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Growth in the UK’s Freight Forwarding Market

added: 30-01-2007

We estimate that, in 2005, the UK international freight-services market was worth around £19.76bn, of which £15.43bn was attributable to freight forwarding.

Gazprom Neft: Results of the Year 2006

added: 30-01-2007

JSC Gazprom Neft's (RTS: SIBN, LSE: GAZ) consolidated oil production (taking into account a 50% share of Slavneft) was 44,4 million tons in 2006. Self production of the company was 32,7 million tons of oil.

Economic Growth Strengthens In New European Union Member States But Likely To Ease In 2007

added: 29-01-2007

Output growth gained further pace across the region in 2006 but is likely to moderate slightly in 2007, according to the World Bank’s latest EU8+2 (Includes Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia) Regular Economic Report. The report indicates that real GDP growth strengthened in the region, not least in Poland, Slovakia, and Romania, as dynamics improved further in the second half of the year, but the Baltic States, Slovenia, and Bulgaria also grew at an even stronger rate than the year before.

Expanding China's Passenger Rail System

added: 29-01-2007

ADB is assisting the People's Republic of China (PRC) to develop more efficient and viable passenger railway systems, through a technical assistance (TA) grant of US$600,000.

The Strong Credit Growth in Serbia Has Started Eroding Financial Stability

added: 29-01-2007

At the start of August, the National Bank of Serbia (NBS) announced changes in its monetary policy, which include the start of inflation targeting.

EU25 current account deficit 21.7 bn euro

added: 26-01-2007

According to the latest revisions, the EU25 external current account recorded a deficit of 21.7 billion euro in the third quarter of 2006, as compared to a deficit of 17.9 bn in the third quarter of 2005 and a deficit of 18.2 bn in the second quarter of 2006.

Program Trading Averaged 29.9 Percent of NYSE Volume during Jan. 16-19

added: 26-01-2007

The New York Stock Exchange today released its weekly program-trading data submitted by its member firms. The report includes trading in all markets as reported to the NYSE for Jan. 16-19.

U.S. Labor Productivity Growth in 2006 was the Lowest in More than a Decade

added: 26-01-2007

U.S. and European productivity growth was relatively slow in 2006, according to The Conference Board's annual analysis of global productivity trends, raising concerns about the long-term effects of information and communication technology (ICT) as a continued impetus for productivity growth. U.S. labor productivity growth in 2006 was the lowest in more than a decade and, despite a strong business cycle, the enlarged European Union saw modest productivity gains of only 1.5% last year.

Online Fraud Mounts

added: 26-01-2007

Fraud is still a problem for online retailers. But even though actual losses are rising, the rate of those losses is flattening out.

China Plans to Increase the Port Handling Capacity by 80%

added: 26-01-2007

At the end of 2005 China owned 1030 production berths (over 10,000 tons); 10 ports had joined the global top ten ports (100 million tons). China’s port handling capacity had amounted to 4.91 billion tons, up by 17.7% compared to the year of 2004; the container handling capacity also had reached 75.8 million TEU, up by 23% compared to 2004.

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