Adept organization sets Norway prosperity.
The thrust of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and
Development's (OECD) January 2007 "Economic Survey of Norway,
2007," is that one of the country's main "problems"
is how to maintain . . .
Russia's consumer spending stays robust.
Disposable income among households in Russia is increasing sharply.
According to The Central Bank of the Russian Federation (CBR) in a July
2006 review of the economy (the most recent publicly . . .
Healthy lifestyles leave Dutch cold.
Taking a look back at 2006, Statistics Netherlands (CBS), the
country's central statistics office, reported on March 20, 2007
that the Dutch population overall has not done much toward achieving . . .
France confronts poor diets.
Decision News Media's Dairy Reporter website (Montpellier)
reported on March 5, 2007 that France is getting serious about healthy
diets-serious as in a 1.5 percent fine of a company's . . .
UK consumers have a recycling problem.
Here are some disquieting facts from a story published in the
NewStatesman (London) on February 5, 2007. Women in the United Kingdom
(UK) discard their blow dryers after owning them for only three . . .
Ireland plans credit card surcharge ban.(Brief article)
On March 14, 2007, the Irish Times (Dublin) ran a story on new laws
proposed by the government that would ban surcharges on purchases based
on the method of payment-credit cards, debit cards, or . . .
Confectionery.(Survey)
Evidence from a study produced by the United Kingdom's (UK)
Department of the Environment and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) suggests that
among UK consumers candy is losing favor.
A posting on the . . .
Consumer spending in Germany is basically weak.
The real story about German retail sales is not the fact that
January 2007 sales were down more than expected. The decline is the
obvious result of the increase in Germany's Value Added Tax . . .
Services productivity an issue for Sweden.(Statistical
data)
Sweden has a better management record when it comes to employment
than other European Union (EU) members.
The unemployment rate in Sweden in the five years from 1995 through
1999 was 7.2 percent, . . .
Greek economy to expand "briskly".
Greek consumers are feeling better about their own household
finances. They are also responding favorably to a more positive outlook
on the job situation. These were the two main reasons that the . . .
Belgium's market economy thrives.
There is an obvious connection between individual worker
productivity, job security and consumer confidence. Productive workers
are not only highly desirable employees, but they are more . . .
Austria to maintain prosperity in 2007.(Brief article)
Survey results indicate that a third of all Austrian consumers feel
the 2007 local economy will be better than 2006. Respondents who felt
the economy would be worse in 2007 than 2006 totaled 15 . . .
Portugal consumer loan situation stable.
In its January 2007 "Bank Lending Survey,"
Portugal's central bank, the Bank of Portugal, found some signs of
credit easing in loans to households for house purchases. For the most
part, the easier . . .
Italy's 2007 economic expectations rise.(Brief
article)
Italy is exceeding the 2007 economic growth expectations of most
observers. On February 16, 2007, The European Commission (EC) increased
its forecast of Italian GDP growth to between 1.4 percent . . .
Canned food.
In October of 2006, the Geneva based market research firm Food for
Thought (FFT) published a report titled, "Canned Food Markets in
Western Europe." The markets covered are all 15 of the . . .
Retail sales are stronger in the United Kingdom.
Better than the news reported by AFX, the financial news wire of
Agence France-Presse (AFP) on February 5, 2007 that the Christmas 2006
sales momentum carried over into January 2007 is the solid . . .
Labor situation in Denmark tightens.(Danish Bankers Association
)
In a speech to the Danish Bankers Association in Copenhagen on
December 6, 2006, the Governor of the National Bank of Denmark, the
country's central bank, told the assembled bankers, "The
Danish . . .
Slowing consumer spending in Turkey.
Turkey is the fastest growing member of the Organization for
Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) with average annual GDP
growth from 2002 through 2005 of 7.5 percent, according to . . .
High marks for Spain from the OECD.(Organization for Economic
Cooperation and Development )
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
reviews the economy of Spain every 18 to 24 months. The latest review
was published by the OECD on January 23, 2007. The OECD . . .
Hungarian household spending slows.
Hungary is not as likely as many developed countries to be
negatively impacted by the global slowdown-led by the United States
(US)-widely predicted for 2007. Hungary has its own problems, . . .
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