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added: 18-07-2008

China's actual growth rate is now irrelevant: like all statistics its essentially a backward looking system of measuring growth in Gross Domestic Product. China's growth remains solid, but it is slowing: the 10.1% annual rate in the June quarter was the slowest since 2005 and it had an immediate impact on global markets, pushing oil down to its lowest level in six weeks and under $US130 a barrel.

Cleaning Up Heavy Vehicle Exhaust Emissions: New Euro VI Standards Environment

added: 18-07-2008

Proposed tougher limits on harmful exhaust emissions from trucks, lorries and buses, including ozone precursors such as nitrogen oxides and hydrocarbons as well as particles, were backed by the Environment Committee in a report voted on 15 July. MEPs want the new "Euro VI" regulation emission limits to apply de facto from 1.1.2014, nine months earlier than the Commission proposed.

Internet Coupon Usage Up 83% in American Households

added: 18-07-2008

Internet coupons are of increasing interest to consumers, according to a recent analysis by consumer and media measurement firm Scarborough Research. Eleven percent of households currently obtain coupons via the Internet, and this has increased 83 percent since 2005.

Fisheries: Council Agreement On Measures To Address Economic Crisis In The Sector

added: 18-07-2008

Council adopted, by qualified majority, the emergency package of restructuring measures to tackle the fuel crisis in the fisheries sector proposed by the Commission on 8 July. The package will promote the restructuring of those segments of the European fishing fleet which have been hardest hit by the current fuel crisis, while cushioning its short-term social and economic impacts for those who commit to taking long-term action.

Broadband Boom Lifts IPTV

added: 18-07-2008

Telecom providers Verizon and AT&T are rolling out IPTV services in the US. eMarketer forecasts that there will be 12.7 million IPTV subscribers in the US by 2012, up from 3.3 million in 2008.

Equality Of Men And Women In The EU In 2008: For Quality Jobs

added: 17-07-2008

More effort is needed to boost the quality of jobs and reduce violence against women, says an own-initiative report on equality of men and women in the EU, the first to cover all 27 EU Member States, adopted in the Women's Rights Committee on 16 July.

Brazilian E-Commerce

added: 17-07-2008

E-commerce in Brazil, like many other Internet activities in that country, is maturing quickly. Between the first half of 2005 and 2008, e-commerce revenues as reported in e-bit's "Web Shoppers" study nearly quadrupled to reach BRL3.8 billion ($2.2 billion).

Consumers: EU Clampdown On Ring-Tone Scams

added: 17-07-2008

EU Consumer Commissioner Meglena Kuneva announced the results of an EU-wide investigation into websites offering mobile phone services such as ring-tones and wallpapers. The enquiry, which was carried out on more than 500 websites across the 27 Member States, Norway and Iceland, found that 80% of the sites checked need to be further investigated for suspected breaches of EU consumer rules.

PC Market Growth Continues, Boosted By Portable Adoption In EMEA As Growth In Asia/Pacific Slows

added: 17-07-2008

Worldwide PC shipments continued to grow at a healthy pace in the second quarter of 2008 (2Q08), according to IDC's Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker. Shipments were up 15.3% from a year ago – slightly more than second quarter projections and first quarter growth of 14.9%. Solid growth in the EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) region helped offset slower growth in Asia/Pacific excluding Japan (APeJ).

Make Freight A Higher Rail Network Priority, Says Transport Committee

added: 17-07-2008

The European Commission should allocate at least 40% of EU transport infrastructure appropriations to the railways and prioritise freight, to reduce the need for road transport, says an own-initiative report, adopted unanimously by the Transport Committee. MEPs urge the Commission to concentrate EU co-financing on improving the efficiency, interoperability and upgrading of rail infrastructure, inter-modal hubs and other freight transport modes.

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