Tag: italy

June 19, 2013 0

European Car Sales Hit 20-Year Low; Don’t Worry, Things Have Stabilized

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NPR reports European Car Sales Hit 20-Year Low For May . Country by Country Details Passenger car sales dropped by 5.9% from May 2012 in the 27-country European Union to 1.042 million units, the lowest level since May 1993 German car sales dropped 9.9% in May, Italy was down 8%, France down 10.4%, Spain down 2.6% PSA Peugeot-Citroen, Renault, Ford, General Motors and Fiat all suffered double-digit declines in May Volkswagen had a 2.8% drop in brand sales and 5.9 percent decline for the group

June 4, 2013 0

IMF Halves Germany 2013 Growth Estimate; Still Too Optimistic

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IMF Halves Germany 2013 Growth Estimate; Still Too Optimistic With most of Europe in a nasty recession, and significant parts of it (Spain, Greece, Cyprus, Italy) in an outright economic depression, I wonder why it took so long for the IMF to Reduce Germany GDP Forecast . Germany’s 2013 growth prospects have been cut in half by the International Monetary Fund, as it warned that the outlook for Europe’s strongest economy could worsen if a eurozone recovery fails to materialise. The IMF said falling business investment and the eurozone’s ongoing recession, which have hampered German growth, meant the economy would grow by just 0.3pc this year, compared with an April estimate of 0.6pc

May 24, 2013 0

Discussion in Spain on Leaving the Euro; Euro Exit Manifest

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For example, please consider Opposition to the euro breaks: first manifesto to leave the single currency as translated from El Economista . The political opposition that Spain remains part of the euro begins to crystallize. And the tool to achieve that end-Spain output of the single currency is again signing a manifest public that, for the moment, has already been signed by around 1,000 professionals convinced "the risks of deterioration and degradation that there are the enormous social suffering caused by the persistence of adjustment policies, austerity and privatization of the public "

May 18, 2013 0

Protests in Italy Against New Coalition; How Long Will Coalition Last?

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Here is the result: Thousands rally in Rome against cuts . Thousands of protesters, led by trade unionists, have rallied in the Italian capital Rome against the policies of the new coalition government. Wielding red flags and placards, they urged the centre-left Prime Minister, Enrico Letta, to scrap austerity measures and focus on job creation