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Euro Adoption Proceeds Smoothly in Slovakia

added: 06-01-2009

The changeover to the euro in Slovakia is taking place smoothly. By the end of Saturday 3 January some 27% of payments in shops were made in euro and virtually all customers were getting their change in the currency now shared by nearly 329 million Europeans including some 5.4 milion Slovaks. No major problems were observed in banks or in retail sector.

Unite Steps Up Aid Call for UK's Beleaguered Car Industry Amid Fears for 70,000 Jobs

added: 05-01-2009

Unite, the UK's biggest union, reiterated its calls to the Government to waste no more time in putting together a package to save Britain's car industry. The union is urging the Government to move quickly to ensure that at least 70,000 car workers and their families are not made to pay the price for City greed and recklessness.

Euro Banknotes and Coins Successfully Introduced in Slovakia

added: 03-01-2009

On 1 January 2009, euro banknotes and coins were successfully introduced in Slovakia – the sixteenth Member State of the European Union to adopt the euro. Until 16 January 2009, it will be possible to pay in cash using either euro or Slovak koruna banknotes and coins. However, change will only be given in euro. Thereafter, the euro will be the sole legal tender. An information campaign has been run to inform Slovak citizens of the visual elements of the euro banknotes and coins, their security features and the modalities for their introduction in Slovakia.

Slovakia Adopted The Euro

added: 02-01-2009

The euro area has two reasons to celebrate: the number of European Union countries that share the same currency grew to 16 with Slovakia and it is the 10th anniversary of the euro. All available data indicate that the changeover from the Slovak koruna went well. Citizens are able to withdraw euro cash from ATMs all over Slovakia and to use it for daily payments.

Average House Price Drops 12.2 per cent in November to £161,883

added: 31-12-2008

Annual house prices in England and Wales fell by 12.2 per cent in November, according to the latest figures from Land Registry. The average house price is now £161,883 representing a monthly decrease of 1.9 per cent.

Monetary Developments in the Euro Area: November 2008

added: 30-12-2008

The annual rate of growth of M3 decreased to 7.8% in November 2008, from 8.7% in October 2008. The three-month average of the annual growth rates of M3 over the period September 2008 - November 2008 decreased to 8.4%, from 8.7% in the period August 2008 - October 2008.

Bloomberg PMI Shows Record Annual Fall in Euro Retail Sales

added: 30-12-2008

The latest Bloomberg Euro-Zone Retail Purchasing Managers' Index, based on a mid-month survey of economic conditions in the euro area retail sector, signaled a further sharp drop in sales in the important trading month of December. Margins fell at a record rate. Retailers' expectations of meeting sales targets next month collapsed to a new low. Meanwhile, wholesale price pressures eased to a three-year low.

Make 2009 the Year Labour Gets Tough on Tax Havens

added: 30-12-2008

Unite, Britain's biggest union is calling on Gordon Brown to make his new year's resolution a commitment to close down the tax havens and give Britain back GBP33bn a year.

Online Spend Will Fall far Short of Expectations This Christmas

added: 29-12-2008

Consumer spend at the major online retailers is likely to fall far short of the industry's expectations, according to leading European online payments system, Moneybookers.

The Leading Index for Germany Declined 2.6 Percent in October 2008

added: 29-12-2008

The Conference Board announced that the leading index for Germany declined 2.6 percent and the coincident index decreased 0.4 percent in October.

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