EIU Country Analysis http://www.alacrastore.com/publisher-rss/eiu 28 Nov 2009 06:24:42 EST 115 en AlacraStore RSS Builder 1.0 30 05 Dec 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/IWFINA_IWFINA_MAIN_20091205T104000_0022eiuftxml/IWFINA_IWFINA_MAIN_20091205T104000_0022FROM THE ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNIT Overview Norway#;s banks and other financial institutions are continuously developing cash-management services, in many cases based on Norwegians#; pervasive use of the Internet. DnB NOR has expanded its services, as have foreign banksEconomic Data & AnalysisEIU Country Analysis05 Dec 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/IWFINA_IWFINA_MAIN_20091205T104000_0012eiuftxml/IWFINA_IWFINA_MAIN_20091205T104000_0012FROM THE ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNIT The Norwegian pension system is divided into several components: basic and supplementary pensions financed through taxes and paid out by the state; corporate and municipal plans; and private pension savings. Following a report in ####Economic Data & AnalysisEIU Country Analysis01 Dec 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/IWTELE_IWTELE_MAIN_20091201T103100_0001eiuftxml/IWTELE_IWTELE_MAIN_20091201T103100_0001FROM THE ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNIT Data from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT, the telecommunications regulator) show that total telecoms revenue was up by just #.#% year on year in January-September, well down on previous growthEconomic Data & AnalysisEIU Country Analysis01 Dec 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/IWENGY_IWENGY_MAIN_20091201T152400_0005eiuftxml/IWENGY_IWENGY_MAIN_20091201T152400_0005FROM THE ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNIT Energy report: (Forecast closing date: November ##th ####) Energy report: Overview Despite the expansion of the economy over the past two decades, Denmark has been able to prevent a rise in total energy consumption. ThisEconomic Data & AnalysisEIU Country Analysis01 Dec 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/IWENGY_IWENGY_MAIN_20091201T152400_0003eiuftxml/IWENGY_IWENGY_MAIN_20091201T152400_0003FROM THE ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNIT The following is an extract from our full Energy Report for this country Denmark has no domestic coal mining industry and meets all its needs through imports. Coal consumption, primarily by CHP plants, has almostEconomic Data & AnalysisEIU Country Analysis01 Dec 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/IWENGY_IWENGY_MAIN_20091201T152400_0002eiuftxml/IWENGY_IWENGY_MAIN_20091201T152400_0002FROM THE ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNIT The following is an extract from our full Energy Report for this country The February #### energy agreement puts the development of renewable energy technologies at the heart of Denmark#;s long-term energy policyEconomic Data & AnalysisEIU Country Analysis01 Dec 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/IWENGY_IWENGY_MAIN_20091201T152400_0001eiuftxml/IWENGY_IWENGY_MAIN_20091201T152400_0001FROM THE ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNIT The following is an extract from our full Energy Report for this country The electricity market is fully open to competition, with large and small consumers free to choose their supplier. The transmission grid atEconomic Data & AnalysisEIU Country Analysis01 Dec 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/IWENGY_IWENGY_MAIN_20091201T152400_0006eiuftxml/IWENGY_IWENGY_MAIN_20091201T152400_0006FROM THE ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNIT The following is an extract from our full Energy Report for this country Oil and gas production began in Denmark in the ####s, and there are currently ## producing fields. Oil production has fallen steadilyEconomic Data & AnalysisEIU Country Analysis01 Dec 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/IWENGY_IWENGY_MAIN_20091201T152400_0004eiuftxml/IWENGY_IWENGY_MAIN_20091201T152400_0004FROM THE ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNIT The following is an extract from our full Energy Report for this country Denmark has no nuclear electricity plants. However, an anticipated expansion of nuclear facilities in neighbouring countries, such as Sweden and Finland, isEconomic Data & AnalysisEIU Country Analysis01 Dec 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/CS_CSKZ_UPDATER_20091201T000000_0000eiuftxml/CS_CSKZ_UPDATER_20091201T000000_0000Country Risk Service Kazakhstan December #### Economist Intelligence Unit ## Red Lion Square London WC#R #HQ United Kingdom Kazakhstan at a glance: ####-## OVERVIEW The president, Nursultan Nazarbayev, is likely to stay in office in ####-##. However, heEconomic Data & AnalysisEIU