All you need to know about the Portuguese footwear industry

 

­ All you need to know about the Portuguese footwear industry  READ MORE ­ 1 In 2023, Portugal produced 81 million pairs of shoes. Excellent service, production quality and responsiveness are the main competitive arguments of an industry that has grown by 8% in the last decade. In fact, Portugal was the only European country to increase its production. Italy, for example, its main competitor, fell back by 26.7% since 2013, producing 148 million pairs of shoes last year.  2   Exports of the footwear cluster reached 2,222 million euros in 2023. This represents a growth of 17.4% in a decade.  3 In 2023, the Portuguese footwear industry exported 66 million pairs of shoes, worth 1,839 million euros 4 Portuguese footwear was sold in 174 countries last year. Exports currently account for 90% of production. Belize is the last stamp on the passport of Portuguese footwear exports

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5 In terms of international trade, the reference markets for Portuguese footwear are Germany, France, and the Netherlands, in that very order. The industry concentrates around 80% of its foreign trade in Europe.

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IMF update

 

Dear MARIA, We just published a new blog—please find the full text below.  Fed Rate Cuts May Help Revive Bond Flows to Emerging, Developing Economies (Credit: IMF Photo/Filmontary) By Paula Arias and Robin Koepke Capital flows to emerging market and developing economies went through several boom-bust cycles in recent decades, often partly driven by external developments such as monetary policy decisions in major advanced economies. During the recent global monetary tightening, inflows to many emerging market and developing countries proved relatively resilient, benefitting from robust policy frameworks and healthy international reserves. However, some of the most vulnerable countries were disproportionately affected by higher external borrowing costs, as illustrated by a sharp slowdown in Eurobond issuance.

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Summary of NLRB Decisions for Week of August 26 - 30, 2024

09/04/2024 03:06 PM EDT

Summary of NLRB Decisions for Week of August 26 - 30, 2024 mmeyers Wed, 09/04/2024 - 15:06

The Summary of NLRB Decisions is provided for informational purposes only and is not intended to substitute for the opinions of the NLRB.  Inquiries should be directed to the Office of the Executive Secretary at 202‑273‑1940.

Summarized Board Decisions

Starbucks Corporation  (18-CA-299560; 373 NLRB No. 90)  Minneapolis, MN, August 28, 2024.

The Board adopted the Administrative Law Judge’s conclusion that the Respondent violated Section 8(a)(1) when, after employees filed an election petition, the Respondent coercively interrogated an employee by text message and made several threatening statements.  Additionally, the Board adopted the judge’s dismissal of an allegation that the Respondent violated Section 8(a)(1) by expressing its views about unionization during a mandatory meeting.

Charge filed by Chicago & Midwest Regional Joint Board, Workers United/SEIU.  Administrative Law Judge Andrew S. Gollin issued his decision on April 6, 2023.  Chairman McFerran and Members Kaplan and Prouty participated.

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Amazon.com Services LLC  (29-RC-288020; 373 NLRB No. 92)  Staten Island, NY, August 29, 2024.

The Board (Chairman McFerran and Member Prouty; Member Kaplan, dissenting) denied the Employer’s Requests for Review of the Regional Director’s Decision and Certification of Representative and Order Denying Employer’s Motions to Reopen the Record as they raised no substantial issues warranting review.  Member Kaplan, dissenting, would have granted review and found that the Petitioner engaged in objectionable conduct that required a rerun election.

Petitioner—Amazon Labor Union.  Chairman McFerran and Members Kaplan and Prouty participated.

