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S. Korea seeks exemption from EU Iran oil ban

Articles: 7, Last update: May 22, 2012 10:42:00 AM, Start: May 22, 2012 8:15:00 AM

Sources: 7 , Peak: 19, Current rank: 22, Previous rank: 22, Change: 0%

Iran concerns lift oil in Asia

Articles: 3, Last update: May 22, 2012 8:56:00 AM, Start: May 22, 2012 7:12:00 AM

Sources: 3 , Peak: 42, Current rank: 129, Previous rank: 136, Change: +50%

Barack Obama calls for action on eurozone crisis

Articles: 4, Last update: May 22, 2012 8:49:00 AM, Start: May 22, 2012 4:43:00 AM

Sources: 4 , Peak: 59, Current rank: 138, Previous rank: 140, Change: +100%

Australia is 'happiest' industralised nation

Articles: 2, Last update: May 22, 2012 10:12:00 AM, Start: May 22, 2012 8:12:00 AM

Sources: 2 , Peak: 126, Current rank: 140, Previous rank: 142, Change: 0%

Articles published more than 10 minutes ago

"Turkey Shipping Report Q2 2012" Published

Source country pr-inside Tuesday, May 22, 2012 11:45:00 AM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [ImportsExports] exports[1]; Europe[1];

Other categories:

(PR-inside.com) Throughput at the Port of Ambarli, one of Turkey's largest ports, is set to decrease in terms of tonnage in 2012, while its container volumes are to slow due to the macroeconomic outlook, with real GDP forecast to slow and Turkey's export sector heavily exposed to Europe....

Now Available: Sweden Metals Report Q2 2012

Source country pr-inside Tuesday, May 22, 2012 11:45:00 AM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [ImportsExports] exports[2]; EU[2]; Europe[3]; European[1];

Other categories: Consumers; Social situation; Monetary Issues EU; Competition; Consumers; Employment and Social Affairs; Environment;

(PR-inside.com) The outlook for the Swedish steel industry looks favourable compared to the rest of Europe in 2012, but challenges facing the European automotive industry pose a major downside risk, according to BMI's latest Sweden Metals Report. In 2011 Swedish crude steel output grew 0.5% y-o-y to 4....

SGV : comment affronter l'avenir ?

Source country lunion Tuesday, May 22, 2012 11:41:00 AM CEST | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [ImportsExports] exportation[1]; Commission européenne[1];

Other categories: EC News;

Lors de l'assemblée générale du SGV, je vais introduire notre projet Entreprise Vignoble. Il est temps. Après la réorganisation de notre syndicat nous permettant d'être plus efficaces, nous devons nous occuper de ce vaste chantier. Toutefois je pars d'un postulat de départ....

Europe crisis remains drag on global economy, OECD says

Source country guardian Tuesday, May 22, 2012 11:41:00 AM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [ImportsExports] exports[2]; Europe[4]; European[1];

Entities: John Kolesidis[1]; David Cameron[1]; Pier Carlo Padoan[2];

Other categories: EU-USA; Monetary Issues EU; European Central Bank; Financial Crisis; Banking - Financial Services;

Quotes in this article

Pier Carlo Padoan said: "The risk is increasing of a vicious circle, involving high and rising sovereign indebtedness, weak banking systems, excessive fiscal consolidation and lower growth,"

Pier Carlo Padoan said: "We see a slow rebound of growth in the United States driven mostly by private demand, some pick-up in Japan and moderate to strong growth in emerging economies," "We also see flat growth in the euro area which hides important differences, with northern countries growing and southern countries in recession,"

Pier Carlo Padoan said: "If the situation gets worse, there are ways to enhance the firewall capacity which could include a stronger intervention or role of the ECB,"

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development said the eurozone was on course to contract by 0.1% this year, holding back the global economic recovery Failure by Europe to ease the pace of its strict austerity programme risks leading to a vicious circle that could put paid to a tentative.......

Articles published more than 20 minutes ago

Release Celebrated

Source country antiguanews Tuesday, May 22, 2012 11:33:00 AM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [ImportsExports] exports[1]; Europe[1];

Entities: Dmitry Medvedev[1]; Liberation Party[1]; Hipólito Mejía[1]; Sigrid Langebrekke[1]; Alexander Aris[1]; Aung San Suu Kyi[7]; Vladimir Putin[1]; Yukiya Amano[1]; Dioncounda Traore[1]; Danilo Medina[1];

Other categories: Banking - Financial Services;

Bamako, Mali: Interim Mali president injured by protesters Demonstrators forced their way into the office of Mali's interim president on Monday and attacked the leader, who was later brought to a local hospital unconscious, a witness and an associate of the president said....