Country Analysis01 Dec 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/CS_CSCZ_MAIN_20091201T000000_0000eiuftxml/CS_CSCZ_MAIN_20091201T000000_0000Country Risk Service Czech Republic December #### Economist Intelligence Unit ## Red Lion Square London WC#R #HQ United Kingdom Czech Republic at a glance: ####-## OVERVIEW The non-partisan interim government ! which has been in charge since May ####Economic Data & AnalysisEIU Country Analysis01 Dec 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/CS_CSCN_UPDATER_20091201T000000_0000eiuftxml/CS_CSCN_UPDATER_20091201T000000_0000Country Risk Service China December #### Economist Intelligence Unit ## Red Lion Square London WC#R #HQ United Kingdom China at a glance: ####-## OVERVIEW The prospect of serious political reforms in ####-## remains remote, and the Chinese CommunistEconomic Data & AnalysisEIU Country Analysis01 Dec 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/CR_CRCN_MAIN_20091201T000000_0000eiuftxml/CR_CRCN_MAIN_20091201T000000_0000Country Report China December #### Economist Intelligence Unit ## Red Lion Square London WC#R #HQ United Kingdom The Economist Intelligence Unit The Economist Intelligence Unit is a specialist publisher serving companies establishing and managing operations across national borders. For ##Economic Data & AnalysisEIU Country Analysis01 Dec 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/CF_CFCN_UPDATER_20091201T000000_0000eiuftxml/CF_CFCN_UPDATER_20091201T000000_0000Country Forecast China December #### Economist Intelligence Unit ## Red Lion Square London WC#R #HQ United Kingdom China at a glance: ####-## OVERVIEW The prospect of serious political reforms in ####-## remains remote, and the Chinese Communist PartyEconomic Data & AnalysisEIU Country Analysis01 Dec 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/WIS_WIS_MAIN_20091201T183200_0004eiuftxml/WIS_WIS_MAIN_20091201T183200_0004In a press conference on November #th, the Ministry of Finance revised its economic projections for the next few years. The finance ministry is now predicting a stronger economic revival accompanied by lower unemployment than previously expected in ####-##Economic Data & AnalysisEIU Country Analysis01 Dec 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/EG_EGDK_MAIN_20091201T000000_0000eiuftxml/EG_EGDK_MAIN_20091201T000000_0000Industry Report Energy Denmark December #### Economist Intelligence Unit ## Red Lion Square London WC#R #HQ United Kingdom Economist Intelligence Unit The Economist Intelligence Unit is a specialist publisher serving companies establishing and managing operations across national borders. For ##Economic Data & AnalysisEIU Country Analysis01 Dec 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/CR_CRKZ_MAIN_20091201T000000_0000eiuftxml/CR_CRKZ_MAIN_20091201T000000_0000Country Report Kazakhstan December #### Economist Intelligence Unit ## Red Lion Square London WC#R #HQ United Kingdom The Economist Intelligence Unit The Economist Intelligence Unit is a specialist publisher serving companies establishing and managing operations across national borders. For ##Economic Data & AnalysisEIU Country Analysis01 Dec 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/WIS_WIS_MAIN_20091201T145000_0002eiuftxml/WIS_WIS_MAIN_20091201T145000_0002The French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, paid a state visit to the Kazakh capital, Astana, on October #th, offering important diplomatic support for the Kazakh president, Nursultan Nazarbayev, as well as clinching several lucrative agreements. Mr Sarkozy#;s public show ofEconomic Data & AnalysisEIU Country Analysis01 Dec 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/WIS_WIS_MAIN_20091201T145000_0001eiuftxml/WIS_WIS_MAIN_20091201T145000_0001On October ##st the prime minister, Karim Masimov, told members of Nur Otan that both an industrialisation map and masterplan would be finalised in November. These documents form the basis of the five-year industrialisation programme submitted to the governmentEconomic Data & AnalysisEIU Country Analysis01 Dec 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/CR_CRSE_MAIN_20091201T000000_0000eiuftxml/CR_CRSE_MAIN_20091201T000000_0000Country Report Sweden December #### Economist Intelligence Unit ## Red Lion Square London WC#R #HQ United Kingdom The Economist Intelligence Unit The Economist Intelligence Unit is a specialist publisher serving companies establishing and managing operations across national borders. For ##Economic Data & AnalysisEIU Country Analysis01 Dec 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/CR_CRMD_MAIN_20091201T000000_0000eiuftxml/CR_CRMD_MAIN_20091201T000000_0000Country Report Moldova December #### Economist Intelligence Unit ## Red Lion Square London WC#R #HQ United Kingdom The Economist Intelligence Unit