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Vietnam PM leaves for Britain, Ireland, Germany
AFP - Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung left Monday for a week-long trip to Britain, Ireland and Germany, aiming to deepen economic relations with the EU countries, the foreign ministry said.
China responds to US, EU on news dispute
AP - China said Tuesday it will follow WTO rules in settling disputes with the United States and Europe over restraints on access to its booming market for financial information services, but it had no comment on the content of the complaints.
ECB, BoE hold interest rate meetings
AP - There's little, if any, hope left of a rate cut Thursday by the European Central Bank, with the euro zone struggling with record inflation, a soaring euro and concerns about slowing growth.
FTSE 100 slumps on US recession fears
AFP - The leading share index closed in the red after a volatile day's trading following increased fears that the US economy is heading into recession, dealers said Friday.
German trade surplus jumps to 17.1 bln euros in January: data
AFP - Germany posted an expected strong trade surplus in January despite the rising euro, official data released on Monday showed, as global demand underpinned the biggest European economy.
German investor confidence rallies in March: ZEW
AFP - German investor confidence jumped this month on hopes the global financial crisis would ease by late 2008 and would generally spare the biggest European economy, the ZEW institute said Tuesday.
British finance chief cuts economic growth forecast
AFP - In his first budget speech on Wednesday, the British finance minister slashed the government's 2008 growth projection, foreseeing an expansion of 1.75 to 2.25 percent amid global financial turbulence.
Euro region inflation rises to 3.3 pct
AP - Higher prices for fuel, heating, dairy products and bread pushed inflation in the euro currency zone to 3.3 percent in February, well above the European Central Bank's target, the European Union said Friday.
US economy 'perhaps entering recession': EU economics chief
AFP - The US economy is slowing and may be entering a recession, the European Commission's top economics official said Monday at an OECD conference here.
US-EU open skies accord clouded by economic crisis
AFP - An open skies pact set to take effect between the United States and the European Union this weekend may offer few immediate benefits for travel in view of the turmoil in the US economy and airline industry, analysts say.
Euro shoots past 1.57 dollars on positive German survey
AFP - The European single currency breached 1.57 dollars on Wednesday after a buoyant reading on business sentiment in Germany, the biggest economy in the 15-nation eurozone, analysts said.
British 2007 growth revised down to 3.0 percent: official data
AFP - The British economy grew by 3.0 percent last year, slightly less than a previous government calculation, official data showed on Friday.
Eurozone inflation at new high as confidence wilts
AFP - Inflation in the 15 nations sharing the euro surged in March to the highest level since the bloc was formed in 1999 while confidence in the economic outlook slumped, official EU data showed on Monday.
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