 7.4%, estimated the International Labor Office.
“The labor market has worsened from the beginning of crisis. Our current projections show that (the unemployed – number) will [...]