The Economist Intelligence Unit is a specialist publisher serving companies establishing and managing operations across national borders. For ##Economic Data & AnalysisEIU Country Analysis01 Dec 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/CF_CFLT_UPDATER_20091201T000000_0000eiuftxml/CF_CFLT_UPDATER_20091201T000000_0000Country Forecast Lithuania December #### The Economist Intelligence Unit ## Red Lion Square London WC#R #HQ United Kingdom Lithuania at a glance: ####-## OVERVIEW Despite the instability of the ruling coalition, led by the centre-right Homeland Union-LithuanianEconomic Data & AnalysisEIU Country Analysis01 Dec 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/WIS_WIS_MAIN_20091201T183200_0005eiuftxml/WIS_WIS_MAIN_20091201T183200_0005The Swedish EU presidency is reaching its most intense stage during its final two months. The ratification of the Treaty of Lisbon by the Czech president, Vaclav Klaus, in early November concluded a drawn-out and difficult process of ratificationEconomic Data & AnalysisEIU Country Analysis01 Dec 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/WIS_WIS_MAIN_20091201T183200_0003eiuftxml/WIS_WIS_MAIN_20091201T183200_0003Policy towards private enterprise and competition ####-##: Regional governments#; efforts to develop local corporate champions impede access for foreign companies. As the government seeks to force consolidation in oversupplied sectors, state-owned enterprises (SOEs) will force out private firmsEconomic Data & AnalysisEIU Country Analysis01 Dec 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/WIS_WIS_MAIN_20091201T183200_0002eiuftxml/WIS_WIS_MAIN_20091201T183200_0002The US president, Barack Obama, paid his first visit to China on November ##th-##th, but his administration is unlikely to have been particularly pleased with the trip, which was downplayed in China. Mr Obama#;s addresses were not televisedEconomic Data & AnalysisEIU Country Analysis01 Dec 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/WIS_WIS_MAIN_20091201T183200_0001eiuftxml/WIS_WIS_MAIN_20091201T183200_0001Despite Mr Obama#;s visit and the annual Sino-US ministerial trade talks, which took place in October, trade frictions between the US and China have continued to rise. Although a number of issues, such as product safety (US importsEconomic Data & AnalysisEIU Country Analysis01 Dec 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/CS_CSLT_UPDATER_20091201T000000_0000eiuftxml/CS_CSLT_UPDATER_20091201T000000_0000Country Risk Service Lithuania December #### Economist Intelligence Unit ## Red Lion Square London WC#R #HQ United Kingdom Lithuania at a glance: ####-## OVERVIEW Despite the instability of the ruling coalition, led by the centre-right Homeland Union-LithuanianEconomic Data & AnalysisEIU Country Analysis01 Dec 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/CR_CRKM_MAIN_20091201T000000_0000eiuftxml/CR_CRKM_MAIN_20091201T000000_0000Country Report Comoros December #### The Economist Intelligence Unit ## Red Lion Square London WC#R #HQ United Kingdom The Economist Intelligence Unit The Economist Intelligence Unit is a specialist publisher serving companies establishing and managing operations across national borders. ForEconomic Data & AnalysisEIU Country Analysis01 Dec 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/WIS_WIS_MAIN_20091201T171100_0001eiuftxml/WIS_WIS_MAIN_20091201T171100_0001Policy towards private enterprise and competition ####-##: Liquidity constraints, weaker credit markets and state interference hamper development of private enterprises. ####-##: Emphasis on state-led development, and links between economic and political interests, hinder private enterprise. Policy towardsEconomic Data & AnalysisEIU Country Analysis01 Dec 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/CR_CRLT_MAIN_20091201T000000_0000eiuftxml/CR_CRLT_MAIN_20091201T000000_0000Country Report Lithuania December #### Economist Intelligence Unit ## Red Lion Square London WC#R #HQ United Kingdom The Economist Intelligence Unit The Economist Intelligence Unit is a specialist publisher serving companies establishing and managing operations across national borders. For ##Economic Data & AnalysisEIU Country Analysis01 Dec 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/CF_CFKZ_UPDATER_20091201T000000_0000eiuftxml/CF_CFKZ_UPDATER_20091201T000000_0000Country Forecast Kazakhstan December #### The Economist Intelligence Unit ## Red Lion Square London WC#R #HQ United Kingdom Kazakhstan at a glance: ####-## OVERVIEW The president, Nursultan Nazarbayev, is likely to stay in office in ####-##. However, heEconomic Data & AnalysisEIU Country Analysis01 Dec 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/WIS_WIS_MAIN_20091201T171100_0003eiuftxml/WIS_WIS_MAIN_20091201T171100_0003Policy towards private