Worries fluster prosperous Luxembourg.
What is Luxembourg's secret?
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicts that for 2007,
Luxembourg's per capita income will-again-be the highest in the
world, estimated at us$76,215. This is . . .
Sweden's 2006 prospects are bright.
Among the four authoritative sources consulted recently by Market:
Europe, there is general agreement that the Swedish economy grew
significantly during 2005 and will add to this growth in 2006.
. . .
German recovery accelerates.(economic conditions)
What a difference six months makes. Twice a year, Germany's
six economic institutes take a look at how the economy is doing and
issue forecasts of what GDP will be for the year. Then they issue . . .
Favorable signs for the UK's economy.
For some time now, the United Kingdom's (UK) housing market
has been a matter of concern for analysts there. Housing sales are an
indicator of household formation, which in turn is an indicator of . . .
Italy changes governments.
In an editorial on April 12, 2006, the venerable Washington Post
(Washington) characterized Silvio Berlusconi's stewardship of the
Italian government as "a palsy of leadership in the face . . .
French growth fastest in Europe.
French consumers are likely to feel more comfortable with the
country's price situation. On April 14, 2006, Reuters reported that
inflation was "unexpectedly" lower in March 2006. Prices rose
only . . .
Sales of natural cosmetics increase.
Two studies of the natural cosmetics market by the same
London-based market research firm, Organic Monitor, were recently
reviewed on the cosmeticsdesigneurope website. The first study, focusing
on . . .
Greeks spend in spite of economic misgivings.(economic
conditions)
Greece-along with Spain and Ireland-is normally treated in the
international financial press as one of the standouts in European Union
(EU) economic performance. But one would never guess this by . . .
Germany looks to better second half 2005.
Unemployment at near record levels, and a 51 percent increase in
the price of oil (as of a late August 2005 Bloomberg News report) have
taken their toll on German household spending. Nonetheless, . . .
French growth much less than expected.
France has the third largest economy in Europe, and its consumers
are in a spending slump, the worst in more than eight years. Bloomberg
News, in an August 19, 2005 report, said there were two . . .
Italy's growth an unpleasant surprise.
Analysts in Italy are expressing frustration about the seeming
unpredictability of the country's GDP. On August 12, 2005 Reuters
reported from Rome that Italy's emergence from recession . . .
Two shocks for Bulgarian consumers.(Brief Article)
Terrible weather in June and July 2005 in Bulgaria included heavy
rains, hail and flooding. For the country's agricultural sector,
the timing was bad. According to an August 12, 2005 report by . . .
Azerbaijan posts a record GDP.(gross domestic product)(Brief
Article)
Among the Commonwealth of Independent States, commonly referred to
as the CIS countries, that is now independent countries formerly part of
the Soviet Union, Azerbaijan is a rising star. According . . .
Copenhagen's city center comes alive.(Brief Article)
Public spaces are a magnet for pedestrian traffic--and not
incidentally the businesses that become part of a public space. Nowhere
is this more evident than in Copenhagen where, beginning in 1962, . . .
Impressive growth in energy drinks in the UK.
Workers in the United Kingdom (UK) have the longest work day of any
European country, and this admirable work ethic has them reaching for
the new generation of energy drinks in record numbers. The . . .
Russian retail growth is surprisingly stable.
The Russian economy had a difficult first half 2005 in spite of the
fact that windfall profits from rising oil prices will stimulate overall
economic growth for the year. The Russian Economy . . .
Can Hungary sustain growth?
Consumers in Hungary are among the more prosperous of the
"new" countries to join the European Union (EU). The
International Monetary Fund says that Hungary's per capita income
will reach US$16,338 . . .
Germans embrace health and fitness.
Health and fitness is a lifestyle trend that has taken fierce hold
in Germany. The trend spawns markets for non-foods products directly
related to fitness activities, a wide range of specially . . .
Divorce: UK women recover faster.
A mortgage lender in the United Kingdom (UK) sponsored a recent
study about divorce that was widely reported in the international press.
The lender was able to draw some savvy marketing conclusions . . .
Growth slows in the Ukraine.(Brief Article)
The Ukraine is having its difficulties recently.
In mid-July, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) said that
the country's reputation as a fast-growing economy was tarnished
because of . . .
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