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Greenpeace Defends Poland Against Challenge by European Commission

added: 31-08-2007

Greenpeace made a legal submission to the European Commission arguing that Poland’s draft national legislation on the use of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) is fully consistent with EU law. Greenpeace made its submission in the context of a formal European Commission notification procedure on the draft Polish law. This procedure could represent the first step of a challenge by the EU Executive of the Polish national GMO law.

Large Water Saving Potential in Europe

added: 31-08-2007

Ahead of the Informal Environment Council in Lisbon, which will focus on water scarcity and droughts, a report published by the Commission states that water use in the European Union could be reduced by about 40%.

Xinhua Finance/MNI China Business Survey: Sentiment Stable at High Level in August

added: 31-08-2007

Xinhua Finance Limited and Market News International (MNI), a part of the news service line of Xinhua Finance, announced the August Xinhua Finance/MNI China Business Sentiment Survey. The results of the survey show conditions in August remained stable at the high levels seen the previous two months.

80 Percent of Consumers Have Not Paid Overdraft Fees in Past Year

added: 31-08-2007

Eighty percent of consumers have not paid an overdraft fee in the past 12 months, according to a recent survey by the American Bankers Association.

U.S. Health Costs Climb

added: 31-08-2007

Total U.S. investment in health-related research grew by a modest 4.2% from 2005 to 2006, significantly slower than the 6.8% increase in U.S. health costs, according to a report released today by Research!America. The report is covered in the August 31 issue of Science.

US Mobile Penetration to Pass 100%

added: 31-08-2007

Expect more than one mobile phone for every US man, woman and child by 2013, according to SNL Kagan data released in August 2007.

China's National Payments Clearing System will Fuel Intra-Regional Trade by Domestic and Foreign Companies

added: 31-08-2007

While The People's Republic of China is the second largest economy in the world, it has long suffered from a lack of efficient payment and settlement systems. New research from TowerGroup finds that following a recent series of modernizations in its national payments infrastructure - including the completion of modern clearing and settlement systems in 2007 - China now finally possesses national payment capabilities worthy of an economic powerhouse.

Young Consumers Prefer Banking Online

added: 31-08-2007

More than one-third of consumers most often do their banking at branches, according to an American Bankers Association survey conducted in July 2007.

The Conference Board Help-Wanted Advertising Index Dips

added: 31-08-2007

The Conference Board Help-Wanted Advertising Index - a key measure of job offerings in major newspapers across America - dipped one point in July. The Index now stands at 25. It was 31 one year ago.

Bloomberg PMI Shows Modest Growth in Eurozone Retail Sales

added: 30-08-2007

The Bloomberg Eurozone Retail Purchasing Managers' Index ("PMI(R)"), an indicator based on a mid-month survey of economic conditions in the euro area retail sector and providing data one month ahead of government issued figures, rose back above the 50.0 no-change mark in August to 51.0, indicating growth of Eurozone retail sales. Though only modest, the expansion in August was a considerable improvement on July's marked contraction (as signaled by a thirty-eight month index low of 46.2) and represented the first increase in sales in four months.

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