Articles published more than 30 minutes ago

10:15 US Senate approves Iran sanctions

Source country irishtimes Tuesday, May 22, 2012 11:26:00 AM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [ImportsExports] exports[2]; European Union[1]; EU[3]; European[2]; imports[1];

Entities: Robert Menendez[1]; Barack Obama[1];

Other categories: EU-USA; Security; Market; UN Bodies; Maritime Safety in Europe; EU-Asia; Environment; External Relations;

The US Senate has unanimously approved a package of new economic sanctions on Iran's oil sector just days ahead of a meeting in Baghdad between major world powers and Tehran. The sanctions add to a raft of punitive measures by the United States and the European Union aimed at shrinking Iran's oil.......

British Ambassador's visit to ALBA boosts cooperation with British firms

Source country bna Tuesday, May 22, 2012 11:24:00 AM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [ImportsExports] exports[1]; European[1];

Other categories: Environmental protection; Ecology; Environment (general);

Manama: May 22 (BNA) Bahrain Aluminum Compan (ALBA) has asserted its position as an international firm available in European markets through its high-quality aluminum products. This remark was made by ALBA's CEO Laurent Schmidtt as he briefed the British Ambassador in Bahrain Mr. Iain Lindsay during the Ambassador's recent visit to ALBA last April....

KISA to promote technology overseas

Source country koreatimes Tuesday, May 22, 2012 11:20:00 AM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [ImportsExports] exports[2]; European[1];

Other categories: Telecommunications;

By Cho Mu-hyun The Korea Internet and Security Agency (KISA) is rolling up its sleeves to promote Korean wireless transmission technology and “hallyu,” or Korean wave, content in foreign countries. Headed by the organization’s president, Suh Jong-ryeol, a delegation comprised of a KISA team and.......

Articles published more than 40 minutes ago

vignoble. Assemblée générale du SGV Comment affronter l'avenir ?

Source country lunion Tuesday, May 22, 2012 11:10:00 AM CEST | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [ImportsExports] exportation[1]; Commission européenne[1];

Other categories: EC News;

SOPHIE CLAEYS-PERGAMENT « La Champagne est-elle opérationnelle pour demain ? » Cette question tarabuste le patron des vignerons. Pour Pascal Férat, c'est le moment de passer à la vitesse supérieure en se posant les bonnes questions. « Lors de l'assemblée générale du SGV, je vais introduire notre projet Entreprise Vignoble....

Articles published more than 50 minutes ago

Sans importation, les Français ne mangeraient plus de poisson

Source country RTLFrance Tuesday, May 22, 2012 11:03:00 AM CEST | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [ImportsExports] importation[1]; Europe[2];

Other categories: Consumers;

Pénurie de poisson à l'horizon ? Si la France comptait sur sa seule production, pêche ou élevage, pour alimenter son marché, on ne trouverait plus de poissons à vendre sur les étals à partir de lundi. Soit trois semaines plus tôt que l'an dernier et trois mois et demi plus tôt qu'il y a une vingtaine d'années....

Articles published more than 1 hour ago

MAAE: Jadernou dohodu s Íránem podepíšeme už brzy

Source country mediafax Tuesday, May 22, 2012 10:52:00 AM CEST | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [ImportsExports] dovoz[1]; Evropská unie[1];

Entities: Jukija Amano[1];

Other categories:

Generální tajemník Mezinárodní agentury pro atomovou energii (MAAE) Jukija Amano jednal v Íránu o jeho sporném jaderném programu. Po návratu řekl, že by MAAE měla s Íránem už docela brzy podepsat dohodu o spolupráci, informuje v úterý agentura Reuters....

U.S. Approves New Iran Sanctions

Source country rian-en Tuesday, May 22, 2012 10:50:00 AM CEST | info

Trigger words: [ImportsExports] exports[2]; EU[2];

Entities: Robert Menendez[1]; Mark Kirk[1]; Barack Obama[1];

Other categories: EU-USA; EU-Asia;

The U.S. Senate has unanimously approved a bill imposing a raft of new economic sanctions against Iran in a renewed bid to force it to halt its controversial nuclear program, the BBC reported on Tuesday....

"Slovakia Power Report Q2 2012" Published

Source country pr-inside Tuesday, May 22, 2012 10:44:00 AM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [ImportsExports] exports[1]; Exports[1]; EC[1]; Imports[1]; EU[1];

Other categories: Social situation; European Enterprise News; Competition; Energy;

(PR-inside.com) BMI View: Thanks to subdued demand growth, Slovakia should have reduced its net power import requirement significantly in 2011. The expansion of nuclear capacity from around 2013/14 should diminish further reliance on imported gas as a fuel for power generation, and Slovakia will also scale back coal and oil use....