 

Υλοποίηση σεμιναρίων Τεχνικών Ασφαλείας από το Ε.Β.Ε.Α. Οι επιχειρήσεις αναλόγως με τις δραστηριότητες που αναπτύσσουν διακρίνονται σε Α΄, Β΄ και Γ΄ βαθμού επικινδυνότητας. Σύμφωνα με το Νόμο 3850/2010 δίνεται η δυνατότητα σε εργοδότες επιχειρήσεων που ανήκουν στη Β΄ και Γ΄ κατηγορία, εάν δεν επιθυμούν να αναθέσουν καθήκοντα τεχνικού ασφαλείας σε εξωτερικούς συνεργάτες (Εξωτερικές Υπηρεσίες Προστασίας και Πρόληψης- ΕΞΥΠΠ), να επιμορφώνονται οι ίδιοι προκειμένου να αναλάβουν καθήκοντα τεχνικού ασφαλείας, εφόσον έχουν τα κατάλληλα προσόντα.  Το Εμπορικό και Βιομηχανικό Επιμελητήριο Αθηνών υλοποιεί σεμινάρια επιμόρφωσης εργοδοτών για θέματα άσκησης καθηκόντων τεχνικού ασφαλείας σε επιχειρήσεις Γ΄ κατηγορίας.  Τα Σεμινάρια υλοποιούνται δια ζώσης, σε αίθουσες κατάλληλων προδιαγραφών που διαθέτει το ΕΜΠΟΡΙΚΟ & ΒΙΟΜΗΧΑΝΙΚΟ ΕΠΙΜΕΛΗΤΗΡΙΟ ΑΘΗΝΩΝ (Ακαδημίας 7, Κολωνάκι).    Ειδικότερα, τα σεμινάρια αυτά είναι διάρκειας 10 ωρών για εργοδότες που οι επιχειρήσεις τους υπάγονται στη Γ΄ κατηγορία επικινδυνότητας, σύμφωνα με το άρθρο 10 του Κ.Ν.Υ.Α.Ε. και απασχολούν λιγότερους από 50 εργαζόμενους.   Τα πιστοποιητικά επιμόρφωσης στους συμμετέχοντες απονέμονται από το Εμπορικό και Βιομηχανικό Επιμελητήριο Αθηνών.  Για περισσότερες πληροφορίες μπορείτε να απευθύνεστε στο Τμήμα Προγραμμάτων και Κατάρτισης του Ε.Β.Ε.Α., τηλ.: 210 3382234 και 210 3626236, e-mail: training@acci.gr.  Για δηλώσεις συμμετοχής, παρακαλούμε πατήστε εδώ.

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Goods barometer rises above trend, signalling upturn in trade volume

Global goods trade has continued to recover in the third quarter of 2024 after demand for traded goods stalled in 2023 amid high inflation and rising interest rates, according to the latest WTO Goods Trade Barometer. Despite the positive signal from the barometer index, the outlook for trade remains highly uncertain due to rising geopolitical tensions, ongoing regional conflicts, shifting monetary policy in advanced economies and weakening export orders.

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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM,UPDATE

 

Beige Book   https://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/publications/beige-book-default.htm Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement actions with First Interstate Bank and United Texas Bank https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/enforcement20240904a.htm Released by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System   Visit us on the web at Federal Reserve Board.

 

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Keynote speech by the Eurogroup President, Paschal Donohoe, at the Bruegel Annual Meetings, 4 September 2024

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● Eurogroup   04/09/2024 19:27 | Speech | Keynote speech by the Eurogroup President, Paschal Donohoe, at the Bruegel Annual Meetings, 4 September 2024   Good afternoon, I would like to start by thanking Jeromin Zettelmeyer for the invitation to address you today. Over many years my ministerial colleagues in the Eurogroup and ECOFIN have benefited from Bruegel’s contributions, so it is a great honour to speak at your annual meeting. Bruegel’s mission to 'improve the quality of economic policy with open and fact-based research, analysis and debate' is not only laudable, it is essential. Independent, evidence-based challenge is necessary for sound economic policy development and implementation. When thinking about policy however, while research, analysis and debate are critical, you cannot forget politics. Some view economics and politics quite separately. But theorists like Ricardo, Mill, Say, List or Adam Smith couldn’t have imagined a world where economics and politics were separate.