enterprise and competition ####-##: Some of the remaining large state-owned companies will be privatised, although progress will be slow. ####-##: Incentives for research and development, and for the import of modern technologies, are putEconomic Data & AnalysisEIU Country Analysis01 Dec 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/WIS_WIS_MAIN_20091201T171100_0002eiuftxml/WIS_WIS_MAIN_20091201T171100_0002COUNTRY VIEW FROM THE ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNIT OUTLOOK FOR ####-## DOMESTIC POLITICS: The early election scheduled for October #### has been cancelled after the Constitutional Court struck down the law passed to facilitate it, resulting in an agreement toEconomic Data & AnalysisEIU Country Analysis01 Dec 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/CF_CFCZ_UPDATER_20091201T000000_0000eiuftxml/CF_CFCZ_UPDATER_20091201T000000_0000Country Forecast Czech Republic December #### Economist Intelligence Unit ## Red Lion Square London WC#R #HQ United Kingdom Czech Republic at a glance: ####-## OVERVIEW The non-partisan interim government ! which has been in charge since May ####, afterEconomic Data & AnalysisEIU Country Analysis01 Dec 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/WIS_WIS_MAIN_20091201T184600_0001eiuftxml/WIS_WIS_MAIN_20091201T184600_0001The European Commission has announced that it will not launch an excessive deficit procedure against the Czech Republic for violating EU fiscal rules (November ####, Economic policy)--the fiscal deficit is required to be less than #% of GDP underEconomic Data & AnalysisEIU Country Analysis01 Dec 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/WIS_WIS_MAIN_20091201T184600_0002eiuftxml/WIS_WIS_MAIN_20091201T184600_0002Following the ratification of the EU#;s Lisbon treaty in November by the president, Vaclav Klaus, the political scene has calmed, amid the distractions of the ##th anniversary of the "Velvet Revolution". Politics focused on the question of potential candidatesEconomic Data & AnalysisEIU Country Analysis01 Dec 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/CR_CRCZ_MAIN_20091201T000000_0000eiuftxml/CR_CRCZ_MAIN_20091201T000000_0000Country Report Czech Republic December #### Economist Intelligence Unit ## Red Lion Square London WC#R #HQ United Kingdom The Economist Intelligence Unit The Economist Intelligence Unit is a specialist publisher serving companies establishing and managing operations across national borders. ForEconomic Data & AnalysisEIU Country Analysis01 Dec 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/AR_ARDK_MAIN_20091201T000000_0000eiuftxml/AR_ARDK_MAIN_20091201T000000_0000Industry Report Automotive Denmark December #### Economist Intelligence Unit ## Red Lion Square London WC#R #HQ United Kingdom Economist Intelligence Unit The Economist Intelligence Unit is a specialist publisher serving companies establishing and managing operations across national borders. For ##Economic Data & AnalysisEIU Country Analysis01 Dec 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/IWAUTO_IWAUTO_MAIN_20091201T094200_0003eiuftxml/IWAUTO_IWAUTO_MAIN_20091201T094200_0003FROM THE ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNIT The following is an extract from our full Automotive Report for this country Demand: Long life-cycles and a high turnover of second-hand cars mean that the annual average spend on servicing and repairEconomic Data & AnalysisEIU Country Analysis01 Dec 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/IWAUTO_IWAUTO_MAIN_20091201T094200_0001eiuftxml/IWAUTO_IWAUTO_MAIN_20091201T094200_0001FROM THE ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNIT The following is an extract from our full Automotive Report for this country Demand. The passenger-car stock is expected to grow more quickly than the population over the next five years as a wholeEconomic Data & AnalysisEIU Country Analysis01 Dec 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/IWAUTO_IWAUTO_MAIN_20091201T094200_0005eiuftxml/IWAUTO_IWAUTO_MAIN_20091201T094200_0005FROM THE ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNIT (Forecast closing date: November ##th ####) Denmark#;s passenger-car market is small by European standards. There are currently around #.