Slovak inflation stays at 4.6 per cent in June
Bratislava - Slovakia's annual inflation rate remained steady in June at 4.6 per cent, a 20-month peak recorded in May, according to the data released by Slovak statisticians Thursday. Consumer prices grew 0.4 per cent monthly, the Slovak Statistical...
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EU takes aim at ratings agencies after financial storm
Brussels - International rating agencies should be listed in an official register and watched over by an official body, European Union finance ministers meeting in Brussels on Tuesday said. The proposals, voiced by French Finance Minister Christine L...
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2008-07-08 ] Category : [
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EU fixes euro-Slovakian koruna exchange rate at 1:30
Brussels - The European Union's finance ministers agreed the official exchange rate for the euro against the Slovakian koruna Tuesday: from January 1, 30.126 koruny will buy one euro. The ministers also gave formal approval for Slovakia to become the...
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2008-07-08 ] Category : [
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Gas explosion in Russia kills two
Moscow - A gas explosion in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi killed a 14-year-old boy and his grandmother and wounded 16 people, Itar-Tass news agency reported Wednesday. A 12-storey building in the city which is to host the 2014 Winter Olympics...
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2008-07-02 ] Category : [
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Eurostat: Average EU tax burden hit 39.9 per cent in 2006
Brussels - European Union citizens pay some of the highest taxes in the world, with figures released on Thursday showing that the average tax burden of the 27-member bloc rose to 39.9 per cent in 2006. This compares to a weighted tax-to-gross domesti...
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2008-06-26 ] Category : [
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