TEHRAN (ANA)- The UK economy has grown annually by 0.7% in the second quarter, below forecast, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS) data.
TEHRAN (ANA)- The number of company bankruptcies in Austria surged by 24.6 percent in the first three quarters of 2024 compared to the same period last year amid continued economic woes, Austrian creditor protection association KSV1870 said.
TEHRAN (ANA)- The Austrian National Bank (OeNB) lowered the forecast for Austria's gross domestic product (GDP) this year from a 0.3 percent growth to a 0.7 percent contraction, citing an industrial recession and weak consumer spending.
TEHRAN (ANA)- Portugal's birth rate and marriage rate have both declined in the first seven months of 2024, compared to the same period in 2023, according to data from the National Institute of Statistics (INE).
TEHRAN (ANA)- The Portuguese government announced plans to more than double the country's public housing supply by 2030, setting a target of building 58,993 homes as part of its Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR).
TEHRAN (ANA)- Munich-based automaker BMW announced a global recall of 1.5 million vehicles and revised its profit forecast for the current year, according to a press release.
TEHRAN (ANA)- Finland and Norway have agreed to collaborate on carbon dioxide (CO2) transport and storage, meaning that in the future, captured CO2 could be transported from Finland to Norway for permanent storage.