#m cars on the road in Denmark, equivalent to ### cars per #,###Economic Data & AnalysisEIU Country Analysis01 Dec 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/IWAUTO_IWAUTO_MAIN_20091201T094200_0004eiuftxml/IWAUTO_IWAUTO_MAIN_20091201T094200_0004FROM THE ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNIT The following is an extract from our full Automotive Report for this country Demand. The Danish system of car taxation is evolving to promote the sale of more fuel-efficient vehicles and help achieve theEconomic Data & AnalysisEIU Country Analysis01 Dec 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/IWAUTO_IWAUTO_MAIN_20091201T094200_0002eiuftxml/IWAUTO_IWAUTO_MAIN_20091201T094200_0002FROM THE ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNIT The following is an extract from our full Automotive Report for this country Demand. Sales of commercial vehicles are driven largely by investment (rather than consumer) spending and have fallen steadily since reaching a peakEconomic Data & AnalysisEIU Country Analysis01 Dec 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/BM_BM_MAIN_20091201T000000_0000eiuftxml/BM_BM_MAIN_20091201T000000_0000Business Middle East Twice-monthly report to managers of Middle East operations Internet delivery Business Middle East is available over the Internet. The content is the same as the printed version, and you receive all the benefits of Internet deliveryEconomic Data & AnalysisEIU Country Analysis01 Dec 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/WIS_WIS_MAIN_20091201T185400_0004eiuftxml/WIS_WIS_MAIN_20091201T185400_0004The parliament of Belgium#;s ##,###-strong German-speaking community declared on October ##th that Flemish plans to redraw the electoral boundaries of the bilingual voting constituency Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde (BHV) created a conflict of interest for German-speakersEconomic Data & AnalysisEIU Country Analysis01 Dec 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/WIS_WIS_MAIN_20091201T185400_0002eiuftxml/WIS_WIS_MAIN_20091201T185400_0002Policy towards private enterprise and competition ####-##: Telecommunications competition increases, but greater energy competition may be restrained by emergence of new energy giants in Belgium. ####-##: Regions become more important as determinants of policy. Policy towards foreign investmentEconomic Data & AnalysisEIU Country Analysis01 Dec 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/WIS_WIS_MAIN_20091201T185400_0003eiuftxml/WIS_WIS_MAIN_20091201T185400_0003One aspect of the government#;s fiscal programme (October ####, Economic policy) was to reduce the budget deficit by extending the lives of Belgium#;s nuclear reactors and imposing a tax on nuclear energy to be paid by the utilitiesEconomic Data & AnalysisEIU Country Analysis01 Dec 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/WIS_WIS_MAIN_20091201T185400_0001eiuftxml/WIS_WIS_MAIN_20091201T185400_0001COUNTRY VIEW FROM THE ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNIT OUTLOOK FOR ####-## DOMESTIC POLITICS: Our central forecast is that the present government, led by Herman Van Rompuy and consisting of the Flemish and francophone Christian Democrats and Liberals and the francophoneEconomic Data & AnalysisEIU Country Analysis01 Dec 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/CF_CFXA_MAIN_20091201T000000_0000eiuftxml/CF_CFXA_MAIN_20091201T000000_0000Country Forecast Global outlook December #### The Economist Intelligence Unit ## Red Lion Square London WC#R #HQ United Kingdom Key changes since October ##th #### • Third-quarter real GDP growth in the US came in broadly as expected, with heftyEconomic Data & AnalysisEIU Country Analysis01 Dec 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/CR_CRBE_MAIN_20091201T000000_0000eiuftxml/CR_CRBE_MAIN_20091201T000000_0000Country Report Belgium December #### Economist Intelligence Unit ## Red Lion Square London WC#R #HQ United Kingdom The Economist Intelligence Unit The Economist Intelligence Unit is a specialist publisher serving companies establishing and managing operations across national borders. 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For ##Economic Data & AnalysisEIU Country Analysis01 Dec 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/FS_FSAT_MAIN_20091201T000000_0000eiuftxml/FS_FSAT_MAIN_20091201T000000_0000Industry Report Financial services Austria December #### Economist Intelligence Unit ## Red Lion Square London WC#R #HQ United Kingdom Economist Intelligence Unit The Economist Intelligence Unit is a specialist publisher serving companies establishing and managing operations across national borders. ForEconomic Data & AnalysisEIU Country Analysis27 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/VW_VW_MAIN_20091127T164000_0002eiuftxml/VW_VW_MAIN_20091127T164000_0002FROM THE ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNIT Japan#;s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to #.