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Europe’s Motor City steers through crisis (The Globe and Mail)
Low taxes, skilled work force help make Eastern European nation a key hub
Archive for November, 2008
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China GDP May Expand 10% in 2009, State Analyst Says (Update1) (Bloomberg)
Nov. 30 (Bloomberg) -- China’s economy may grow 10 percent next year as the “huge” potential of domestic consumption and investments counters the impact of a global slowdown, a State Council researcher said.
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China’s Economic Edge Ebbs (Washington Post)
Growth rate near the 8% experts say China must maintain to keep labor market stable, reports say.
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Slovakia, EU’s Detroit, maneuvers around meltdown (San Francisco Chronicle)
Every 60 seconds, to a robotic burst of Mozart's Symphony No. 40, a new Kia sedan or SUV emerges from beneath a cascade of sparks at the South Korean carmaker's gleaming assembly plant in this northwestern town. Ex-communist Slovakia is fast becoming Europe's...
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Slovakia, EU's Detroit, maneuvers around meltdown – The Associated Press
 The Associated Press | Slovakia, EU's Detroit, maneuvers around meltdown The Associated Press - 11 hours ago 7, and a key supplier has announced layoffs. Peugeot Citroen says it will lay off at least 2700 workers, though it insists its assembly plant in Trnava ... |
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Slovakia, EU’s Detroit, maneuvers around meltdown (AP via Yahoo! News)
Every 60 seconds, to a robotic burst of Mozart's Symphony No. 40, a new Kia sedan or SUV emerges from beneath a cascade of sparks at the South Korean carmaker's gleaming assembly plant in this northwestern town.
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Alarm bells ringing for China’s leadership (The Age)
China's economic challenges now so serious they are a test of the Communist Party's ability to govern, says President Hu Jintao.
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China’s leaders try to change economic growth model (Sydney Morning Herald)
CHINA'S economic challenges are now so serious that they are a test of the Communist Party's ability to govern, says President Hu Jintao.
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Chinese leader says China losing competitive edge (AP via Yahoo! News)
Chinese President Hu Jintao warned that China has started to lose its competitive edge in trade amid the global financial crisis, as he told Communist Party leaders the challenge posed a test to the government's ability to rule, state media reported.
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China is losing its competitiveness, Hu warns (International Herald Tribune)
President Hu Jintao of China has warned that his country's competitiveness and trade strength are being threatened by a sustained global economic downturn.
