USA - In Japan, South Korea, and China, reduced demand for natural gas in the power sector, driven by slower economic growth and lower-priced competing fuels, resulted in reduced LNG consumption in 2015... - eia

Publication -  As Japan and South Korea import less LNG, other Asian countries begin to import more

Japan, South Korea, and China are the three largest importers of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the world, accounting for more than half of global LNG imports in 2015. Combined LNG imports in these countries averaged 18.2 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) in 2015, a 5% (0.9 Bcf/d) decline from 2014 levels and the first annual decline in these countries' combined LNG imports since the global economic downturn in 2009.

China - The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) has approved the World Bank’s inaugural issue in the Chinese domestic market of bonds denominated in Special Drawing Rights (SDRs). .. - World Bank

NEWS Release -  World Bank Approved as the First SDR Bond Issuer in China

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USA - We are close to our targets. Not only that, the behavior of employment has been remarkably resilient. During the past two years we have been concerned at various stages by the possible negative effects on the U.S. economy of the Greek debt crisis, by the 20 percent appreciation of the trade-weighted dollar, by the Chinese growth slowdown and accompanying exchange rate uncertainties, by the financial market turbulence during the first six weeks of this year, by the dismaying pothole in job growth this May, and by Brexit--among other shocks .. - Stanley Fischer - FED

NEWS Release - Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer  - At the "Program on the World Economy" a conference sponsored by The Aspen Institute, Aspen, Colorado  August 21, 2016

Remarks on the U.S. Economy

Μείωση κατά 5,4% κατέγραψαν τον Ιούνιο του 2016 οι ταξιδιωτικές εισπράξεις, οι οποίες διαμορφώθηκαν στα 1.851 εκατ. ευρώ, έναντι 1.957 εκατ. ευρώ τον αντίστοιχο μήνα του 2015. Μεγαλύτερη όμως μείωση (κατά 23,9%) παρατηρήθηκε στις ταξιδιωτικές πληρωμές .. - ΤτΕ

Δελτίο Τύπου - 22/08/2016 - Εξελίξεις στο ταξιδιωτικό ισοζύγιο πληρωμών – Ιούνιος 2016 Ταξιδιωτικό ισοζύγιο  Σύμφωνα με τα προσωρινά στοιχεία, το ταξιδιωτικό ισοζύγιο τον Ιούνιο του 2016 εμφάνισε πλεόνασμα 1.719 εκατ. ευρώ, μειωμένο κατά 3,6% έναντι πλεονάσματος 1.783 εκατ. ευρώ τον αντίστοιχο μήνα του 2015.

EU - Parallel to the aging of the general population, the workforce in the euro area is also growing older .. - The burden of workforce aging will fall unequally across euro area member states. .. iMFdirect

NEWS Release - The Euro Area Workforce is Aging, Costing Growth

Posted on August 17, 2016 by iMFdirect By Shekhar Aiyar, Christian Ebeke, and Xiaobo Shao

In parallel to the aging of the general population, the workforce in the euro area is also growing older. This could cause productivity growth to decline in the years ahead, raising another policy challenge for governments already dealing with legacies from the crisis such as high unemployment and debt.