OECD Sees Risk of Spiraling Europe Crisis Hurting World Economy

Source country bloomberg Tuesday, May 22, 2012 10:44:00 AM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [ImportsExports] exports[1]; European Union[1]; Europe[1]; European[2];

Entities: Pier Carlo Padoan[2];

Other categories: Banking - Financial Services; Market; Monetary Issues EU; Political Unrest; Financial Crisis; European Central Bank; Economic and Monetary Affairs;

Quotes in this article

Pier Carlo Padoan said: “Such persistent weakness reflects underlying economic, fiscal and financial imbalances within the euro area, which have been the root cause of this crisis and barely begun to unwind,” “Recovery in healthier countries, while welcome, is not strong enough to offset flat or negative growth elsewhere”

Pier Carlo Padoan wrote: “In the U.S., growth should continue to strengthen as confidence is picking up in both businesses and households,” “The risk of excessive fiscal tightening in 2013 remains to be addressed, failing which, growth would be severely affected”

“The risk is increasing of a vicious circle, involving high and rising sovereign indebtedness, weak banking systems, excessive fiscal consolidation and lower growth,” OECD Chief Economist Pier Carlo Padoan wrote in the organization’s semi- annual report on the global economy....

Crude Falls on OECD Forecast Cut, Iran Inspection Accord

Source country bloomberg Tuesday, May 22, 2012 10:44:00 AM CEST | info

Trigger words: [ImportsExports] exports[1]; Europe[4];

Entities: Grant Smith[1]; Yukiya Amano[1];

Other categories: UN Bodies;

slipped in London after the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development trimmed economic growth forecasts, and Iran agreed to let western nuclear inspectors into the country. The OECD today said Europe’s debt crisis risks spiraling and seriously damaging the world economy, which would hamper demand for fuels....

Moody's: Oil & Gas companies to benefit from sanctions on Iran

Source country trendnews-az Tuesday, May 22, 2012 10:43:00 AM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [ImportsExports] exports[1]; European Union[1]; EU[4]; European[6]; imports[1];

Entities: Steven Wood[1];

Other categories: Market; Consumers; Consumers; Environment;

Higher oil prices that could potentially result from new US and European Union (EU) economic sanctions against Iranian oil exports would be credit-positive for international oil companies (IOCs) overall, but negative for corporate sectors such as airlines, oil refining, European autos and Retail...

China trade move with Japan, Korea is Asian game-changer

Source country asiatimes Tuesday, May 22, 2012 10:39:00 AM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [ImportsExports] exports[1]; European Union[3]; EU[1]; European[3];

Entities: Liu Hongcai[1]; World Uighur Congress[1]; Yoshihiko Noda[1]; Wen Jiabao[2];

Other categories: Trade; Market; Environment (general); European Enterprise News; EU-Asia; Development; Enlargement; Environment; External Relations; External Trade; Foreign and Security Policy;

A trilateral free-trade agreement between China, Japan and South Korea, though tough to achieve, will have significant effects on the global economy and on the strategic environment in Asia, with the willingness to hold formal talks nearly as important as the FTA itself. - Brendan O’Reilly...

Únia čelí budúcej neistote pri obnoviteľnej energii

Source country euractiv-sk Tuesday, May 22, 2012 10:34:00 AM CEST | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [ImportsExports] Európskej únie[1]; dovoz[2];

Entities: Christian Kjær[1]; Günther Oettinger[1];

Other categories: European Investment Bank; Günther Oettinger; EC News;

Energetika Po tom, čo v roku 2020 vypršia súčasné politické záväzky v oblasti podpory obnoviteľných zdrojov, obmedzovania emisií a šetrenia energiou, bude sa Únia musieť popasovať s vákuom vo svojej energetickej politike....

German bank tables plan for parallel Greek euro

Source country euobserver Tuesday, May 22, 2012 10:15:00 AM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [ImportsExports] exports[1]; EU[2]; European[2];

Entities: François Hollande[1]; Wolfgang Schäuble[1]; Angela Merkel[1]; Thomas Mayer[1]; Pierre Moscovici[1]; Alexis Tsipras[1];

Other categories: Monetary Issues EU; Financial Crisis; Market; Economic and Monetary Affairs;

BRUSSELS - Germany's financial giant Deutsche Bank has floated the idea of a "geuro" - a parallel currency allowing Greece to devaluate while staying in the eurozone if an anti-bail-out government takes over in Athens. If left-wing radicals win the 17 June elections in Greece and stick to their.......

IRAN: Iran nuclear talks pave way for negotiations

Source country france24-en Tuesday, May 22, 2012 10:12:00 AM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [ImportsExports] exports[1]; Europe[1];

Entities: Hamid Reza Asefi[1]; Saeed Jalili[1]; Yukiya Amano[1]; Benjamin Netanyahu[1]; Fereidoun Abbasi[1];

Other categories: Banking - Financial Services;

Quotes in this article

Benjamin Netanyahu said: “Iran wants to destroy Israel and it is developing nuclear weapons to fulfill that goal,”

Saeed Jalili said: “We had an agreement in Istanbul. That is the basis for the beginning of a new cooperation. We hope that the talks in Baghdad will be a kind of dialogue that will give shape to such cooperation,”

Yukiya Amano told: “Nothing is certain in life, in diplomacy,”

Iranian envoys and the UN nuclear agency are to meet Wednesday in Baghdad for a fresh round of talks on resuming inspections of atomic facilities, just two days after a visit by the IAEA’s chief to Iran boosted optimism for the talks....

