World news about “Economy” published by euronews.
Europe stock markets slide in early trade European stock markets opened in a tailspin – after the US Federal Reserve’s announcement on Wednesday that it might scale back its bond buying programme. … 23/05/2013
Chinese PM Li Keqiang in India to boost trade and ease tension China’s new prime minister is making his first trip abroad since taking office in March, arriving first in India. Beijing says Li Keqiang’s visit to Delhi… 19/05/2013
Slovenia’s shaky banks bring a downgrade from Fitch It was not unexpected – late on Friday the Fitch ratings agency downgraded Slovenia’s long-term foreign currency rating to BBB + from A minus. It also… 17/05/2013
How to protect your IPR in China One of the biggest challenges for European small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs) is preserving their intellectual property. i.e. their products, their… 17/05/2013
Bonus interview: Andris Piebalgs, EU Commissioner for Development 15/05/2013
No end in sight for eurozone recession The eurozone’s economy remains stuck in recession. The latest figures show that between January and March it contracted for the sixth straight quarter… 15/05/2013
Croatia: controversial golf course In the quiet countryside above the Croatian resort of Dubrovnik, a battle is unfolding. This David and Goliath tale pitches an international real-estate… 03/05/2013
The Great Call of China What are the keys to success for a European SME opening up a business in China? Who do you turn to for help if you want to set up a business in Shanghai… 03/05/2013
ECB boss signs banknotes – nocomment The European Central Bank started issuing the new five euro bill in Bratislava, Slovakia, shortly after the ECB lowered interest rates. The new bill is the… 03/05/2013
Russia’s quest for foreign investors In the early 1990s Russia was Eldorado or the ‘Wild, Wild East’ as far as foreign businesses and investors were concerned. But Jean-Noel Lemond moved there… 24/04/2013
Boosting confidence, growth and jobs are main focus of IMF Spring Meetings Increasing growth and job creation were the major topics of discussion at the International Monetary Fund spring meetings in Washington. With finance… 21/04/2013
Angel dust magic for SMEs Small and medium sized businesses that are innovative and have strong growth potential have a new group of friends to help make that happen. Business angels… 19/04/2013
Big challenges for Venezuela’s oil dependent economy Oil is key for Nicolas Maduro the man who is set to rule Venezuela. It was literally black gold for Hugo Chavez, bankrolling his socialist dream and paying… 15/04/2013
Van Rompuy urges action on taxEuropean Council President Herman van Rompuy says the EU must get tougher on tax if governments are to succeed in balancing their books. He has promised… 12/04/2013
EU helps Cyprus, Portugal and Ireland over bailouts Eurozone ministers – meeting in Dublin – have given their backing to a 10 billion euro bailout plan for Cyprus. But they will not lend any more money to… 12/04/2013
EU approves Cyprus bailout As Europe’s finance ministers arrived for a meeting in Dublin, we learned that Cyprus does need more money for its bailout but that will not come from the … 12/04/2013
OECD warns on Slovenian banks Slovenia, which is trying to avoid becoming the eurozone’s next bailout victim, may have “significantly” misread the cost of fixing its troubled banks… 09/04/2013
Chinese take top travel spend spot Chinese tourists have overtaken Germans as the world’s biggest-spending travelers. The United Nations World Tourism Organisation said that follows a decade… 08/04/2013
Moving on smoothly as companies change hands Retirement, illness, career changes – every year 450,000 businesses in Europe change ownership. The problem is that 600,000 jobs are lost in the region every… 05/04/2013
Kaesong: North Korea’s financial lifeline The Kaesong Industrial Complex, which opened at the end of 2004, was largely financed by the South with the idea of increasing economic co-operation and trust… 03/04/2013
Cypriot cash controls set to stretch into May Authorities in Cyprus say the capital controls, in force to prevent the flow of cash from the island, look set to remain beyond the initial seven day… 29/03/2013
Standard & Poor’s upgrades Turkey Standard & Poor’s has raised Turkey’s sovereign debt rating by one notch to “BB+”. It puts the country on a rating just one step below investment grade… 28/03/2013
Cyprus banks braced for reopening The Cypriot government has imposed tight restrictions on access to funds as the banks prepare to open for the first time in nearly two weeks. Among the… 28/03/2013
Government, banks and EU taste Cypriot wrath Anger in Cyprus is on the rise, despite a deal being reached on a bailout package for the island. As measures come into force to prevent funds leaving the… 27/03/2013
