Europe

Finland's Kela will provide basic income for working or non-working Finnish

The Finnish Social Institution (Kela) has started to draw up plans to create a basic income model that would provide a guaranteed income for the people whether they work or not.


Despite growth in lending, UK mortgage approvals dive down

Contrary to economists' expectations, the number of approvals in UK mortgages suddenly dropped in September for the first time in the past four months. The mortgages rose significantly in August indicating the highest level since early 2014.

UK factory output shrinks in Q3; exports drop

UK's performance in the third quarter further slowed down. The gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate in July-September quarter was at 0.6 percent lower than 0.7 percent in the previous quarter.

Airbus Expresses Interest To Hire Refugees In Germany

This week, a surprising airline news claims that Airbus has expressed its interest in hiring newly arrived refugees in Germany. According to Airbus CEO, Tom Enders the refugees could work in the airline's facilities for a different wage rate.


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The Mercedes-Benz cars manufacturer Daimler had released its third quarter report for record sales and revenues. The car cited strong progress in Western Europe which is its biggest market, but its feat was surpassed by the sales it made in China.
With the hordes of refugees crossing its borders, Sweden needs extra $7 billion in 2016 and $8.2 billion every year until 2019 to provide for the needs of the people seeking asylum in the country.
It's yet not over for oil prices to go plunging as BP and Shell will report this week that billions of pounds were shelled off their profits as the aftermath of low oil price associated with exploration failures strike two of Britain's biggest companies.
The British government has publicly announced a list of 115 business firms that are not adhering the minimum wages act. As per the National Minimum Wages (NMW) norms, these companies together owe about £389,000 ($598,500), according to the UK government. One fashion company, the Monsoon Accessorize topped the list among offenders. The UK government has decided to take action against them and may order them to reimburse their employees. It could also attract imposition of a fine for the offenders. The UK government will introduce a new National Living Wage in April 2016.
The great Abbey Road Studios is entering into the tech industry as it wanted not only to act as a recording studio but also as a music technology incubator. The plan was revealed by the Universal Music Group in a ceremony at the Studio 2 on Wednesday night. It will assure their continued reliability amidst technology era.
Rovio Entertainment, the maker of Angry Birds, announced it will reduce a third of its jobs mostly in Finland. The Finnish gaming company, Rovio Entertainment, had concluded from negotiations between employees on August 26. Rovio had deliberated it will cut 213 jobs.
The European Union Commission agreed that Starbucks Corp and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV is currently benefiting from illegal tax deals with the government. The decision came yesterday after the hearing organized by the European Parliament.
Adidas will open Speedfactory in Germany and in the U.S. The Speedfactory will boost the manufacturing process of Adidas shoes through the automated technology. The two factories will be fully integrated by the year 2020.
The Irish court orders to investigate Facebook's transferring of European user's data to the United States. This is to ensure that the European user's privacy was protected from the U.S. surveillance.
If you are heading for Greece for sightseeing, be sure to have extra cash ready. That's because the cash-strapped country is raising prices of tickets to tourist spots as early as April.
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