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added: 11-02-2009

Fitch Ratings says that the French government's new Consumer Law project should enhance and reinforce professional best practices in credit lending. It also notes that among the preliminary recommendations from Athling Management's report prepared for the French Ministry of the Economy and Finance, the proposal to establish a credit database as part of the project is a first step towards addressing household indebtedness. The draft of the new legislation is expected to be announced in March 2009.
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added: 11-02-2009

The weekly average rate borrowers were quoted on Zillow Mortgage Marketplace for thirty-year mortgages rose last week to 5.44 percent, up from 5.25 percent the week prior, according to the Zillow Mortgage Rate Monitor, compiled by leading real estate Web site Zillow.com®.
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added: 11-02-2009

A resounding 97 percent of IT professionals feel that it is important for their Internet and eCommerce related businesses to reduce their carbon footprint, yet little real action is underway to reduce energy consumption in the data center, according to a report. Eighty-two percent say their organizations are more sensitized to ecological considerations, but that same amount give the industry a failing grade in their progress of embracing so-called Think Eco-Logical processes and practices.
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added: 11-02-2009

Consumer price index (CPI) growth in January of 2009 was 1.0 percent over the same period of the previous year. Of which, urban area and rural area up by 0.7 and 1.5 percent respectively; the price of foodstuff, consumable expanded 4.2, 1.5 percent while price for non-foodstuff, services down by 0.6 and 0.8 percent respectively. CPI got an increase of 0.9 percent comparing with December, 2008: the price of foodstuff increased 3.3 percent, of which, fresh vegetable surged 22.4 percent and fresh egg up by 0.8 percent.
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added: 11-02-2009

Having shown relative resilience amid the increasingly challenging economic conditions at the end of 2008, German online recruitment activity fell sharply at the start of 2009, as heavy industries such as production, manufacturing, maintenance and repair suffered sharp declines. Meanwhile, engineering also saw a sharp decline, suggesting their work pipeline is also under pressure. Despite a sharp fall in healthcare positions, the sector remains near historically high levels.
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The Monster Employment Index UK decreased by 30 points in January, continuing the overall downtrend seen since February 2008.
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added: 11-02-2009

The Monster Employment Index France dropped 25 points in January, bringing the Index to its lowest level since September 2005. The decline this month in the Index reflects significantly weaker demand in the engineering; legal; and management and consulting sectors. Year-on-year the Index declined 38 points, or 27 percent.
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added: 11-02-2009

2008 has been a challenging year for the Aerospace Manufacturing industry with its record breaking oil price hike in decades, which has seen amplified logistics costs due to the globalized nature of manufacturing supply chain. This has resulted in many business experts disagreeing with the idea of expanding a company network of suppliers to other low costs countries because in the end they will still have to pay extra on the logistic costs.
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added: 11-02-2009

While Congress debates an economic recovery bill, many middle-aged and older Americans are finding it difficult to stay above water. According to a recent AARP survey, over half of people 45 and older are having difficulty paying for the basics, such as medicine and utilities with many fearing losing their jobs and health care in 2009.
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added: 11-02-2009

Ecological, energy, and economic concerns urge China to push the bio-fuel industry forward. The Chinese bio-fuel industry is divided into two sub-segments, the bio-ethanol sector and the bio-diesel sector. In terms of market size, China has the third largest bio-fuel market around the globe, only after the U.S. and Brazil. China was estimated to produce more than 360 kt of bio-diesel and 1,620 kt of bio-ethanol in 2008. During the past eight years, China has primarily established a legal and administrative system for bio-fuel, especially for the bio-ethanol industry.
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