2009年1月29日星期四

Albania cuts interest rates

Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha has said on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, that his country's exports would be "severely affected" by the crisis, appealing other countries not to implement protectionism.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development cuts Albania's GDP growth to 4 percent from 5 percent in 2009, while it sees the country's economic growth at 6.1 percent in 2008.

2009年1月12日星期一

Home begins in earnest

An example of what beefed-up security can do was seen in Guangzhou, where police busted a gang of fake ticket makers on Jan 7 and seized about 60,000 fake train tickets from them, the Guangzhou Daily reported Sunday.
Charges denied
Wang denied allegations by Alstom Transport, the world's second biggest coach maker, that China was selling Western technology to the West and was gradually shutting down its market.
Wang said China's market has always been open to outside suppliers. "Foreign firms can enter China's market, provided they follow the law and we have already worked in cooperation with many foreign companies," he said.
In a report published in the Financial Times on Jan 1, Alstom chief executive Philippe Mellier said Chinese firms should not export locomotives and coaches using technology borrowed from Western suppliers. Wang responded that Chinese firms bought the technology from countries such as Germany, France, Japan and Canada to make 200 kph multiple unit trains in 2004.