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Production in construction down by 0.5% in euro area
August 22nd, 2017
In June 2017 compared with May 2017, seasonally adjusted production in the construction sector decreased by 0.5% in the euro area (EA19) and by 0.2% in the EU28, according to first estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the ...
Here’s How the Euro Is Likely to Fare Against World Currencies
August 18th, 2017
Don’t get distracted by Thursday’s ECB-driven slump: the euro has been redrawing the global currency map on its journey to multi-year highs. No wonder policy makers are starting to fret. Even after today’s declines, Europe’s growth story and the ...
1 in 3 Europeans cannot afford a one-week annual holiday
August 2nd, 2017
For many people in the European Union (EU), summer means holidays and travel. However, around a third (32.9%) of the EU population cannot afford a one-week annual holiday away from home. Slightly more households with dependent children (34.6%) than ...
House prices up by 4.0% in the euro area
July 28th, 2017
First quarter of 2017 compared with first quarter of 2016 House prices up by 4.0% in the euro area Up by 4.5% in the EU House prices, as measured by the House Price Index, rose by 4.0% in the ...
Pan-European instant payments to go live in November
July 17th, 2017
The Europan Payments Council has published an interview with Jean-Yves Jacquelin, Chair of the EPC Scheme Evolution and Maintenance Working Group to update on the implementation of the SEPA Instant Credit Transfer scheme. In less than five months, the ...
EU fines Google €2.42 billion for manipulating search engine results
June 27th, 2017
Antitrust: Commission fines Google €2.42 billion for abusing dominance as search engine by giving illegal advantage to own comparison shopping service The European Commission has fined Google €2.42 billion for breaching EU antitrust rules. Google has abused its market ...
Grant Thornton names Peter Bodin its new CEO-elect
May 16th, 2017
Grant Thornton, a leading business adviser and one of the major global accounting organisations, has issued an announcement to inform that Peter Bodin named Global Chief Executive – elect. Bodin to succeed Ed Nusbaum from 1 January 2018 According ...
Swedbank acquires PayEx
May 11th, 2017
Swedbank AB, a Nordic-Baltic banking group based in Stockholm, Sweden, has issued a press release to announce the acquisition of PayEx, a fullservice payment provider in the Nordic region. Through the acquisition Swedbank enters a new market and add ...
OECD tax rates on labour income continued decreasing slowly in 2016
May 9th, 2017
Taxes on labour income for the average worker across the OECD continued to decrease for the third consecutive year during 2016, dropping to 36% of labour costs, according to a new OECD report. Taxing Wages 2017 measures the level of ...
How the unemployment rate adjusted in Germany, Cyprus, Greece, Bulgaria, Romania and other member states
May 4th, 2017
Euro area unemployment at 9.5% EU28 at 8.0% The euro area (EA19) seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate was 9.5% in March 2017, stable compared to February 2017 and down from 10.2% in March 2016. This is the lowest rate recorded in ...
