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27 Nov 2023

German exports of motor vehicles and parts (blue) to Kyrgyzstan are up 5500% since Russia invaded Ukraine

Is Kyrgyzstan suddenly in a massive boom or are these vehicles and parts just transiting through Kyrgyzstan? Source: Robin Brooks

24 Nov 2023

French and German economies are slumping

Source: Bloomberg

23 Nov 2023

Far-right lawmaker Geert Wilders, who wants a referendum on leaving the EU, is on course to win the most votes in parliamentary elections in the Netherlands

However, according to an exit poll, Wilders’s Freedom Party is projected to win 35 seats, substantially less than the 76 required to secure an outright majority. Source: FT

22 Nov 2023

German growth forecasts for 2024 have been cut following the budget chaos after the Constitutional Court declared govt's spending plans unconstitutional

The consensus now expects GDP growth for Germany of just 0.4% for the coming year. Source: Bloomberg, HolgerZ

20 Nov 2023

Wine production reached 16.1 billion (bn) litres in the EU in 2022. Top producers:

1) Italy (5.0 bn litres) 2) Spain (5.0 bn litres) 3) France (3.4 bn litres) Source: EU Eurostat

15 Nov 2023

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is a Eurasian entity uniting political, economic and security interests

It serves as a counterweight to Western influence in the region. Source: Visual Capitalist

13 Nov 2023

It looks like Germany is in for high electricity prices for quite some time...

Source: HolgerZ, Bloomberg

8 Nov 2023

Will Lagarde / ECB cut rates sooner than anticipated ?

Source: AndreasSteno

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