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...Surprises Inside the GDP Stunner ? Beyond the 7.2% third-quarter growth rate are some welcome improvements in business spending on equipment and software, claims BusinessWeek Online...
...Business Finally Comes Through in GDP Number ? TheStreet.com's Rebecca Byrne says that now it's not just the consumers...
...world's cardboard manufacturers turned out 132 billion sq m of the stuff, enough to cover the state of Louisiana, with a value of almost $95 billion. At whatever rate world GDP grows over the next five years, say, 2.5% annually, cardboard production will almost certainly grow a percentage point or more faster...
...economic troubles deepened late last week as the Polish zloty, wobbling with uncertainty over government fiscal policies, hit new lows against the euro (€1 equals 4.66 zlotys), squeezing imports and pushing up interest rates on euro loans. Meanwhile the country's budget deficit - a whopping 5.2% of GDP - is ringing alarm bells in Brussels as Poland prepares to join the E.U. next year, and the euro zone, possibly, in 2007. Leszek Miller's government is backing a tough new austerity package, cutting spending by €6.9 billion within four years. Among other things it will overhaul the pension system...
...provided the perfect stage for Thaksin to flaunt his success and build his growing reputation as the most dominant leader in the region. Since taking office in February 2001, the billionaire telecom tycoon turned politician has presided over the fastest-growing economy in Southeast Asia. Last year Thailand's GDP rose 5.2%, and it's on track to expand 5.8-6.2% this year thanks to sizable increases in exports and domestic spending. The Thai stock market, meanwhile, has soared 67% so far this year, and property demand in the nation's cities has reached levels not seen since before...