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Independent survey report also points to slowdown in manufacturing sector, reports Team IFM Wiesbaden, July 3: The rate of inflation in Germany accelerated faster than expected in June on a monthly basis, according to official data released last week even as an independent survey report said its goods producing sector has been stagnant since May,...

Official data showing upswing in manufacturing and construction sectors has buoyed growth, reports Team IFM London, July 3rd: The UK grew at an encouraging clip both on an annualised and quarterly basis in the January-March period in 2014 but still remained below projections, recent official data shows. A leading investment bank predicted that this level...

How technology can break through the complexity of multiple currencies, numerous payment methods, regulatory differences, taxation systems and a multitude of languages. 25th June 2014 Recent statistics have outlined that the financial technology sector is one of the strongest sectors in the UK economy, with investment jumping 177 per cent in the first quarter of...

Europe has been getting its act together and the latest ECB stimulus measures add to confidence that its recovery will pick up pace. This is good for global growth. 24th June 2014 Europe has been getting its act together and the latest ECB stimulus measures add to confidence that its recovery will pick up pace....

Globally, investors are increasing their allocation to direct real estate, up from 6% in mid-2013 to 9% 23rd June 2014 Overview Stock markets around the world enjoyed a banner year in 2013, and as a result, equities drove better-than-expected returns for institutional investors, thanks largely to the bull market in equities and investors’ healthy, often...

Shrinking trade balance, robust manufacturing and service sector growths help matters, reports Team IFM Brussels/New York, June 20: With Europe taking the long but steady road to recovery, the region’s joblessness is also shrinking and becoming more stable, at least two separate reports have said, while a third independent study said the expanding manufacturing and...

But exports of crude oil and natural gas fall even as next year’s projected outlay for petroleum sector contracts, reports Team IFM Oslo, June 20: Norway’s exports of crude oil and natural gas, the mainstay of its economy, fell in May even as its overall shipment value rose to $5.4 billion on the back of...

Output goes on upswing at factories and mines though utilities moved down to notch fourth consecutive month of decline, reports Team IFM New York, June 20: American industrial production rose last month after a slight dip in April in continuation of a trend discerned in New York state factories, recent official data shows, confirming an...

Key confidence index now just one point shy of “good-conditions” level, reports Team IFM Washington, June 19: American real estate firms are finally feeling breathing easy. For the first time this year, the confidence index of a leading association of developers of newly built, single-family homes rose in June, reflecting builders’ belief that the conditions...