Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Confidence Falters in Troubled EU Economies

Wall Street Journal
January 4, 2011

Confidence among businesses in Ireland and Greece has fallen steeply, according to an annual survey that measures business sentiment at the beginning of 2011.

By contrast, optimism in Germany, Belgium and Finland has increased significantly for the year ahead.

Grant Thornton's International Business Report, which surveys over 5,700 businesses across 39 countries on their levels of business confidence for 2011, showed optimism in the overall euro zone up 20 points, to 22, from 2 a year earlier.

More

No comments: