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Monster Employment Index: September Sees Further Decline in UK Online Recruitment

added: 14-10-2008

The Monster Employment Index UK fell by eight points in September to reach a level of 159. This is the fourth consecutive decrease and the first time that the Index has shown a year-on-year decline. The Index is now at its lowest level since April 2007. Hiring fell the most in the environment, architecture and urbanism; and HR sectors but significantly fewer offerings were also noted in banking, finance and insurance.

ECB: the Report on EU Banking Structures

added: 14-10-2008

The European Central Bank (ECB) publishes its annual report on EU banking structures. The report, which has been published every year since 2002, reviews the main structural developments in the EU banking sector in 2007 and the first half of 2008.

Industrial Production Up by 1.1% in Euro Area in August 2008

added: 14-10-2008

In August 2008 compared with July 2008, seasonally adjusted industrial production grew by 1.1% in the euro area (EA15) and by 0.5% in the EU27. In July production fell by 0.2% and 0.1% respectively.

European Banks: Britain Drives A Hard Bargain as Fed Opens Spigot

added: 14-10-2008

France, Germany, Spain, the Netherlands and Austria committed 1.3 trillion euros ($US1.8 trillion) to guarantee bank loans and take stakes in lenders, racing to prevent the collapse of the financial system.

Fitch: Challenging Times for Ukrainian Banks

added: 14-10-2008

Fitch Ratings states that near-term risks have increased considerably for Ukrainian banks as a combination of global financial market turmoil, worsening macroeconomic fundamentals and political uncertainty have resulted in deposit outflow, tighter domestic money markets and exchange rate volatility.

EU: Levies For Exceeding Milk Quota Total € 340 million

added: 14-10-2008

Certain Member States face levies totalling just over € 340 million for exceeding their milk quotas during the 2007/2008 marketing year, according to a provisional calculation by the European Commission, based on Member States' annual declarations.

Electronic Money: Commission Proposes Clear Legal Framework for Innovative Payment Solutions

added: 14-10-2008

The European Commission has put forward a proposal revising the current rules governing the conditions for issuing electronic money in the EU. The proposal follows extensive consultation which showed that the current rules, dating from 2000, have hindered the take-up of the electronic money market, hampering technological innovation. The revised rules will facilitate market entrance for new providers and contribute to develop an industry whose expected volume could reach up to EUR 10 billion by 2012.

Euro Area Investment Fund Statistics in June 2008

added: 14-10-2008

The total assets of euro area investment funds decreased to EUR 5,015 billion at end-June 2008, from EUR 5,161 billion in March 2008.1 This development was mainly due to a fall in the amount outstanding of both securities other than shares, from EUR 1,858 billion to EUR 1,807 billion, and shares and other equity, from EUR 1,670 billion to EUR 1,624 billion.

Council Deal on Energy Package: a Crucial Step Towards Completing the Internal Energy Market

added: 13-10-2008

President Barroso and Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs have welcomed the agreement reached by EU Energy Ministers on the Commission's 2007 legislative package for the EU electricity and gas market. This agreement will enable many of the benefits of an open and competitive energy market including fair prices for citizens and industry; business opportunities for new or smaller companies (for instance those investing in renewable energy); or clear investment conditions for new power plants and transmission networks which can result in increased security supply and less risk of blackouts.

Fitch: European Mezzanine Credit Risk Rises

added: 13-10-2008

Fitch Ratings says since the onset of the credit crisis in the summer of 2007, European mezzanine investors have supported many of the later transactions at considerably better pricing than pre-crisis vintages. However, mezzanine as an asset class remains vulnerable to the broader leveraged credit market's 2006 and 2007 vintages, which suffer from historically high leverage, peak-of-the-cycle projections and the prospect of widespread refinancing risk.

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