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Monthly Archives: November 2010
Deep change in Catalan political landscape
From http://www.catalannewsagency.com/news/politics/catalonia-sends-strong-message-and-changes-political-landscape (in English) The elections of November 28th, 2010, have produced a deep change in the Catalan political landscape. The coalition of left-wing parties (PSC-PSOE, ERC and ICV-EUiA) that had been in power for the last 7 years was … Continue reading
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Catalan restaurants in 2011 Michelin guide
From http://www.catalannewsagency.com/news/life-style/catalan-restaurants-maintain-high-ranking-michelin-guide (in English) and http://www.entremaqueros.com/bitacoras/cocina/2010/11/28/guia-michelin-2011-con-%E2%80%9Cestrellazo%E2%80%9D (in Spanish) The 2011 edition of the Michelin guide has recently been presented in the basque city of San Sebastián and once more Catalan restaurants have maintained a high ranking, with a total of … Continue reading
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Taiwan Business Indicators in October 2010
From http://www.cepd.gov.tw/encontent/m1.aspx?sNo=0014545 (in English) The Taiwanese Council for Economic Planning and Development has released the information on the economic indicators corresponding to October 2010, which can be found on the link above.
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Forecast for Singapore economy
From http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/news/353724,exports-surge-35-october.html and http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/news/354061,economic-growth-slow-year.html (in English) Despite the huge increase in exports (35%) in October 2010, mainly to European Union countries and to United States, Singapore economy is expected to slow down next year. Estimations of the evolution of GDP … Continue reading
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Catalan clothing company Desigual in China by 2012
From http://www.expansion.com/2010/11/24/empresas/distribucion/1290635106.html (in Spanish) Barcelona based clothing company Desigual is aiming at opening stores in China by 2012, as part of the exponential growth that is experiencing in the recent years. Annual sales have went from 8 million euros in … Continue reading
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Taiwan unemployment rate below 5%
From http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2010/11/23/281002/Taiwan-jobless.htm (in English) After 23 months, Taiwan‘s unemployment rate has dropped again below 5% thanks to the decrease of 14,000 jobless people in October 2010. After seasonal adjustment, the present unemployment rate in Taiwan is 4.96%, down 0.12% from … Continue reading
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Chery investment in Catalonia evaluated
From http://www.catalannewsagency.com/news/business/pedro-nueno-%E2%80%9Cit-makes-all-sense-world-chery-invest-catalonia%E2%80%9D (in English) In an interview by the Catalan News Agency, Prof. Pedro Nueno has declared that it makes sense for Chery to invest in Catalonia, where there is a long tradition of car production with Seat and Nissan. … Continue reading
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Spanish car manufacturer Seat analyzes Chinese market
From http://www.expansion.com/2010/11/24/empresas/auto-industria/1290596328.html (in Spanish) Spanish car manufacturer Seat, subsidiary of the German Volkswagen Group, has started analyzing the potential acceptance of its cars in the Chinese market, as confirmed by the company’s representative Mr. Francisco Javier García Sanz on the … Continue reading
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Taiwan’s standard of living ahead of Japan’s
From http://www.economist.com/node/17473187?story_id=17473187&fsrc=rss (in English) When calculated at market rates, Japan’s per head income ($42,300) is much higher than Taiwan’s ($18,300), but when the costs of living in these societies are taken into account some surprising changes appear. If calculated according … Continue reading
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20% of global energy to be used by China in 2035
From http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2ea6681e-ec27-11df-9e11-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=rss#axzz160FxwGX8 (in English) According to the annual report of the International Energy Agency, its World Energy Outlook , forecasts announce a huge growth of energy consumption in China in the next two decades, estimated at 75% between 2008-2035. China’s … Continue reading
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