BRICS say yes to investment bank, but details sketchy The so-called BRICS group of emerging economies – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – has agreed to set up a development bank, to help fund… 27/03/2013
Cyprus shipping companies lose business as banks stay closed Businesses are feeling the strain with the closure of banks in Cyprus now in its second week. The island’s shipping industry contributes around five… 27/03/2013
BRICS to create new development bank The BRICS grouping of emerging powers has agreed on the creation of a development bank that will rival Western-backed institutions. The announcement came as… 27/03/2013
Cyprus: blood boiling over the banks Protesters shouting “Troika go home!” marched though Nicosia’s old town on Tuesday calling on other citizens to join them. They were venting their anger… 27/03/2013
Bernanke: enrich not beggar they neighbour US central bank head Ben Bernanke has been defending its aggressive stimulus measures. To try to keep long-term borrowing costs low, the Federal Reserve… 26/03/2013
‘Disaster avoided’ as Cyprus agrees EU bailout deal Cyprus has clinched a last minute deal with international lenders to secure a 10 billion euro bailout and avoid financial meltdown. A casualty of the… 25/03/2013
Protest amid Cyprus/Brussels talks As Cypriot politicians held talks in Brussels trying to secure a last minute bailout dozens of people in Cyprus marched in protest. The Mediterranean… 25/03/2013
Last minute bid to save Cyprus from financial collapse European finance ministers arrived in Brussels on Sunday for last-ditch talks, aimed at averting financial meltdown in Cyprus. The European Central Bank is… 24/03/2013
MPs approve vital measures to keep Cyprus afloat MPs in Cyprus have voted to create a ‘national solidarity fund’, to restructure the island’s banks and to give the government power to impose capital… 23/03/2013
Fitch warns UK on AAA rating Ratings agency Fitch has placed Britain’s AAA rating on ‘negative’ watch two days after finance minister George Osborne delivered a budget speech in which he… 22/03/2013
China-Russia: a special relationship It is less than a year since Chinese and Russian leaders last met officially, when Vladimir Putin had just resumed his function as president in June… 22/03/2013
Eco-labels: a smart strategy In this edition of Business Planet, we visit the French city of Poitiers to take a closer look at the European Ecolabel. For consumers, the label is a… 22/03/2013
EU begins its soul searching on Cyprus The soul searching in Brussels is underway after Cyprus became the first member state to reject the conditions of EU assistance. Liberal MEP Guy Verhofstadt… 20/03/2013
Cyprus shops around for ‘best’ bailout Financial officials from Cyprus have been discussing the Mediterranean island’s money troubles in Moscow. The European Union is not comfortable with one of… 20/03/2013
Cypriot ministers delay vote, try to revise bank tax plan Ministers in Cyprus are rushing to revise a plan to seize money from private bank deposits as part of a 10 billion euro EU bailout. The shock announcement… 18/03/2013
UK seeks to block EU bonus cap In this edition of Europe’s Weekly: we take a look at the UK’s lonely fight to stop an EU-backed cap on bankers bonuses; Lativa applies to join the single… 08/03/2013
Solid job gains are encouraging sign for US economy The US labour market continues to show steady improvement with employers there substantially stepped up hiring. A total of 236,000 new jobs were created in… 08/03/2013
China exports surge China’s exports soared in February. They were up by over 20 percent from the same month last year – much higher than had been forecast. That is being taken… 08/03/2013
Cuba: slow winds of change In this edition of Reporter, euronews travels to Cuba to talk to the people about the impact of reform on their lives. We meet a mountain guide who… 08/03/2013
Promoting female entrepreneurs In Slovakia and Austria, like much of Europe, women represent only a third of entrepreneurs. So to try to redress the balance, a major initiative was set up… 08/03/2013
New man takes on Belgium’s financial problemsBelgium has a new finance minister. University professor Koen Geens will take over the task of bringing in more austerity. He has replaced Steven Vanackere… 05/03/2013
China targets moderate growth, increased domestic consumption Consumer-led growth is the buzz phrase among China’s new rulers. With the changing of the guard at the National People’s Congress, those taking over at the… 05/03/2013
French jobless total rises again The number of people out of work in France shot up again in January, coming closer to the all time high. The total of jobseekers in mainland France jumped… 27/02/2013
Rising to new challenges This edition of Business Planet takes us to Timisoara, one of Romania’s three major economic hubs, a very dynamic region virtually devoid of unemployment… 22/02/2013
