Thursday, 6 January 2011

The Monopoly Board of Winners and Losers


Follow the link to the Guardian website to access their interactive monopoly board of high street winners and losers of 2010.


Top 10 Economics News Stories - In Pictures


VAT - THE IMPACT


Follow the links to access a few articles explaining the impact of the recent VAT change.









Eurozone Data




Beijing City Lifts Minimum Wage by 21%


The minimum wage has been lifted in response to social tensions brought on by growing good price inflation and an attempt by the government to move towards greater domestic consumption..


What will the impact be on the UK however?


China is a low wage economy and low cost producer. This will only serve to fuel inflation further in the UK.


Estonia Joins the Euro


Estonia becomes the 17th member of the Eurozone economy of 1st Jan 2011.


Eurozone Det Crsis Pain: by Numbers


A detailed account of Eurozone austerity measures by country.