Finance & Economics

Exceptional measures to assist peach and nectarine producers

The European Commission is moving to introduce support measures for the EU peach & nectarine sectors, notably by increasing the volumes of fruit eligible for withdrawal operations and free distribution. These markets have been hard hit by...

Antitrust: Commission sends Statement of Objections to Bulgarian Energy Holding for suspected abuse of dominance on Bulgarian wholesale electricity market

The European Commission has informed Bulgarian Energy Holding (BEH) of its preliminary view that territorial restrictions on resale contained in BEH's electricity supply contracts with traders on the non-regulated Bulgarian wholesale electricity...

Employment: Commission proposes one million euros from Globalisation Fund to help redundant workers in the metal sector in Spain

The European Commission has proposed to provide Spain with €1,019,184 from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) to help 300 workers made redundant in the metal sector in the Comunidad Valenciana region to find new jobs. The proposal now...

Composite Leading Indicators (CLI), OECD, August 2014

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Stable growth momentum in the OECD area

IMF Executive Board Concludes 2014 Article IV Consultation with the Philippines

On July 8, 2014, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with the Philippines and considered and endorsed the staff appraisal without a meeting.

Energy-Flux Density: Global Measure of Economic Progress

Over the period 1948-1952, Lyndon LaRouche solidified a fundamental advancement in economic science, a breakthrough which allowed him to become the most accurate economic forecaster of our day. This breakthrough in understanding what Treasury...

European Central Bank publishes Comprehensive Assessment Stress Test Manual

The European Central Bank (ECB) has published a manual detailing how it will incorporate findings from its AQR into stress test projections. It also describes the stress test quality assurance process, which is vital to ensuring that the exercise is...

US Must Agree to Argentine Debt Lawsuit

Argentina sued the United States at the International Court of Justice Thursday, but for the suit to proceed the U.S. must grant jurisdiction to the court it withdrew from in 1986.

Bank Negotiates $150 million Energy Sector Recovery Program for Albania

The World Bank and the Government of Albania successfully completed negotiations for a $150 million Power Reform and Recovery Project.

The European Commission adopts a "partnership agreement" with France on using EU Structural and Investment Funds for growth and jobs over the period 2014‑2020

The European Commission has adopted a "partnership agreement" with France setting out the strategy for the optimal use of European Structural and Investment Funds in the country's regions and cities for 2014-2020. This agreement paves the way for...