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Archive — December 2008

Money

Europe's Most Expensive City Named

Moscow has been named the most expensive city in Europe for foreigners according to a study by British analytical company ECA International. In second place among European cities is Copenhagen, and…

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Tourism

World Travel Awards presented

The award ceremony for the best players of the global tourism market took place on the islands of the Caribbean Sea. The most luxurious service turned out to be in Arab countries.

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Immigration

Germans leave Germany in search of work

More and more Germans believe that a better life can be found abroad. Never since the 1950s have so many Germans left Germany as last year - of the 637,000 people who left the country in 2007…

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House of Cards Money

House of Cards

American consumers have set a new record. According to Itogi, their total credit card debt grew by 8.2% over the year and was estimated by the Federal Reserve System at $951.7 billion – almost $9,000…

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Gourmet guide

Best restaurants of Czech Republic named

The Czech restaurant guide Maureruv vyber Grand Restaurant has announced the results of the annual competition for the best gastronomic establishments in the country and named the winners identified…

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Airbus

Websites eliminate violations of passenger rights

The European Commission announced a significant improvement in the observance of air passenger rights on ticket booking websites. Over the year since the first inspection in September 2007, about 60%…

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Visas

UK to Introduce Document Checks

According to a new immigration and citizenship bill developed in the UK, the police will have the right to check identity documents of any person in the United Kingdom without giving a reason, The…

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Zimbabwe introduces 100 million dollar banknote Money

Zimbabwe introduces 100 million dollar banknote

The Zimbabwean government will put into circulation a 100 million Zimbabwean dollar banknote from December 4. The authorities were forced to take this step due to high inflation rates, which set a…

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Real estate

Croatia to Simplify Real Estate Sales

In Croatia, starting from February 2009, foreigners will be able to buy real estate on the same terms as local residents. This draft law is being developed as part of plans for the country's…

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Visas

New rules for importing goods into the European Union

New rules for duty-free import of goods by individuals have come into effect in the European Union. According to UNIAN, this was announced at a briefing by European Commission spokesperson Maria…

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