#% in October, its lowest level since April, as the fall in employment in October was exceeded by the fall in the size of the labourEconomic Data & AnalysisEIU Country Analysis27 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/IWTELE_IWTELE_MAIN_20091127T142700_0001eiuftxml/IWTELE_IWTELE_MAIN_20091127T142700_0001FROM THE ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNIT Canada#;s once-mighty telecoms equipment maker has sold its last major division to Ciena. The long and often-controversial dismantling of Nortel Networks neared its conclusion this week after US-based Ciena announced itEconomic Data & AnalysisEIU Country Analysis27 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/IWENGY_IWENGY_MAIN_20091127T105000_0002eiuftxml/IWENGY_IWENGY_MAIN_20091127T105000_0002FROM THE ECONOMIST A possible takeover heralds a shake-up of the petrochemical industry AT A conference earlier this year Gary Adams of CMAI, a petrochemical consultancy, likened the petrochemicals industry to a $### bill that had been crumpled, dirtiedEconomic Data & AnalysisEIU Country Analysis27 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/IWENGY_IWENGY_MAIN_20091127T105000_0001eiuftxml/IWENGY_IWENGY_MAIN_20091127T105000_0001FROM THE ECONOMIST Italy#;s energy giant grows when some want it to shrink ENI, a state-controlled oil-and-gas group established in #### to help Italy escape dependence on foreign firms, is growing. On November ##rd it announcedEconomic Data & AnalysisEIU Country Analysis27 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/VW_VW_MAIN_20091127T164500_0006eiuftxml/VW_VW_MAIN_20091127T164500_0006FROM THE ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNIT The IMF#;s board of directors have approved the long-delayed second and third reviews of progress under the poverty reduction and growth facility (PRGF), signed with the Nicaraguan government in October ####. The approvalEconomic Data & AnalysisEIU Country Analysis27 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/VW_VW_MAIN_20091127T164500_0005eiuftxml/VW_VW_MAIN_20091127T164500_0005FROM THE ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNIT Albania#;s Socialists, buoyed by a protest that tens of thousands of people attended, have set a deadline for the government to agree to a partial recount of votes from the June ##th election. EUEconomic Data & AnalysisEIU Country Analysis27 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/VW_VW_MAIN_20091127T164500_0004eiuftxml/VW_VW_MAIN_20091127T164500_0004FROM THE ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNIT The unravelling of Dubai#;s grandiose economic ambitions has left a long trail of damage in its wake. The victims range from holders of bonds issued by Nakheel, the brashest of the emirate#;s manyEconomic Data & AnalysisEIU Country Analysis27 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/VW_VW_MAIN_20091127T164500_0001eiuftxml/VW_VW_MAIN_20091127T164500_0001FROM THE ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNIT The apocalyptic scenarios for Austrian banks have not come to pass, but smaller lenders are looking shaky. The worst fears over the Austrian banking system#;s huge exposure to central and eastern Europe (CEE) haveEconomic Data & AnalysisEIU Country Analysis27 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/VW_VW_MAIN_20091127T164000_0004eiuftxml/VW_VW_MAIN_20091127T164000_0004FROM THE ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNIT Spain#;s retail sales volumes fell by #.#% year on year in October, steeper than the #.#% contraction of September. However, the rate of decline has moderated since the low-point reached inEconomic Data & AnalysisEIU Country Analysis27 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/RK_RK_MAIN_20091127T163500_0001eiuftxml/RK_RK_MAIN_20091127T163500_0001FROM THE ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNIT SUMMARY Long-standing tensions between Peru and Chile have escalated following an espionage scandal. Peru#;s president, Alan Garcia, has racheted up criticism of Chile partly to distract attention from his domestic difficulties, although PeruEconomic Data & AnalysisEIU Country Analysis27 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/IWFINA_IWFINA_MAIN_20091127T175500_0002eiuftxml/IWFINA_IWFINA_MAIN_20091127T175500_0002FROM ECONOMIST.COM After taking office in September, Hirohisa Fujii, Japan#;s finance minister, widely let it be known that he was happy with a strong yen. But he had not anticipated that the currency would so soon become aEconomic Data & AnalysisEIU Country Analysis27 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/IWFINA_IWFINA_MAIN_20091127T175500_0001eiuftxml/IWFINA_IWFINA_MAIN_20091127T175500_0001FROM THE ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNIT The unravelling of Dubai#;s grandiose economic ambitions has left a long trail of damage in its wake. The crisis has also raised questions about the reputation of Dubai#;s ruler, Sheikh Mohammed bin RashidEconomic Data & AnalysisEIU Country Analysis27 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/IWENGY_IWENGY_MAIN_20091127T100000_0001eiuftxml/IWENGY_IWENGY_MAIN_20091127T100000_0001FROM THE ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNIT