In the fourth quarter of 2015, employment increased by 0.3% in the euro area and by 0.4% in the EU28... - EUROSTAT

Press Release  -  First quarter of 2016 compared with the fourth quarter of 2015 Employment up by 0.3% in euro area and EU28 +1.4% in both areas compared with the first quarter of 2015 

Canada - After several years of solid performance, Canada’s growth decelerated in 2015, as energy companies slashed investment spending in response to the decline in oil prices ... - IMF

Press Release -  IMF Executive Board Concludes 2016 Article IV Consultation with Canada 

On June 6, 2016, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation1 with Canada. The consultation was focused on assessing the macro-financial impact of the oil shock and policies to bolster near-term domestic demand, mitigate downside risks, and position Canada for long-term growth.

The overall value of the residential loan amounts outstanding in Q1 2016 was £1,304.5 billion, an increase of 1.0% compared with Q4 2015 and an increase of 3.4% over the past four quarters .. Bank of England

Publication  -  Mortgage Lenders and Administrators Statistics for 2016 Q1 (derived from the Mortgage Lenders & Administrators Return (MLAR)) 

Households’ interest earnings have decreased by 3.2 percentage points as a share of disposable income since autumn 2008 - Between the third quarter of 2008 and the fourth quarter of 2015 interest payments fell by about 3 percentage points relative to disposable income .. - ECB

Publication  -  Low interest rates and households’ net interest income

China - The near-term growth outlook has turned more buoyant due to recent policy support. The medium-term outlook, however, is more uncertain due to rapidly rising credit, structural excess capacity, and the increasingly large, opaque, and interconnected financial sector.. - IMF

Press Release  -  IMF Staff Completes 2016 Article IV Mission to China

Οι τράπεζες είναι κλειστές για τις μικρές και πολύ μικρές επιχειρήσεις .. Γ. Καββαθάς - ΓΣΕΒΕΕ

Δελτίο Τύπου  -  Παρέμβαση Προέδρου ΓΣΕΒΕΕ, κ. Γ. Καββαθά στην κοινή συνέντευξη τύπου ΓΣΕΒΕΕ – ΕΣΕΕ – ΕΤΕΑΝ: «Οι συστημικές τράπεζες είναι κλειστές για τις ΜμΕ»

Στην παρέμβαση του ο Πρόεδρος της ΓΣΕΒΕΕ, κ. Γ. Καββαθάς ευχαρίστησε τον κ. Γαλιάτσο για τη συνεργασία σε ένα τομέα ο οποίος είναι ένα από τα μεγάλα αγκάθια για τις μικρές και πολύ μικρές επιχειρήσεις τις οποίες εκπροσωπεί τόσο η ΕΣΕΕ, όσο και η ΓΣΕΒΕΕ.