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Archive for January 12th, 2008Belgium’s Charleroi airport opens new terminalPosted by UK Economy News
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12Jan 08 Belgium's second-largest airport, Charleroi, inaugurated a new terminal Saturday, which officials hope will eventually double the number of largely budget passengers flying through.
Read full story Comments Off Spain posts budget surplus for third year in a rowPosted by UK Economy News
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12Jan 08 Spain posted a budget surplus for a third consecutive year, topping 2.0 percent of gross domestic product for 2007, Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero said Saturday.
Read full story Comments Off Belgium’s Verhofstadt raps 4 states’ meet on marketsPosted by UK Economy News
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12Jan 08 Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt said on Saturday Europe must tackle its economic problems together, to avoid meetings of select groups like the ones planned this month by Britain, Germany, France and Italy.
Read full story Comments Off ArcelorMittal CEO ’summoned’ to Kazakhstan after deadly mine blastPosted by UK Economy News
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12Jan 08 The CEO of ArcelorMittal, the world's largest steelmaker, is to visit Kazakhstan on Monday following a blast that killed at least seven people at one of his Kazakh mines, officials said.
Read full story Comments Off Gulf Air places four billion dollar order with BoeingPosted by UK Economy News
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12Jan 08 The Bahrain-based airline Gulf Air has ordered 16 Boeing 787 Dreamliners valued at around four billion dollars and taken options for eight more, an airline official told AFP on Saturday.
Read full story Comments Off EU’s Almunia and France’s Jouyet warn on euroPosted by UK Economy News
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12Jan 08 Following is a selection of comments from European Union policymakers attending ceremonies to mark Malta's January 1 entry to the euro zone.
Read full story Comments Off Sandler to lead N.Rock if nationalisedPosted by UK Economy News
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12Jan 08 The government could take a decision to nationalise ailing mortgage bank Northern Rock within days and has lined up respected executive Ron Sandler to run the bank if the state takes control, the BBC said on Saturday.
Read full story Comments Off Leaders warn on euro zone growth forecastPosted by UK Economy News
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12Jan 08 The euro zone economy could slow more than previously forecast, a policymaker said on Saturday, as other EU leaders voiced worries about the weak U.S. economy and the strong euro currency.
Read full story Comments Off Ex-Lloyd’s boss to head nationalised Northern RockPosted by UK Economy News
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12Jan 08 The former head of Lloyd's insurance market, Ron Sandler, said Saturday he has been appointed to lead troubled British bank Northern Rock should it be nationalised.
Read full story Comments Off Strong euro reflects European economy: BarrosoPosted by UK Economy News
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12Jan 08 European Union Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso tied Saturday the euro's current strength to that of the European economy, ahead of celebrations marking Malta's entry into the eurozone.
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