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Euro area annual inflation stable at 0.2%
January 5th, 2016
Euro area annual inflation is expected to be 0.2% in December 2015, stable compared to November 2015, according to a flash estimate from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. Looking at the main components of euro area ...
European Union Publishes the 2015 Report for Taxation trends in the European Union
December 7th, 2015
The European Commission has released a new version of its Taxation Trends in the European Union report. This report contains a detailed statistical and economic analysis of the tax systems of the Member States of the European Union, plus ...
Euro area annual inflation down to -0.1%
September 30th, 2015
Euro area annual inflation is expected to be -0.1% in September 2015, down from 0.1% in August 2015, according to a flash estimate from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. Looking at the main components of euro ...
GDP up by 0.4% in both euro area and EU28
September 8th, 2015
Second estimate for the second quarter of 2015 GDP up by 0.4% in both euro area and EU28 +1.5% and +1.9% respectively compared with second quarter of 2014 Seasonally adjusted GDP rose by 0.4% in both the euro area ...
Europe: When the Macro Overshadows the Micro
August 17th, 2015
Christian Thimann currently works with the French investment bank AXA while also holding an academic position at the Paris School of Economics. However, from 2008 to 2013 he was Director General and Adviser to the President at the European ...
Romania and Bulgaria among EU states to record industrial production growth in June
August 13th, 2015
The industrial production in the European Union (EU 28) fell by 0.2 percent in June compared to May and went down 0.4 percent in the Euro Area, while Romania ranked 7th in the European bloc by the increased industrial ...
Greece’s economy grew in the second quarter
August 13th, 2015
Greek Economy Unexpectedly Surged Before Capital Controls Greece’s economy grew in the second quarter in a surprise surge just before the standoff between the government and its creditors forced officials to impose capital controls. The Hellenic Statistical Authority in ...
Greek debt crisis: Goldman Sachs could be sued for helping hide debts when it joined euro
July 14th, 2015
Exclusive: A leading adviser to debt-riven countries has offered to help Athens recover some of the vast profits made by the investment bank Goldman Sachs faces the prospect of potential legal action from Greece over the complex financial deals ...
Greece and its Slow Growth Problem
July 8th, 2015
I knew that Greece has not traditionally been the economic dynamo behind growth in the EU economy. I had not quite realized how far the Greek economy has lagged behind over the last several decades. Here’s a figure from ...
Euro area annual inflation up to 0.0%
April 30th, 2015
Euro area(1) annual inflation(2) is expected to be 0.0% in April 2015, up from -0.1% in March(3) , according to a flash estimate(4) from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. Looking at the main components of euro ...