Draghi dismisses currency war talk Europe Central Bank head Mario Draghi has been trying to play down worries about currency wars. At the European Parliament on Monday, he responded to… 18/02/2013
Russian alcohol crackdown hits Carlsberg’s profits Carlsberg has said it is scrapping its profit margin target for eastern Europe as sales growth stalls in its key Russian market . The Danish brewer – which… 18/02/2013
Reader’s Digest in trouble again The parent company of Reader’s Digest is filing for bankruptcy protection from its creditors for the second time in three and a half years. The… 18/02/2013
Robots at work Manual packaging is tedious work – can robots alleviate the boredom? Engineers at the Technical University Munich are testing a talking workstation that… 18/02/2013
India wants to scrap Finmeccanica helicopter deal India is moving to cancel the purchase of a dozen helicopters from Italian aerospace and arms firm Finmeccanica following bribery allegations. It has… 15/02/2013
Snowy January hits UK retail sales Bad winter weather meant less footfall in British shops in January. Heavy snow caused retail sales to unexpectedly fall in January. That has reviving… 15/02/2013
Tough times for Anglo American Global miner Anglo American saw its underlying earnings for last year halve from 2011 as profits fell in all parts of its business. It also had to write… 15/02/2013
Barclays to announce huge cost cutsBritish bank Barclays is reportedly to cut 2,000 jobs from its investment banking business. New boss Antony Jenkins is set to unveil plans to slash annual… 11/02/2013
Green light for green clusters Everyone has heard of business clusters, where interconnected companies join forces in order to boost performance. The Austrian town of Graz is an example… 08/02/2013
Not spring in Cuba yet Complaints about a growing wealth gap similar to those in many of the world’s struggling economies are building in communist Cuba as well. This is in spite… 06/02/2013
China powers aheadWorkers check an electricity pylon amid farmlands in Chuzhou, Anhui province. A leading Chinese think-tank is predicting the country’s GDP will grow in 2013… 06/02/2013
Eurozone recovery signs emerge The eurozone’s battered economy is showing signs of recovery. The latest surveys of thousands of the region’s companies reveal business activity grew… 05/02/2013
Eurozone inflation eases, jobs picture still grim Eurozone inflation fell more than expected in January. That implies businesses are cutting their prices to keep people spending amid the weak economy and… 01/02/2013
Trading post As the World Trade Organisation started to look for a new head, it was also struggling to remain relevant after repeated failures to revive global trade… 29/01/2013
Bonus interview: Marco Florijn, Rotterdam City Social Affairs Councillor Complete interview with Marco Florijn, Rotterdam City Social Affairs Councillor. 25/01/2013
Bonus interview: Wiemer Salverda Complete interview with professor Wiemer Salverda, from the Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Labour Studies. 25/01/2013
Luxury industry growth questions Will profits keep ticking up for top-end watch makers? That is the big question dominating the Geneva watch fair – the first major luxury goods industry… 22/01/2013
Hope starts to re-emerge at the 2013 Davos World Economic ForumThe Davos World Economic Forum is gearing up with, apparently, more world leaders attending than in recent years: there are some 50 heads of state and… 22/01/2013
Davos: five-star talking shop opens for business As the great and the good arrive in the postcard-pretty Swiss mountain resort of Davos for the World Economic Forum, scepticism is rife and many believe such… 21/01/2013
Financing for the future Crowdfunding is a way of financing a business venture: small contributions from dozens, if not hundreds of investors via social networking sites for example… 21/01/2013
Carmakers race ahead in 2013 The world’s biggest car makers have been flexing their muscles – and showing off their muscle cars – in the place they call Motor City – Detroit. The North… 19/01/2013
UPS pulls out of TNT takeover Dutch delivery firm TNT’s shares halved within minutes on Monday morning on the news that US rival UPS was abandoning its takeover, as it was expecting a… 14/01/2013
Swatch gets hitched to Harry Winston Not many jewellers get namechecked in a hit song, but Harry Winston is one of them. His diamonds were Marilyn Monroe’s Best Friend; now they have seduced… 14/01/2013
AmEx restructuring means layoffs Credit card company American Express is to cut about 5,400 jobs – that is around 8.5 percent of its workforce. The layoffs are part of restructuring to save… 11/01/2013
Helping minorities into the EU job market The long-term unemployed, elderly and disabled people, women and ethnic minorities – all these people are under-represented among Europe’s entrepreneurs. … 11/01/2013
European markets at close: 10.01.2013 10/01/2013
