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Markets face a similar problem: they need to provide a changing basket of billions of different private goods.

Building agencies to rate public policy

By: EBR | Friday, March 6, 2015

Markets have the advantage of the invisible hand: a decentralized system that provides the information, the incentives, and the mobilization of resources needed for the system to self-organize.

31 agreements, MOUs signed at Cross-Strait CEO Summit

By: EBR | Monday, December 29, 2014

Representatives from Taiwanese and mainland Chinese corporations signed 31 agreements and memorandums of understanding (MOUs) at the two-day Cross-Strait CEO Summit that closed 16 December.

The opening of the site marks a further step in Huawei’s European strategy which places a key focus on R&D investment. It follows the recent announcement of a new innovation center in Waldorf, Germany.

Huawei’s two further steps in its European Strategy

By: N. Peter Kramer | Monday, September 15, 2014

Huawei opened recently another R&D site in France and a new Innovation Center at SAP’s headquarters in Germany.

The number of websites has grown to 650.000 at the end of 2013, resulting in 2 million jobs in the same year.

European e-commerce turnover booms by 16%

By: EBR | Thursday, June 19, 2014

The Single Market is the EU’s grown jewel, and online is its natural new home. So let’s bring down those barriers -Neelie Kroes

Huawei supporting European top football

By: EBR | Thursday, June 5, 2014

Huawei is proud to share its passion for football and show fellow fans across Europe its sustainable commitment to countries in which it is active. Arsenal, Ajax, Milan, Glasgow Rangers, Paris St Germain, Dortmund/BVB and Spain’s La Liga.

Cash Incentive to Households Using Renewable Heating Systems In Their Homes

By: EBR | Thursday, April 10, 2014

Today the UK Government has launched the eagerly anticipated Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (d-RHI), to offer homeowners payments to offset the cost of installing low carbon systems.

MEPs rally round "new hope" of Personalised Medicine

By: EBR | Tuesday, March 25, 2014

MEPs have thrown their weight behind a new campaign to promote personalised medicine (PM).

Chemezov´s corporation is already exporting highly technological products to more than 70 countries worldwide including USA, France, UK, Germany and Japan and has joint ventures with Boeing, Airbus, GE, EADS, Daimler, Renault-Nissan, SAFRAN, Pirelli, Alcatel-Lucent and other European companies.

Closer business cooperation offers "way out" of Ukraine crisis

By: EBR | Thursday, March 20, 2014

With global attention currently firmly fixed on the Crimean crisis, it is easy to overlook the rapidly - rising economic ties between Russia, Europe - and Ukraine. Martin Banks reports on one Russian corporation which is "flying the flag" in this field.

Many chronic diseases, such as diabetes, heart disease, cancer and Alzheimer’s, are thought to be caused by a combination of genetic and other factors. Such diseases place a significant burden on the healthcare system as well as the patient. PM, it was said, provides the tools to treat such diseases "more effectively than ever before" because it is the tailoring of medical treatment to the individual characteristics of each patient.

Personalised medicine can build a "new reality" for Europe´s patients

By: EBR | Thursday, February 20, 2014

Personalised medicine (PM) is starting to "revolutionise" the medical world and the way treatment is delivered.

In the EU the consequences of bankruptcy makes loan eligibility difficult for individuals suffering from low credit scoring. In accordance with the present day credit crunch, entities like the European institutions are posing questionable efforts in alleviating loan qualification. Furthermore the European legislation is not harmonized: the European Commission is taking action based on studies showing that the request to repay debts for a period exceeding three years strongly discourage the decision to start a new business.

Fail2Succeed Campaign

By: EBR | Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Today entrepreneurial failure is rarely associated with positive concepts such as learning, experience and opportunity. When failure is mentioned, often this leads to the idea of disappointment, sadness and depression. This stigma has perforated the very essence of entrepreneurship in the EU.

There is a lot of potential in the Eastern European e-commerce market. First of all, only 27 million of 162 million inhabitants are shopping online - a percentage bound to increase once internet penetration is picking up pace. As demand will rise across this region, logistic services will improve, enabling retailers to serve also the less urbanized areas.

35.7% e-commerce growth in Eastern Europe reflects the region’s enormous potential

By: EBR | Thursday, February 13, 2014

With an average growth rate of 35.7% over the year 2012, the e-commerce market in Eastern Europe is comparatively showing the strongest increase in Europe.

Every year for the past 10 years, Huawei has invested over 10 percent of its global revenue into R&D; in 2013 this equated to over US$5.4 billion, accounting for more than 14 percent of the revenue, told William Xu, CEO of Huawei Enterprise Business Group.

