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Record Month On London Stock Exchange's Primary Markets During May
added: 18-06-2008

Companies raised a record £23.7 billion through new and further issues on the London Stock Exchange’s markets during May, the most money ever raised on the Exchange’s equity markets in a single month. This was nearly three times the £8.6 billion raised during May 2007 and double the £11.2 billion raised during July 2006, the previous record month.
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European Consumer Centres Network Increasingly Empower Consumers –2007 Report
added: 18-06-2008

The European Consumer Centres Network (ECC-Net), published its Annual Report for 2007 reflecting a productive year, helping more than 55.000 consumers with information and advice on cross border shopping, both in person and online, ensuring that they are aware of their rights, and providing support in handling complaints. Consumers increasingly turn to the ECCs for help, with an increase of 5000 contacts since 2006. In 2007, most complaints tackled by ECCs concerned contract terms (25%), product and service (22,4%), and delivery (20%).
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Climate Change: Commission Welcomes Further Progress Towards Meeting EU's Kyoto Protocol Target
added: 18-06-2008

European Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas welcomed the progress made by many Member States in reducing their greenhouse gas emissions in 2006. The emissions inventory compiled by the European Environment Agency for 2006, the latest year for which complete data is available, shows that EU-15 emissions dropped by 0.8% from 2005, taking emissions to 2.7% below their levels in the base year (1990 in most cases). This puts the EU-15 well on track to meeting its Kyoto Protocol target of keeping average emissions between 2008 and 2012 at least 8% below base year levels.
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Bankruptcy Rates Rise Among Older Americans
added: 18-06-2008

With more than a million people filing for bankruptcy in 2007, a new study by Elizabeth Warren, a Leo Gottlieb Professor of Law at the Harvard Law School who compiled the study for AARP's Public Policy Institute (PPI), shows that the rate of bankruptcy filings among those 65 and older has more than doubled since 1991.
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Construction Output Down by 0.8% in the Euro Area in April 2008
added: 18-06-2008

In the construction sector, seasonally adjusted production fell by 0.8% in the euro area (EA15) and by 0.4% in the EU27 in April 2008, compared with the previous month. In March, production decreased by 2.8% and 2.7% respectively. Compared with April 2007, output in April 2008 dropped by 2.4% in the euro area and by 0.3% in the EU27.
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Fitch: U.S. Banks' Resi Construction Loans Likely to Exhibit Continued Pressure thru 2008
added: 18-06-2008

Fitch Ratings reported that U.S. banks' residential construction portfolios will continue to exhibit stress through 2008 due to continued devaluation of real estate, especially in more volatile housing markets.

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World Bank’s New Trade Indicators Shows Falling Trade Barriers And Strong Trade Performance
added: 18-06-2008

A new database and ranking tool unveiled by the World Bank shows that in 2007 most developing countries continued to improve trade policies supporting greater integration.
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The Leading Index for France Declined 0.1 Percent in April 2008
added: 18-06-2008

The Conference Board reports that the leading index for France declined 0.1 percent and the coincident index increased 0.1 percent in April.
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US Producer Price Index in May 2008
added: 18-06-2008

The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods increased 1.4 percent in May, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported. This rise followed a 0.2-percent advance in April and a 1.1-percent increase in March. At the earlier stages of processing, prices received by producers of intermediate goods rose 2.9 percent following a 0.9-percent advance a month earlier, and the crude goods index increased 6.7 percent after climbing 3.2 percent in April.
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Green Light for New EU Waste Legislation with Binding 2020 Targets
added: 17-06-2008

The EU will have new waste legislation which includes targets for re-use and recycling of waste to be attained by 2020 after MEPs adopted amendments. The directive sets out rules on recycling and requires Member States to draw up binding national programmes for waste prevention. Waste prevention targets will be considered by the Commission in the future. Incineration of waste will be categorised as a recovery operation rather than disposal, provided it meets a certain energy efficiency standard.
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