Ooh la la! French rush to the sales – nocomment French shoppers burst through the doors of one of Paris’ most emblematic department stores on Wednesday as bargain-hunters sought out markdowns of up to 60… 09/01/2013
Galaxy phones power Samsung to record profit Selling almost 500 handsets a minute, Samsung has predicted its fourth quarter profit will be the equivalent of 6.3 billion euros. The world leader in… 08/01/2013
Air France toe-to-toe with the low-cost carriers Air France is trying to take on the low-cost airlines by introducing a series of mini-fares on domestic flights. A reserved seat and checked-in bags are not… 07/01/2013
Eurozone inflation up on holiday spending Christmas holiday spending nudged up prices in the eurozone in December. The cost of living in the 17 countries sharing the euro had been forecast to fall… 04/01/2013
Many business challenges in 2012 It was another difficult year for the global economy. Some states powered through it in high gear, others needed help to overcome the recession, but even… 26/12/2012
Protecting the environment can be profitable As technology progresses, consumer habits change. Like many other electrical appliances, old television sets have become obsolete. This week, Business… 14/12/2012
Help! My business is collapsing It is the hope of any business: achieving sustainable growth and confidence. But in these tough economic times it has become increasingly difficult to keep… 10/12/2012
Fierce debate over “bankruptcy tourism”As Brussels considers reforming European insolvency laws, to modernise rules drawn up 12 years ago, there is growing debate about the practice of insolvent… 10/12/2012
The human impact of insolvencyRight On’s Seamus Kearney spoke to the owner of an insolvent business in Berlin to get a feel for the human impact of a business collapsing. He also spoke to… 10/12/2012
European markets at close: 06.12.2012 06/12/2012
Franco-Italian axis speaks on euronews Hello and welcome to the first edition of The Global Conversation. Joining us today: French President François Hollande and Italian prime minister Mario… 03/12/2012
European markets at close: 30.11.2012 01/12/2012
Trading during crisis time The current economic crisis has been blamed on many factors – from high street banks to government finance departments, from risky trading to uncontrolled… 30/11/2012
Business Planet battles bankruptcies One of Europe’s hard realities is the fact that only one in two companies lasts five years or more. 90% of bankruptcies are due to liquidity problems, which… 30/11/2012
Eurozone worried for France The euro crisis has been in focus once more: not only did the eurogroup fail to reach an agreement over Greece – Moody’s also downgraded France, stoking fears… 23/11/2012
Catalonia’s independence fever and federal Spain Catalonia in northern Spain will hold an election this Sunday, set to measure just how badly voters want their own free state. It is a wealthy region but… 23/11/2012
Africa’s top business leaders in talks in Geneva In Geneva one of Europe’s trade capitals 500 CEOs from some of Africa’s most influential companies debated the continents economic future. It was the first… 21/11/2012
Break-ING up is not so hard to do The European Commission has agreed to make the separation of ING’s banking and insurance activities a little easier. The Dutch group has been given more… 19/11/2012
US energy self-sufficiency The International Energy Agency cut its global oil demand forecast last week. The agency said that the downward revisions were mainly owing to sluggish… 18/11/2012
Setting up business in Latvia This week, Business Planet is in Riga, the capital of Latvia, a country which suffered heavily from the global crisis. However, the economy is taking off… 16/11/2012
Recession hits mobile phone company Vodaphone Vodaphone has written down the value of its business in Spain and Italy by almost seven and a half billion euros. The British based company has also lowered… 13/11/2012
Four more years for the US economy Barack Obama has won a second term in the White House as the US economy appears in better shape than it was four years ago, but he now faces different… 09/11/2012
New ‘business hotel’ scheme revives French region Boosting entrepreneurship to combat an ageing population: the French region of Auvergne started investing in its entrepreneurs a few years back. And the… 02/11/2012
Breaking the glass ceiling Only 3% of chief executives in big European companies are women, 14% sit as company board members. The situation is slowly changing, however the European… 22/10/2012
Bonus interview: balance and leadership Euronews reporter Monica Pinna spoke to Avivah Wittenberg-Cox, CEO of the consultancy 20-first, which works with companies interested in diversifying their… 22/10/2012
Orange won’t be squeezed says Richard France Telecom Orange is the leading telecommunications operator in France and is one of the most active internationally, with a turnover of 46 billion euros… 18/10/2012
