by WTCD | Oct 9, 2014 | News
(Reuters) – German exports slumped by 5.8 percent in August, their biggest fall since the height of the global financial crisis in January 2009, in yet another sign that Europe’s largest economyis faltering amid broader euro zone weakness and crises...
by WTCD | Oct 8, 2014 | News
International trade agreements frequently have a rather long genesis. The Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), released last week, is no exception. In 1994 – twenty years ago – when Prime Minister Jean Chretien was to...
by WTCD | Oct 8, 2014 | News
Ireland’s businesspeople have been encouraged to look to Austria as a potential source of growth, as Irish trade with Austria was up 13.8pc last year, to €1.49bn. SHARE About 2,000 Austrian companies do business with Ireland on a regular basis, and Advantage...
by WTCD | Sep 16, 2014 | News
The Daily Business Post, Published: 15/09/2014 Euro-zone gross domestic product is now expected to expand 0.8 per cent this year, down from 1.2 per cent in May, while the US will expand 2.1 per cent instead of 2.6 per cent, the Paris-based Organisation for...
by WTCD | Sep 16, 2014 | News
Independent.ie, Published: 16/09/2014 IRELAND has moved to the top position of European exporters in terms of confidence, a new report shows. Confidence among Irish firms is up two points to 119 in the second quarter of the year, the HSBC’s Trade Confidence...