The bank reckons that GDP growth will probably "remain sluggish" in the near term.In this section Overview Output, prices and jobs The Economist commodity-price index Norway Trade, exchange rates, budget balances and interest rates Markets Benchmark interest rates ReprintsBusiness confidence in France fell for a sixth straight month in July, according to the central bank.
Its contribution to productivity growth obviously slackened over time, but in the 1960s was still about 25%, before falling to 7% in the 1980s as the system neared completion.In this section Rushing on by road, rail and air America's splurge ReprintsOf course, the interstates have their critics, then and now.
Warning of a "bloodbath", he said in June that shipping capacity would exceed the needs of the market by between 50% and 70% in the near future.In this section Sea of troubles The ambition of Geely Bingoo!
The courts are confused about how to deal with the amnesty, which guarantees the president's freedom for the near future.In this section Chipping at the foundations Catch me if you can Reframing the debate ReprintsYet although the law has helped Mr Bouterse at home, it may cause him headaches abroad.
The state prosecutor will decide whether he should be charged.More than 340 Muslim pilgrims, mostly from the Indian sub-continent, were killed when a fire broke out in their camp near Mecca.In this section Letters Politics this week ReprintsIranians demonstratedagainst a German court's verdict that found their leaders guilty of ordering the murder of Kurdish dissidents.
Since the fighting during Isis's offensive last August, there has been near stalemate on this section of the front.
Gun-running is rampant; Macedonian police recently found a cache of hundreds of AK-47 rifles near Gostivar.In this section The fire is being rekindled Daffodilly?
But their newish prime minister, Ahmed Qurei, has yet to get anywhere near doing that.In this section Is a Pax Americana in the offing?
But he warns: "Don't think they are not near you".In this section Under siege Naming names A Stonehenge of smelly fridges But what's in the enchilada?
It also pledged to keep short-term interest rates near zero.In this section Tinker, taper The Shibor shock T time Building the next boom State of pay Charging the mobile Desperately seeking scepticism Engineers of a different kind The goliaths ReprintsBond markets are more preoccupied by what lies in the future.
