The European Commission adopted today a series of measures to support the revitalisation of the railway sector by removing obstacles to the circulation of trains throughout the European rail network. The measures include a Communication on the simplification of certification of railway vehicles, a proposal to recast the existing Railway Interoperability Directives and to modify the Regulation establishing a European Railway Agency and the Railway Safety Directive.
Fitch Ratings warns in its semi-annual Sovereign Review issued today that the uncertain economic outlook for the US is likely to lead to greater volatility in financial markets in 2007, including those of emerging markets.
Portugal’s smaller telecom market continues to be a major growth area in Europe, stimulated by a progressive regulator which has promoted local loop unbundling and so encouraged broadband competition and infrastructure development in rural areas.
The year 2006 was an inflection point. The slow-growth Master Data Management (MDM) market suddenly exploded with a year-to-year increase of over 30% from 2005 to 2006. For the next five years, the market will grow more quickly than it has in the past, and this segment is expected be one of the fastest emerging software markets.
The European Commission has approved measures to provide information on, and to promote agricultural products in third countries. Member States submitted 28 programmes to the Commission to be examined.
U.S. employers are set to enter the new year with a steady hiring pace similar to the past two years, according to the seasonally adjusted results of the latest Manpower Employment Outlook Survey, conducted quarterly by Manpower Inc.
Italy’s triple play development is one of the strongest in Europe, gaining maturity in 2006 on the back of ADSL2+ and fibre roll-outs. FASTWEB continues to be a leader for fibre deployment in Italy, and an innovator for consumer services.
