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EU resource productivity up; The Netherlands and the UK record the highest level
September 11th, 2018
Resource productivity quantifies the relationship between the size of the economy and the use of natural resources. The value of resource productivity will increase if the economy, measured by GDP, is growing at a faster rate than the consumption ...
Investment fraud led to the loss of more than £2.8m of investors’ money
September 10th, 2018
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the conduct regulator for financial services firms and financial markets in the UK, has issued an announcement to inform about FCA’s second largest ever criminal prosecution and most complex fraud investigations. Operation Tidworth was ...
Data protection complaints in UK doubled since GDPR took effect
August 28th, 2018
The number of data protection complaint reported to UK regulators has nearly doubled since the introduction of new data protection laws, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has said. Saturday marks three months since the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ...
Is your country expensive?
August 27th, 2018
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union situated in Luxembourg, has releases a statistics report in relation to the price levels of products and services in European countries. Price levels for consumer goods and services differ widely among ...
European banks exposed to Turkey’s currency crisis
August 14th, 2018
Turkey’s economic crisis poses a threat to European banks with business in the country. Spain’s BBVA, Italy’s UniCredit, France’s BNP Paribas, Dutch bank ING and Britain’s HSBC are the most exposed to Turkey and vulnerable to its free-falling currency. ...
Temporary and part-time jobs on the rise in Europe
August 13th, 2018
Temporary work or temporary employment (also called odd jobs) refers to an employment situation where the working arrangement is limited to a certain period of time based on the needs of the employing organization. According to report issued by ...
Early Stocks Review: European stocks mixed; British Pound remained under pressure against the Dollar
August 10th, 2018
European stocks hovered around the flatline on Thursday amid a deepening U.S.-China trade dispute and a flurry of corporate earnings. The pan-European Stoxx 600 was flat with almost every sector in the red. Oil and gas stocks were among ...
Household prices for electricity and gas in EU; How much do you pay?
August 7th, 2018
For the first time, Eurostat is publishing prices for electricity and natural gas that are fully comparable across countries. With the new data requested in Regulation (EU) 2016/1952, Eurostat is now able to calculate the weighted average price reflecting ...
17 EU countries warned for failing to implement cybersecurity law
July 24th, 2018
The European Commission has sent warnings to 17 EU countries for failing to implement cybersecurity law, after missing a May 9 deadline. The European Commission has issued warnings to seventeen European Union countries because the countries involved missed a ...
US seeks record $75m. from marketer for steering victims to Israeli binary scams
July 19th, 2018
While Israeli law enforcement continues to ignore the country’s robust online fraud sector, the United States government has asked a Florida court to impose some $75 million in fines and penalties against a single alleged US-based binary options fraudster. ...