The interim Czech cabinet is working on changes in the country#;s energy policy, which favour a reduced but still significant role for coal-fired generation and a greater reliance on nuclear energy, as aEconomic Data & AnalysisEIU Country Analysis27 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/IWAUTO_IWAUTO_MAIN_20091127T105500_0001eiuftxml/IWAUTO_IWAUTO_MAIN_20091127T105500_0001FROM THE ECONOMIST An abrupt departure may pave the way for the fusion of three truckmakers HAKAN SAMUELSSON had been an exemplary boss of MAN, Europe#;s third-biggest truckmaker. After taking charge in ####, he transformed it from aEconomic Data & AnalysisEIU Country Analysis27 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/VW_VW_MAIN_20091127T164500_0003eiuftxml/VW_VW_MAIN_20091127T164500_0003FROM THE ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNIT Vietnam#;s central bank has again devalued its currency, the dong, and has also raised its policy interest rate from #% to #%. The move is a response to a combination of rising inflationary expectationsEconomic Data & AnalysisEIU Country Analysis27 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/VW_VW_MAIN_20091127T164500_0002eiuftxml/VW_VW_MAIN_20091127T164500_0002FROM THE ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNIT The US president, Barack Obama, paid his first visit to China on November ##th-##th, but his administration is unlikely to have been particularly pleased with the trip, which was downplayed in China. Despite MrEconomic Data & AnalysisEIU Country Analysis27 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/VW_VW_MAIN_20091127T164000_0003eiuftxml/VW_VW_MAIN_20091127T164000_0003FROM THE ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNIT Sweden#;s economy expanded by #.#% quarter on quarter in July-September, the second successive quarter of growth. However, according to non-seasonally adjusted data, GDP was still #.#% lower than a yearEconomic Data & AnalysisEIU Country Analysis27 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/VW_VW_MAIN_20091127T164000_0001eiuftxml/VW_VW_MAIN_20091127T164000_0001FROM THE ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNIT Japan#;s consumer prices dropped by #.#% year on year in October, compared with a decline of #.#% in the two preceding months. The headline figure was dragged down by a #.#Economic Data & AnalysisEIU Country Analysis27 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/IWHLTH_IWHLTH_MAIN_20091127T112800_0001eiuftxml/IWHLTH_IWHLTH_MAIN_20091127T112800_0001FROM THE ECONOMIST The Senate starts to debate health reform, at long last "HISTORY is knocking on the door. Let#;s open it. Let#;s begin the debate." So declared Max Baucus as the Senate weighed whether to take upEconomic Data & AnalysisEIU Country Analysis27 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/IWFINA_IWFINA_MAIN_20091127T175500_0003eiuftxml/IWFINA_IWFINA_MAIN_20091127T175500_0003FROM THE ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNIT Vietnam#;s central bank has again devalued its currency, the dong, and has also raised its policy interest rate from #% to #%. As the authorities were having increasing difficulty supporting the currency at itsEconomic Data & AnalysisEIU Country Analysis27 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/IWENGY_IWENGY_MAIN_20091127T100000_0002eiuftxml/IWENGY_IWENGY_MAIN_20091127T100000_0002FROM THE ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNIT There is little prospect of world leaders producing a climate-change treaty at the UN summit in Copenhagen, which runs from December #th to ##th. The best that can be hoped for seems to beEconomic Data & AnalysisEIU Country Analysis27 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/IWCONS_IWCONS_MAIN_20091127T111700_0001eiuftxml/IWCONS_IWCONS_MAIN_20091127T111700_0001FROM THE ECONOMIST The family firm that owns Gucci is shedding assets to focus on fashion LEOPARD-SKIN print is in style this winter, but PPR, the French conglomerate that owns Gucci Group, a luxury-goods firm, has decided toEconomic Data & AnalysisEIU Country Analysis26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/IWFINA_IWFINA_MAIN_20091126T144900_0003eiuftxml/IWFINA_IWFINA_MAIN_20091126T144900_0003FROM THE ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNIT GDP growth in the Philippines remained extremely weak in the third quarter, holding at #.#% year on year for a second consecutive quarter. The National Statistical Coordination board revised down the second-quarter growthEconomic Data & AnalysisEIU Country Analysis26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/IWFINA_IWFINA_MAIN_20091126T144900_0002eiuftxml/IWFINA_IWFINA_MAIN_20091126T144900_0002FROM THE ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNIT Colombia#;s Banco de la Republica (Banrep, the central bank) unexpectedly lowered its benchmark lending rate by ## basis points to #.