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The Crisis of Europe and European Nationalism

By George Friedman, Stratfor, When I visited Europe in 2008 and before, the idea that Europe was not going to […]

Construction in Bulgaria to stabilise in late 2011

In the coming years Bulgaria’s construction sector will start to grow slowly following the hard years of the economic slowdown, […]

Cement markets in CIS countries continue to grow

With an 11% growth in cement consumption in 2010 and a further 12% growth expected for 2011, cement producers in […]

Non-pharmacy market of OTC products in Poland: up by 4% in 2011-2013

According to the latest report published by the research and consulting company PMR, entitled “Non-pharmacy OTC market in Poland 2011. […]

FED CONTINUES TO LEND U.S. DOLLARS TO THE ECB

By Warren Mosler It remains my position that Congress should not allow the Fed to lend unsecured to foreign central banks […]

Shades Of 2008 All Over Again (Though This Time In Europe)

By Cullen Roche The biggest news out yesterday were the late day rumors of some sort of Euro lending facility […]

Clothing and footwear retail market in Poland rose by 4.6% in 2010 – favourable prospects for next years

The level of economic growth in 2010 was higher than one year earlier and this situation positively influenced growth on […]

Shopping centre market in Central Europe expected to grow by half until 2013

Around 6 million m2 of new GLA is planned to be completed in Central European countries through to 2013. Most […]

Yuan Only BRIC Winner on Resilience to Debt Crisis: China Credit

By Lilian Karunungan Sept. 14 (Bloomberg) — China, with its centrally controlled economy, managed currency and restrictions on capital inflows, […]

Wen Says World Must Cut Debt, Stem Euro Crisis as Pressure Grows on China

By Bloomberg News Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, facing calls to widen support for indebted European countries, signaled that developed nations should […]