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1. World markets seen as biggest threat to growth

   Posted Dec 18th 2010, 12:00am by Ed Zhang

   ... Euro Ed Zhang in Beijing The biggest challenge to China's economic growth next year will be shaky world markets, rather than domestic factors, say economists. The external threats to the nation's economy are already evident ...

   http://beta.scmp.com/article/733671/world-markets-seen-biggest-threat-growth
2. News - China

   EU ‘better than North America’ for China firms

   Posted Jan 31st 2013, 08:56pm by AFP

   ... News China Euro Zone Agence France-Presse in Beijing Chinese firms consider the European Union as good or better an investment destination than North America, the EU chamber of commerce in China said on Thursday, despite the euro zone’s debt crisis and recessionary woes. Even more preferred to put money into the European Union than nearby Southeast Asia, where some countries have ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1140422/eu-better-north-america-china-firms
3. News - World - GREECE

   Greece adopts bill to cut 15,000 civil servant jobs

   Posted Apr 29th 2013, 08:00am by AFP

   ... is a condition set by Greece’s so-called “troika” of creditors – the International Monetary Fund, European Union and European Central Bank – to unlock loans 8.8 billion euros (HK$88 billion). The EU ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1225766/greece-adopts-bill-cut-15000-civil-servant-jobs
4. Business - Economy

   German cloud over euro-zone uptick

   Posted Apr 24th 2013, 12:00am by Reuters

   ... Business Economy Euro-zone PMI Markit Reuters in London A sharp drop in German business activity overshadowed an easing downturn in France in April, surveys showed, raising concerns over a further economic contraction in the euro zone. Markit's flash euro-zone services PMI, an early gauge of business activity each month, rose to 46.6 in April from 46.4 in March, below the 50 ...

   http://www.scmp.com/business/economy/article/1221725/german-cloud-over-euro-zone-uptick
5. Business - Money - US STOCKS

   US stocks tumble as market digests Cyprus deal

   Posted Mar 25th 2013, 02:19pm by Agence France-Presse in New York

   ... a cost to it,” said Art Hogan of Lazard Capital Markets. But by midday, markets tumbled after Jeroen Dijsselbloem, who heads the euro-zone finance ministers group, told the Financial Times ...

   http://www.scmp.com/business/money/markets-investing/article/1199398/euro-rebounds-asia-cyprus-bailout-deal
6. Euro-zone unemployment jumps to record 11.8pc

   Posted Mar 02nd 2013, 02:06am by AFP

   ... Euro Zone Eurozone Euro Zone Crisis Agence France-Presse in Brussels Official data Friday painted a far from encouraging picture of the European economy, with unemployment running at record and “unacceptable” highs in the euro zone while inflation fell sharply, highlighting the weakness of consumer demand. Separately, a closely followed manufacturing survey showed the euro ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/1167949/euro-zone-unemployment-hits-record-118pc
7. Business - Economy

   Ireland may spend spare budget cash rather than ease austerity

   Posted May 01st 2013, 01:02pm by Reuters

   ... Business Economy Ireland Austerity Euro Zone Crisis Reuters in Dublin Ireland may spend any spare cash from future budgets rather than ease austerity measures, Finance Minister Michael Noonan said, after it left its plans to cut spending by 5.1 billion euro (HK51.9 billion) for the next two years unchanged. Ireland has consistently beaten deficit goals set under its EU/IMF ...

   http://www.scmp.com/business/economy/article/1227425/ireland-may-spend-spare-budget-cash-rather-ease-austerity
8. Business - Economy - EURO ZONE ECONOMY

   Euro zone recession to continue until year-end

   Posted Feb 23rd 2013, 12:00am by AFP

   ... Business Economy Euro Zone Crisis Agence France-Presse in Brussels Economic output across the 17-state currency area set to shrink by 0.3pc this year after a 0.6pc contraction in 2012 The euro zone faces another full year of recession this year with unemployment likely to surge above the 20-million mark and French and Spanish state spending badly overshooting targets, the EU ...

   http://www.scmp.com/business/economy/article/1156636/euro-zone-recession-continue-until-year-end
9. News - World - EURO-ZONE CRISIS

   Slovenia insists it won't need a financial bailout like Cyprus

   Posted Apr 22nd 2013, 12:00am by AP

   ... fundamental reform of its banking and economic system if it is to avoid the same fate as Cyprus, a fellow member of the 17-strong group of European Union countries that use the euro. The island nation ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1219941/slovenia-insists-it-wont-need-financial-bailout-cyprus
10. Business - Comment - LAI SEE

    Hong Kong travel to Philippines surges despite government's black alert

    Posted Apr 17th 2013, 12:00am by Howard Winn

    ... should we make of the euro crisis? Only recently José Manuel Barroso, the president of the European Commission declared "the euro crisis is over". The newsletter of Aktiva Fonder Asset ...

    http://www.scmp.com/business/article/1216308/hong-kong-travel-philippines-surges-despite-governments-black-alert

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