Economy
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643Finnish economy is a political mess
The long awaited Finnish recovery is still left to be seen, says analyst Suvi Kosonen at Nordea Nordic Markets report.
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508Finnish unemployment rate 9.1 per cent in February
According to Statistics Finland’s Labour Force Survey, the unemployment rate was 9.1 per cent, having been 8.7 per cent in February of...
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634China wakes up to its air pollution crisis
According to Standard Life Investments, China has been afforded numerous accolades in recent years, yet a dubious honour it has received is...
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643Inflation remained at 1.6 per cent in Finland
The year-on-year change in consumer prices was 1.6 per cent in January, according to Statistics Finland.
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563Weaker yen: No cure for Japan’s ills
Standard Life Investments, the global investment manager, believes the underwhelming response of Japanese exports to the plunge in the yen should serve...
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634OECD: Finnish economy needs reforms
Finland’s economy is gradually picking up, but uncertainty surrounds the recovery. Bold action is needed to find new sources of growth, according...
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Light positive consumer confidence trend continued in Finland
According to Statistics Finland the consumer confidence indicator stood at 7.2 in December whereas in November it was 6.4 and in October...
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866Decreasing labour productivity growth – key problem in Finnish economy
According to Statistics Finland the long-term growth trend indicates that the pace of growth in labour productivity has slowed down strongly in...
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631Does the hydrogen car revolutionise the car market?
Toyota has succeeded in improving the technology of the hydrogen car. Thanks to a new technology the hydrogen car may be a...
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726Euro area industrial production down by 0.5%
In September 2013 compared with August 2013, seasonally adjusted industrial production fell by 0.5% in the euro area, according to estimates from...
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France losing momentum
Standard & Poor’s downgrade of France’s credit rating comes as another wake-up call to President Francois Hollande and his government, says J.P....
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585Industrial output and new orders decreased in September
Latest statistical indicators of Finnish economy do not show any signs of recovery.
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784Wells Fargo: Eurozone long run challenges remain
Eurozone continues to face some challenges that likely will restrain growth through next year and perhaps beyond, says Fells fargo on its...
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508Eurozone deflation risk rises – is ECB forced to react?
Lower than expected Eurozone inflation and increasing fear of deflation has prompted speculation the European Central Bank will be forced to deduct...
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Finnish foreign trade decreased by 10 %
Finnish exports decreased by 11 per cent and imports by 10 per cent in August compared with the year before according to...
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Considerable decrease in finnish R&D expenditure in 2012
R&D expenditure fell by EUR 330 million from the previous year in Finland, according to Statistics Finland.
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Euro area unemployment hits new record
The euro area 17 countries seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate was 12.2% in September 2013 according to Eurostat September news release.
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The losses of european banks increases
The losses of the banks of particularly South European countries have increased significantly, the Bank of Finland tells in its newest financial...