Sweden still remains one of the most competitive economies in Europe
In the last few months, the Swedish housing market experienced a pull down due to new-built housing and strict amortization rules. There has been recorded a short drop in prices, mostly in the large cities. For example, in February in […]
Romania has been facing recurring economic issues
In comparison to other EU countries, Romania is considered as one of the countries with the lowest unemployment rates taking the 8th place (the Czech Republic is ranked as the country with the lowest rate (2.2%), and the one with […]
Will Russian economic recovery remain a challenge?
Raised pension age The latest figures related to the percentage of the unemployment rate in Russia in 2018 show almost 10%, but this rate threatens to increase if the government raises the age of retirement. Older age groups will suffer […]
Ireland’s economic challenges
The latest statistics for Ireland in 2018 show the lowest percentage of the unemployment rate in 10 years (5.9%), and for the first time in a decade, it went below 6%. The statistics also show that, at the moment, there […]
Facebook implementing blockchain technology?
Facebook, the tech leviathan of today, never sleeps. It has recently announced that it‘s going to determine new heads for Messenger and WhatsApp, and their plans for the original Facebook application is that chief executives turn towards the emerging blockchain […]
Hungarian economy: potentials and challenges
The percentage of unemployment rate shows another record hitting the low of 3.8%. In fact, the statistics show the decline of unemployment in the last 66 months in a row. In 2010, during the socialist-liberal reign the percentage of unemployment […]
Cyprus: unemployment issues and economy growth prospects
The latest statistics related to Cyprus’ percentage of unemployment rate shows a drop in December (11.3%), which is less than 1.5% at that time in 2016. Statistics from December also show that this country’s jobless ratio was one of the […]
Montenegrin economy: issues and possible solutions
According to the latest statistics for Montenegro in 2018, the percentage of unemployment rate shows a decrease from 17.7% to 16.1% in 2017. The authorities explain this by stronger investment, and they believe that things can even get better than […]
Cryptocurrencies started rising again
The price of bitcoin generated considerable interest due to the price of bitcoin that increased twenty times in 2017! This currency has experienced extreme volatility. For example, from $20 000 in December, the price dropped to $10 000 just in […]
The rise of the cashless society in Norway
There has been a recurring proposal for a few years already that Norway becomes the first cashless society in the world. Many industries are strong supporters of this idea, and Norwegian conservative party believes that this country may become cashless […]