Imperial College London and Huawei open data science innovation lab

By: EBR | Wednesday, January 29, 2014

The data science lab is the first major corporate partnership within Imperial’s new Data Science Institute, which will cultivate multidisciplinary collaborations between the College's academic experts and research partners to develop new big data technologies.

The campaign group RenewEconomy says the stance the EU agrees to take on climate and energy in March has implications that go far beyond the policy wrangles and personality battles which dominate the media reporting.

New report urges Poland to phase out its coal-powered plants

By: EBR | Wednesday, January 22, 2014

A major new report calls on Poland to relax its reliance on coal for its energy needs. The demand comes as the European Commission is set to launch its 2030 Climate and Energy Package.

A spokesman for the company told the EBR website, “21st Century Poland has shaken off its Soviet past, but in some parts of the administration there remain some pockets of recidivism and behaviour more appropriate to homo sovieticus.

Legal challenge mounted in bid to recover corporate assets

By: EBR | Monday, January 20, 2014

A formal legal challenge is being mounted against a state prosecutor in Poland in the case of a businessman who has had his business assets seized.

“Taiwan’s industrial clusters have received recognition from global organisations, with the World Economic Forum rating their development as No. 1 in the world for three years running,” a CEPD official said.

Taiwan ranked 3rd in global investment by BERI

By: EBR | Monday, January 13, 2014

Taiwan (Republic of China) remains the world’s No. 3 investment destination, with its prospects continuing to improve over the next two years, according to the latest Profit Opportunity Recommendation report by U.S.-based Business Environment Risk Intelligence SA (BERI).

"Marek does not care about lies printed in the press. He cares only for the 7,000 people he employs. He could retire tomorrow and live abroad on saving and investment income."

Former UK Europe Minister throws weight behind entrepreneur′s campaign clear his name

By: EBR | Tuesday, December 24, 2013

A former senior UK government minister has thrown his weight behind a campaign to clear the name of entrepreneur Marek Kmetko who is locked in a bitter legal battle with the authorities in his native Poland

In 2012, the Western European population was estimated to be 162.3 million (19.8% of Europe’s population). Internet penetration in Western Europe (83%) has been above the European (66%) and EU28 average (76%) in 2012. The top three tier having internet access is being led by the Netherlands with 94%, followed by Luxembourg and the United Kingdom with 93% and 83% respectively.

Western European e-commerce expected to reach 173.8 billion in 2013, 10% growth

By: EBR | Thursday, December 19, 2013

Western European B2C e-commerce is developing extremely well. This is apparent from the new Western Europe B2C E-commerce Report, published by Ecommerce Europe, the European umbrella organisation for online retailers.

Both sides agreed that innovation has an important contribution to make to achieve sustainable development, and that effective protection of Intellectual Property Rights is crucial to support the effective deployment of innovative solutions. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on IPR was signed during the summit.

EU-China summit: Innovation dialogue to drive Sino-European ICT cooperation

By: EBR | Wednesday, December 18, 2013

EU and Chinese leaders officially launched the new High Level Dialogue on Innovation Cooperation on the sidelines of the EU-China summit in Beijing. Huawei welcomes this initiative as a crucial step forward towards reaching common objectives.

While the Commission foresees specific conditions for so-called Services of General Economic Interest (SGEI), experts fear that most of the airports will fail to be considered as such, as the EU Executive’s definition is seen as “too restrictive” and “not sufficiently harmonised”.

Revised EU state aid rules ′could lead to closure of 100 small airports′

By: EBR | Thursday, December 5, 2013

Regional stakeholders from all over Europe are pressing the European Commission to show more flexibility over new guidelines on state aid for airports and airlines, warning these could have “damaging consequences” for local economies.

The two-hour debate, "South Stream: The Evolution of a Pipeline" discussed the importance of the pipeline in economic stimulation, security of supply, diversification of energy sources and its role in the development of a strong partnership between the energy enterprises of Europe.

South Stream gas pipeline ′will bring economic and environmental benefits′

By: EBR | Thursday, December 5, 2013

Top energy bosses have joined forces with senior government ministers in arguing the case for Gazprom's South Stream gas pipeline, stressing its value and potential economic benefit for Europe.

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A mission impossible for Sébastien Lecornu, Macron’s 5th Prime Minister?

By: N. Peter Kramer

President Emmanuel Macron has again named a close ally, Sébastien Lecornu, as the new French prime minister, 24 hours after a vote of confidence ousted François Bayrou.

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France in fresh political crisis after MPs oust prime minister

France has been plunged into a new political crisis with the defeat of Prime Minister François Bayrou at a confidence vote in the National Assembly

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