Eurozone has come far, but strong banking union still needed, Draghi tells MEPs
Failing banks still need a “strong and swift” EU decision-making system, and the European Central Bank Supervisor alone should decide when they are in danger of becoming unviable, ECB President Mario Draghi told the Economic and Monetary Affairs...
WB/PERU: More than 400,000 Cusco Residents to Benefit from Improved Urban Transportation
More than 400,000 residents and millions of tourists coming to the imperial city of Cusco will benefit from the US$120 million Transportation Improvement Project (METRA, in Spanish) approved by the World Bank Board of Executive Directors.
Merchandise trade continues to pick-up across most major economies in fourth quarter of 2013
Merchandise trade in US$ billion
G7 and BRICS
Seasonally adjusted data at current prices and exchange rates
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Across Europe and Central Asia: Growing Green Economies
Roma – an integral part of Europe's diversity - EESC calls for binding measures to include Roma in European society
At its Plenary Session, European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) discussed effective Roma inclusion strategies in the Member States with the Hungarian Minister for Human Resources Zoltan Balog.
World Bank Group Announces up to US$1.2 Billion in Support for Tunisia in 2014
World Bank Regional Vice President for the Middle East and North Africa, Inger Andersen announced a US$1.2 billion program of support for the democratic transition in Tunisia. The announcement came at the end of a three-day visit to Tunisia to consult...
Things we learnt in plenary: Ukraine, CO2 reductions, regulating tobacco
The situation in Ukraine was extensively debated by MEPs during February's second plenary session in Strasbourg that took place on 24-27 February. MEPs also approved measures to reduce CO2 emissiosn from new cars and vans and ways to discourage young...
UK Government gets tough with employers failing to pay minimum wage
Employers who owe their workers thousands of pounds for failing to pay them the correct National Minimum Wage have been named and shamed by Business Secretary Vince Cable.
Reforms in Labor Markets and Social Protection are Key to Job Creation in the Arab World
Ministers, representatives from international organizations, private sector and labor union experts gathered in Saudi Arabia for a three-day event to discuss challenges and solutions related to access to the labor market, rigidity in economic...
