So your summer has zipped by and we hope you had a good one. Perhaps you were in Europe? Let us know...
Now, welcome back to the coalface, as we bring you even more EU Insider info. Be assured that IBT Partners has been on the European Financial, Business and Economic Information case for you this Summer 2013.
Read all about it and check out our two new EU Insider additions for your business development here: Eurostats and FX.
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Germany: it's all about the September elections and she's looking good!The 22nd September 2013 is an important, scary, date here. Next month we will be able to report to you on the outcome. Ever-popular Ms. Merkel (Chancellor) faces (re)election, considered a shoe in, but is it? If Europe’s only political giant is not re-elected watch this space... |
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France: the recession is over but they downgraded us - humph!Good news? Mr. Hollande (President) announces "the recession it's over", with 0.5% growth. But with 10.8% unemployment and 56% public spending...France was downgraded, yet again... |
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UK: we've positive numbers and a Canadian hero
None too soon, +ve UK numbers: "output growth reaches a 2 year high" says The Confederation of British Industry (CBI), is that being bullish? Meanwhile at the Bank of England (BoE), we have a new (Canadian) Governor who galloped into London town in July. Just in time to save us, thanks Canada... |
A quick macro EU picture... its EU official as Eurostat announces that recession is over, thanks to Germany, the Scandi’s, Benelux and France (?), the ECB and BoE aren’t idling, we are starry eyed in the EU as we TTIP around with the US and guess what, we grew (a new member of the EU club)… read all about it.
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Eurostat (your mission if you choose to accept it) - high quality EU stats for youEurostat is the statistical office of the EU. Their (unenviable, considering some members…) task is to provide statistics at European level that enable comparisons between countries and regions. Each month we will report on EU stats for you. |
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ECB - currency matters from source for your business in EuropeThe European Central bank (ECB) is the central bank for Europe's single currency, the euro. The ECB’s main task is to maintain the euro's purchasing power and thus price stability in the euro area (yes I know what you are thinking). The euro area comprises the 17 EU countries that have introduced the euro since 1999. |
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BoE - Currency matters from source for your business in EnglandThe Bank of England (BoE) the central bank to the United Kingdom - sets interest rates to keep inflation low to preserve the value of sterling. Contentiously Carney (the new CanadianGovernor) is providing “forward guidance”. Want to know why? |
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EU and the US: the worlds #1 economic relationship (wow – we like that) - let's TTIP!It’s official… get the fact sheet. The EU-U.S. transatlantic economy represents the largest economic relationship in the world, that is 30 percent of global merchandise trade, about 40 percent of world trade in services, and nearly half of global GDP. Did you know that? |
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Croatia: we're growing, 28 EU members nowIt took 10 years for Croatia to become the 28th fully-fledged member of the EU. We have close friends here. Want to know more? Try this link for a wikified view point... |
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Thanks for all your news - your feedback is most welcome! We at IBT Partners wish you a profitable, European focused, September! John
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PPS. All credits are due to Les Echos, France 24, the FT, The Economist, the BBC, DW Germany, the Handelsblatt, Business Europe, the European Commission, Eurostats, the Bank of England, the European Central Bank, the European Delegation to the US, Wikipedia…and IBT Partners. |
