Europe should look to the US to solve its economic problems
Matthew Lynn
The Business
28 Jul 2007

Why is it that Americans work harder than most Europeans? They put in more hours at the office and they take fewer holidays. It might be cultural: an immigrant nation, America’s work ethic is more deeply ingrained than it is in Europe. Or it could be... read more...

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Turkish vote says economy is on right track
By Ayse Ferliel
The Wall Street Journal Europe
24 Jul 2007

Ankara, Turkey TURKISH PRIME MINISTER Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s stronger-than-expected victory in parliamentary elections Sunday is an endorsement of economic policies that have helped fuel several years of economic growth and made the country a... read more...

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China’s GDP soon to top Germany’s in power shift
By Marcus Walker in Berlin and Andrew Batson in Beijing
The Wall Street Journal Europe
16 Jul 2007

Chinese statistics due this week are likely to show that the country is on track to leapfrog Germany as the third-biggest national economy this year, sooner than expected—yet another sign of just how quickly the global economic balance of power is... read more...

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In Eastern Europe, low pay is driving workers away
By and Bratislava, Slovakia in Warsaw in
The Wall Street Journal Europe
10 Jul 2007

Ithat it is now known as Detroit East, rival Volkswagen AG is so short of help that every day it buses workers from as far away as 100 kilometers. “I have the most difficult job in the company,” says Jaroslav Holecek, director of human resources at... read more...

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Trade’s terror connection
By Glenn R. Simpson And Benoît Faucon
The Wall Street Journal Europe
02 Jul 2007

PARIS—After a long and intense crackdown on cross-border money laundering, authorities say alleged terrorist supporters, narcotics syndicates and sanctions-busters have adopted a new method of moving funds past the watchful eye of the law: the global... read more...

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