Swiss Retail Sales Growth May Ease In January
Switzerland’s Federal Statistical Office is scheduled to release the retail sales data for January on Monday.
Retail sales are expected to increase a real 2.3% year-on-year in January, compared to the 4.7% increase in the previous month. The da
Switzerland Retail Sales Growth Stagnates In January
Switzerland’s retail sales turnover increased 4.4% annually in real terms in January, the provisional results published by the Federal Statistical Office showed Monday. Retail sales growth for December was revised down to 4.4% from 4.7%. Consensus forecas
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Kuwait Finance House spends KD450m in retail market in 2009
The AGM for the Commercial Sector at Kuwait Finance House (KFH) Ahmed Al-Khaled said that boosting the economy through increasing sales in local market is one of KFH’s priorities, since KFH’s expenditure in 2009 in the local market reached more than KD450
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European Economics Preview: Eurozone Retail Sales Data Due
Services PMIs and retail sales figures from the eurozone and Germany are due on Wednesday, headlining a busy day for European economic news.
Retail sales figures for January are due from Germany’s Federal Statistical Office at 2:00 am ET. Eco
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German Retail Sales Remain Flat In January
Wednesday, Germany’s Federal Statistical Office announced that the seasonally and calender adjusted retail sales in real terms remained unchanged on a monthly basis in January, compared to 0.9% growth in December, revised from 0.8% increase estimated init
Output up most since May; retail sales rebound
Manufacturers increased production at the fastest pace since May and retail sales snapped a 16-month slump, signaling the recovery is intact even as the government calls for more action to fight deflation.
Factory output rose 2.5 percent in J
Profit-booking by retail investors drags QE down
Qatar’s bourse fell for the second day yesterday, mainly paced by Doha Bank and QNB.
The 20-stock benchmark fell 1.16% to 6,805.27 points as local and foreign retail investors booked profit.
Foreign institutions aggressively picked s
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Al Hilal Bank eyes credit, retail expansion
Abu Dhabi government-owned Al Hilal Bank plans to expand its credit and retail business in the UAE as high oil prices fuel growth in the Arab world’s second largest economy, the bank’s CEO said.
Speaking in an interview with Reuters on Tuesday,
Islamic finance needs retail push: Ernst & Young
The Islamic finance industry has so far neglected retail banking that could provide it with a funding base more stable than its main wholesale and investment business, the head of Islamic finance at Ernst & Young said.
“I think almost everybody
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Islamic finance needs retail push: Ernst & Young
The Islamic finance industry has so far neglected retail banking that could provide it with a funding base more stable than its main wholesale and investment business, the head of Islamic finance at Ernst & Young said.
“I think almost everybody
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