Articles published more than 2 hours ago

Indian rupee plunges for fourth day

Source country haveeru Tuesday, May 22, 2012 9:38:00 AM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [ImportsExports] Europe[1]; imports[1];

Entities: Pranab Mukherjee[1]; Subir Gokarn[1];

Other categories:

The Indian rupee sank to a record low for the fourth successive trading day on Monday, breaking the key level of 55 to the dollar amid global uncertainty....

Thailand rebounds strongly after flood crisis

Source country ChinaPost Tuesday, May 22, 2012 9:28:00 AM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [ImportsExports] exports[2]; EU[1];

Other categories: Market; EU-Asia;

(ChinaPost.com.tw) - Thailand's economy posted double-digit growth in the first quarter of 2012, rebounding sharply from the fallout of last year's devastating floods, official data showed Monday....

Japanese Stocks Advance as Germany Weighs Growth Options

Source country bloomberg Tuesday, May 22, 2012 9:11:00 AM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [ImportsExports] exports[1]; Europe[4]; European[1];

Entities: Wen Jiabao[1]; Wolfgang Schäuble[1]; Fumiyuki Nakanishi[1];

Other categories:

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Fumiyuki Nakanishi said: “Stimulus measures by China, a country with the world’s No. 2 gross domestic product, is positive for the world economy,”

Japanese stocks rose, sending the Nikkei 225 Stock Average to its biggest gain in five weeks, as Germany said it will consider all ideas to boost euro-area growth and , a camera maker that gets more than a fifth of its revenue from Europe, climbed 2 percent. Fanuc (6954) Corp. a producer of robotics for Chinese factories, jumped 3....

Euro crisis has cost UK households £18,000 each as Cameron defends lectures to EU

Source country dailymail Tuesday, May 22, 2012 9:10:00 AM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [ImportsExports] exports[1]; EU[4]; Europe[2]; European[1];

Entities: David Cameron[1]; Mariano Rajoy[1]; David Davis[1];

Other categories: Monetary Issues EU; Market; Economic and Monetary Affairs;

Economists said that the total value of UK households' assets has fallen by 5.5 per cent over the past year. a total loss of £470billion. David Cameron has insisted he was right to speak out over the situation....

Articles published more than 3 hours ago

Grèce : le choc des pensées uniques

Source country Liberation Tuesday, May 22, 2012 8:50:00 AM CEST | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [ImportsExports] Union européenne[3]; exportation[1]; Europe[4]; UE[2];

Other categories: European Central Bank; Market;

Quand on parle d’«occupation», beaucoup de Grecs n’évoquent plus la guerre, mais la situation que vit le pays depuis 2010, l’intervention de l’UE et du FMI, et les mesures prises ou à prendre pour tenter d’y remédier. Pour eux, le chaos économique engendré par la politique économique et sociale des.......

Argentina's Long Economic Boom Coming to an End

Source country ABCnews Tuesday, May 22, 2012 8:33:00 AM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [ImportsExports] exports[1]; Europe[1];

Entities: Nestor Kirchner[1]; Cristina Fernández[1];

Other categories:

Argentine president says 'world is falling' as storm clouds loom over its once-booming economy...

Pre-emptive fine-tuning

Source country chinadaily Tuesday, May 22, 2012 8:32:00 AM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [ImportsExports] exports[1]; European[1];

Entities: Wen Jiabao[1];

Other categories:

Quotes in this article

Wen Jiabao said: "We should continue to implement a proactive fiscal policy and a prudent monetary policy, while giving more priority to maintaining growth"

The Chinese government should not do a complete about-face on monetary tightening to allay domestic pains during the economic transformation....

Barack Obama calls for action on eurozone crisis

Source country RTERadio2 Tuesday, May 22, 2012 8:29:00 AM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [ImportsExports] exports[1]; European Union[1]; EU[1]; Europe[1]; European[6];

Entities: Barack Obama[1]; David Cameron[1]; François Hollande[1]; Angela Merkel[1];

Other categories: Monetary Issues EU; European Central Bank; Market; EU-USA; Economic and Monetary Affairs;

Quotes in this article

David Cameron told: "The truth is we still haven't done enough to decisively resolve the crisis,"

US President Barack Obama has urged Europe to strengthen defences against financial market turmoil and recapitalise banks to help tackle the eurozone crisis....

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