Canadian economy slows in Q3
Friday, 30 November 2012, 14:40
Last update: about 15 years ago
Malta Independent
Economic growth in Canada slowed in the third quarter, Statistics Canada said on Friday, as higher consumer spending were dented by a sharp decline in exports...
Eurozone unemployment hits another record high
Friday, 30 November 2012, 12:22
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Another month, another record unemployment rate for the economy of the 17 EU countries that use the euro. Figures released Friday from Eurostat, the European Union's statistics office,...
German Parliament approves Greek debt deal
Friday, 30 November 2012, 11:54
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
The German Parliament has given its overwhelming backing to a deal aimed at trimming Greece's debt load and keeping the country financially afloat. Lawmakers voted 473-100 on Friday to...
India growth stuck at 3-year low as reforms stall
Friday, 30 November 2012, 10:46
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
India's economic growth slid to 5.3 percent in the September quarter, stuck at its lowest levels in three years as New Delhi struggles to enact reforms to kick start Asia's third-largest...
French factory prices rise in October
Friday, 30 November 2012, 09:11
Last update: about 15 years ago
Malta Independent
Factory gate prices rose more than expected in October in France as a sharp rise in mining, electronics and utilities offset a decline in refinery products...
Internet down nationwide in Syria
Thursday, 29 November 2012, 19:33
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
The Syrian government shut down the Internet across the country and cut cellphone services in select areas Thursday as rebels and government troops waged fierce battles near the capital's airport,...
Entitlement, deficit ratios, wage bills and sovereignty
Thursday, 29 November 2012, 16:11
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
(The Malta Business Weekly) We apparently live in an Age of Entitlement. I understand that this means that people feel that they are owed things by others not because...