Countries drinking patterns based on alcohol bought and drank

Some like a drink more than others but this can also be said for countries. The lastest firgures from the World Health Organisation show a new list of big drinkers based on pure alcohol bought and drank in 2007. 1)...

B.C. P3 lender burning through government loan guarantees

The Belgian-French bank that's supplying the financing to several public-private partnership (P3) projects in British Columbia has exhausted half of the government guarantees it received in a September bailout....

Project 2012: Predictions Coming True? Nuclear War Begins Soon?

"" We are keep updating this post regularly. Please keep visiting  here to see latest research updates. " 1385 days left for Age of Transition to begin! Fasten your seat belts!There are prophecies and oracles from around the world that all seem to point to December 21,...

Fire in job Market : ArcelorMittal going to cut 9000 jobs

The job market firinig is on, the latest victim are 9000 employees of worlds largest steel prodcing company.The slowing demand and worsy ever financial situation in a decade is making the cost cutting one of the...

Europe leaders agree on bank rescue plan

At long last, European leaders have come up with a coordinated EU response to the banking crisis. Or have they? The leaders of the 15 nations in the eurozone have announced a Europe-wide plan to deal with the...

EU countries may use economic crisis to ditch climate change commitments

The global financial crisis could be seen as a way for the EU countries to excuse themselves from their climate change commitments, according to sources seen by The Guardian newspaper in the UK.The EU Council...

European finance ministers to hold emergency talks

"Finance ministers from the European Union's 27 member states are set to hold emergency talks on the global financial crisis in Luxembourg. There are reports that the EU finance ministers will be seeking agreement on guidelines to safeguard both the savings of individual...

Brown critic 'ends hostilities'

UK prime minister Gordon Brown's comeback continues, as one of his leading critics has publicly said he will stop his calls for Brown to step aside."One of Gordon Brown's leading critics has said his campaign for...

European, Asian markets slide on banking worries

Overnight, Asian markets dropped and the big European markets plummeting just minutes after opening.  The drops were widely expected following a weekend where European leaders met to stem the growing, global...

Second Belgian bank gets bail-out

A second Belgian bank has had to be rescued by a coalition of the Luxembourg, Belgium and Netherlands governments. The announcement that Dexia will be bailed out comes one day after the countries announced they...

European Regulators Scramble to Save Banks

Thr Brit's first exposed to NewYork Wall street debacle, nationalized mortgage lender Bradford & Bingley. (not Euro zone, British pound)  France the only country without Bank collapse so far. " European...

Benelux governments rescue Fortis; ING to buy ABN

" Benelux governments nationalized parts of banking and insurance group Fortis in a bid to prevent U.S.-style financial contagion engulfing one of Europe's top 20 banks. After emergency talks with European...

Dominican leader urges Wall Street-style ‘bail-out’ to reach UN poverty g...

" 24 September 2008 – President Leonel Fernández of the Dominican Republic today called on the world’s richest countries to provide the same emergency funding to achieve the United Nations Millennium...

London's Ban on short-selling could drive Hedge funds to rival cities

Was it a good idea to limit short selling, speculating on falling stocks ?London is not sure, first HEDGE FUNDS go to other places in Europe and Dubai. " Britain's temporary ban on short-selling financial...

European Union boosts Renewable energy up to 20% by 2020

SEPT-11 2008 Europe   The Parliament's Industry Committee has almost unanimously backed EU legislation that paves the way for massive investment in renewables. EU countries are set to back the main...

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