EUobserver reports on a study released yesterday by research firm Markit which shows that economic recovery in the eurozone is slowing down, with the gap widening between Germany and the rest of the bloc. Marco Annunziata, Chief Economist at UniCredit, is quoted in the FT arguing: “My hunch is that we will see divergences widening”.
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OpenEurope on 24th Aug 2010 (via openeurope.org.uk)
The FT reports that Polish PM Donald Tusk has warned that steps to improve the economic governance of the eurozone should not lead to a ‘two-speed EU’. He said, “As a country that is aspiring to join the eurozone, we would like the eurozone to be a leader but not an exclusive elite within the EU.
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OpenEurope on 10th Jun 2010 (via openeurope.org.uk)
A surprisingly sharp drop in the pace of the eurozone's economic contraction has boosted hopes that the worst of its recession will soon be over
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FT on 23rd Apr 2009 (via traxfer.ft.com)
Eurozone economic activity barely changed in August and the manufacturing sector went into reverse, a survey shows
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FT on 23rd Aug 2011 (via ft.com)
The latest eurozone economic data, covering the end of 2008, indicated that the recession that began in the first half of last year is still gathering pace
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FT on 8th Jan 2009 (via traxfer.ft.com)
Germany, Europe's economic powerhouse, has published unexpectedly poor second-quarter growth figures, adding to eurozone woes
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FT on 16th Aug 2011 (via ft.com)
The FT, Telegraph and Sun report on findings from a forthcoming Open Europe report which estimates that complying with EU social policy, such as the Working Time Directive, costs UK businesses and the public sector £8.6bn a year, and that halving the cost of these regulations could provide a boost in economic output equivalent to the creation of between 60,000 and 140,000 jobs.
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OpenEurope on 7th Nov 2011 (via openeurope.org.uk)
Economic morale in the 16-nation eurozone sank to lowest level in at least 25 years, suggesting that the European Union's euro200bn ecoomic recovery plan has had little impact
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FT on 26th Feb 2009 (via traxfer.ft.com)
Eurozone economic growth has picked up this month but the pace of recovery could be losing momentum, according to a closely watched survey
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FT on 23rd Sep 2009 (via traxfer.ft.com)
Eurozone growth prospects are being battered by the region's debt crisis, with economic confidence levels dropping to their lowest for a year
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FT on 28th Jul 2011 (via ft.com)
Ritchie flags up this in the FT. The report, entitled Taxing Banks, proposes a global 0.005 per cent tax on currency exchanges and derivatives. The report, authored by the Trades Union Congress, Christian Aid, Tax Justice Network, Tax Research UK and the Task Force on Financial Integrity and Economic Development, A hugely impressive list I think you’ll agree. Well,
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TimWorstall on 15th Feb 2010 (via timworstall.com)
