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Permanent placements in Scotland show further solid rise in March

April 11, 2016
The number of people placed in permanent jobs by recruitment agencies in Scotland increased for the fourth straight month in March.

South Asia remains fastest growing region in the world

April 11, 2016
Led by robust growth in India, South Asia shows resilience in the face of turbulent international markets and remains the fastest-growing region in the world.

Permanent placements in UK rise at slowest rate in six months

April 9, 2016
The number of people placed in permanent jobs in the UK continued to increase during March. That said, the rate of growth eased to a six-month low.

Industrial production declined in 11 of 14 Brazilian areas

April 9, 2016
The decline of 2.5% in the Brazilian industrial production in February over January of this year reflects the retraction in industrial parks in 11 of 14 metro areas.

French manufacturing output falls in February

April 9, 2016
In February 2016, French output fell back in the manufacturing industry (-0.9% after +0.4% in January), as well as in the industry as a whole (-1.0% after +1.0% in January).

Japan posts current account surplus for 20th straight month

April 9, 2016
Japan posted a 20th consecutive current account surplus, helping an economy that’s still struggling to rebound from a contraction in the final quarter of 2015.

Scottish economy grows 0.2% in Q4 2015

April 9, 2016
Scottish GDP grew by 0.2% during the fourth quarter of 2015, according to statistics announced today by Scotland’s Chief Statistician.

Canada added 40,600 jobs, well above expectations

April 8, 2016
Canada added 40,600 jobs last month, Statistics Canada said, well above the 10,000 positions analysts were expecting.

Investor sentiment declines to lowest point since Q3 2013

April 8, 2016
Investor sentiment declined in the first quarter of 2016, for the third consecutive quarter, and reached its lowest point since the third quarter of 2013.

Europe and Central Asia face difficult times

April 8, 2016
The economies of Europe and Central Asia (ECA) continue to face difficult headwinds in an increasingly complex and uncertain global economic environment.

Malaysia's export increased 6.7 percent in February

April 8, 2016
Malaysia's export in February rebounded by 6.7 percent year-on-year, after posting a decline of 2.8 percent in January.

Australian consumer anxiety at three year low

April 8, 2016
Australian consumer worries fell to their lowest levels in almost three years, although concern is growing regarding the Australian government's upcoming May budget.
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