#% on November ##th, the eighth cut this year. The benchmark rate hasEconomic Data & AnalysisEIU Country Analysis26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/IWCONS_IWCONS_MAIN_20091126T111000_0001eiuftxml/IWCONS_IWCONS_MAIN_20091126T111000_0001FROM ECONOMIST.COM Bricks-and-mortar shops struggle to win customers back from virtual ones SHOPPERS on Black Friday, the traditional start of the holiday shopping season in America, which falls on November ##th this year, are notoriously aggressive. SomeEconomic Data & AnalysisEIU Country Analysis26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/IWCONS_IWCONS_MAIN_20091126T105900_0003eiuftxml/IWCONS_IWCONS_MAIN_20091126T105900_0003FROM THE ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNIT Revised figures show that UK GDP declined by #.#% in the third quarter of #### compared with the second, a slight improvement on the earlier estimate which had showed a #.#% contraction. TheEconomic Data & AnalysisEIU Country Analysis26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/IWCONS_IWCONS_MAIN_20091126T105900_0002eiuftxml/IWCONS_IWCONS_MAIN_20091126T105900_0002FROM THE ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNIT GDP growth in the Philippines remained extremely weak in the third quarter, holding at #.#% year on year for a second consecutive quarter. The National Statistical Coordination board revised down the second-quarter growthEconomic Data & AnalysisEIU Country Analysis26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/IWFINA_IWFINA_MAIN_20091126T144900_0001eiuftxml/IWFINA_IWFINA_MAIN_20091126T144900_0001FROM THE ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNIT Revised figures show that UK GDP declined by #.#% in the third quarter of #### compared with the second, a slight improvement on the earlier estimate which had showed a #.#% contraction. TheEconomic Data & AnalysisEIU Country Analysis26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/IWCONS_IWCONS_MAIN_20091126T105900_0001eiuftxml/IWCONS_IWCONS_MAIN_20091126T105900_0001FROM THE ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNIT Taiwan#;s GDP fell again in the third quarter, but the rate of decline slowed to -#.#% from -#.#% in the second quarter and -#.#% in the first quarter. Private consumption roseEconomic Data & AnalysisEIU Country Analysis26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/IWCONS_IWCONS_MAIN_20091126T105900_0004eiuftxml/IWCONS_IWCONS_MAIN_20091126T105900_0004FROM THE ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNIT Colombia#;s Banco de la Republica (Banrep, the central bank) unexpectedly lowered its benchmark lending rate by ## basis points to #.#% on November ##th, the eighth cut this year. The benchmark rate hasEconomic Data & AnalysisEIU Country Analysis26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/IWFINA_IWFINA_MAIN_20091126T144900_0004eiuftxml/IWFINA_IWFINA_MAIN_20091126T144900_0004FROM THE ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNIT Taiwan#;s GDP fell again in the third quarter, but the rate of decline slowed to -#.#% from -#.#% in the second quarter and -#.#% in the first quarter. Private consumption roseEconomic Data & AnalysisEIU Country Analysis26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/IWCONS_IWCONS_MAIN_20091126T105900_0005eiuftxml/IWCONS_IWCONS_MAIN_20091126T105900_0005Economic Data & AnalysisEIU Country Analysis26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/VW_VW_MAIN_20091126T164500_0003eiuftxml/VW_VW_MAIN_20091126T164500_0003FROM THE ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNIT The prospective buyer of Saab, the loss-making automotive brand owned by General Motors, has pulled out of the deal after failing to secure state-guaranteed funding. With the Swedish government having ruled out aEconomic Data & AnalysisEIU Country Analysis26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/VW_VW_MAIN_20091126T164500_0001eiuftxml/VW_VW_MAIN_20091126T164500_0001FROM THE ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNIT The Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA), which has the goal of expanding free trade and facilitating trade flows between the US and Central America as well as within the sub-regionEconomic Data & AnalysisEIU Country Analysis26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/VW_VW_MAIN_20091126T164000_0004eiuftxml/VW_VW_MAIN_20091126T164000_0004FROM THE ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNIT Revised figures show that UK GDP declined by #.#% in the third quarter of #### compared with the second, a slight improvement on the earlier estimate which had showed a #.#% contraction. TheEconomic Data & AnalysisEIU Country Analysis