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<rss version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Business]]></title><link>http://www.eitb24.com/en</link><image><title><![CDATA[Business]]></title><url>http://www.eitb24.com/archivos/portales/eitb24/imagenes/logo_24.gif</url><link>http://www.eitb24.com/en</link><description><![CDATA[Canal Vasco de noticias e información]]></description><width>105</width><height>39</height></image><description><![CDATA[Canal Vasco de noticias e información]]></description><language>en</language><lastBuildDate>9 Jul 2008 9:42:2 GMT</lastBuildDate><copyright>Copyright: (C) eitb24 Derechos reservados</copyright><docs>http://www.eitb24.com/sindicacion-rss/en/</docs><item><title><![CDATA[BASQUE UTILITY]]><![CDATA[: ]]><![CDATA[Iberdrola to build biggest electric substation in the world]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Basque utility received a $1.6 billion contract to build the electric substation plant in Qatar. It will have capacity to cover a third of the energy needs of the population of Qatar.]]></description><link>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_104501</link><category>/eitb24/economia</category><guid>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_104501</guid><pubDate>07 Jul 2008 18:05:17 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ACCORD]]><![CDATA[: ]]><![CDATA[Iberia negotiates alliance with British Airways, American Airlines]]></title><description><![CDATA[The three airlines aim to reach an accord on profit and revenue sharing this month. Competitor Virgin Atlantic Ltd. said the alliance should be blocked. 
]]></description><link>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_104077</link><category>/eitb24/economia</category><guid>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_104077</guid><pubDate>03 Jul 2008 16:58:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[EURO AREA]]><![CDATA[: ]]><![CDATA[ECB raises interest rates to 4.25 percent]]></title><description><![CDATA[Higher interest rates can help contain inflation but some worry the bank could slow economic growth by raising rates too much. ]]></description><link>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_104048</link><category>/eitb24/economia</category><guid>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_104048</guid><pubDate>03 Jul 2008 14:27:40 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[DATA FOR JUNE]]><![CDATA[: ]]><![CDATA[Unemployment raises in Spain, falls in Basque Country]]></title><description><![CDATA[The number of unemployed people fell in the Basque Country. There are 1,010 unemployed people less in June compared to last month, what supposes a fall of a 1 percent. ]]></description><link>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_103894</link><category>/eitb24/economia</category><guid>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_103894</guid><pubDate>02 Jul 2008 12:23:22 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[EUSTAT DATA]]><![CDATA[: ]]><![CDATA[Basque industrial activity fell 1.4 percent in May 2008 ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Accumulated growth of 1 percent over the first five months of 2008.]]></description><link>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_103872</link><category>/eitb24/economia</category><guid>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_103872</guid><pubDate>02 Jul 2008 10:22:11 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[CRISIS CONSEQUENCES]]><![CDATA[: ]]><![CDATA[Coffee chain Starbucks to fire 12,000 workers and close 600 stores]]></title><description><![CDATA[About 12,000 workers, or 7 percent of Starbucks' global work force, will be affected by the closings, which are expected to take place between late July and the middle of 2009, spokeswoman Valerie O'Neil said.]]></description><link>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_103856</link><category>/eitb24/economia</category><guid>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_103856</guid><pubDate>02 Jul 2008 09:50:02 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[BASQUE COUNTRY-EUSTAT DATA]]><![CDATA[: ]]><![CDATA[Current income of Basque Administrations went up 12.1% in 2006]]></title><description><![CDATA[Total expenditure reached 11,066.9 million euros while current income rose to 14,267.6 million euros; resulting in an annual growth rate of 12.1% with respect to 2005. 
]]></description><link>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_103773</link><category>/eitb24/economia</category><guid>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_103773</guid><pubDate>01 Jul 2008 12:14:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[EUROSTAT DATA]]><![CDATA[: ]]><![CDATA[Euro economy&rsquo;s jobless rate raised upward to 7.2 in May]]></title><description><![CDATA[Denmark has the region's lowest jobless rate, closely followed by the Netherlands.
Slovakia reports the most unemployed at 10.5 percent with Spain, suffering as its once-booming economy stalls, at 9.9 percent. 

]]></description><link>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_103769</link><category>/eitb24/economia</category><guid>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_103769</guid><pubDate>01 Jul 2008 12:53:44 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[19TH WORLD PETROLEUM CONGRESS]]><![CDATA[: ]]><![CDATA[Summit seeks for energy saving and a more sustainable system]]></title><description><![CDATA[World interest will be focused on what the more than 20 energy ministers from OPEC and elsewhere will have to say about how to quench raging market volatility.

]]></description><link>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_103646</link><category>/eitb24/economia</category><guid>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_103646</guid><pubDate>30 Jun 2008 10:18:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK]]><![CDATA[: ]]><![CDATA[Trichet announces interest rate increase]]></title><description><![CDATA[Worried about inflation in euro nations hitting record highs, Trichet has hinted strongly that the central bank will raise euro borrowing costs at its
July 3 meeting.]]></description><link>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_103132</link><category>/eitb24/economia</category><guid>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_103132</guid><pubDate>25 Jun 2008 14:11:13 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[EUSTAT]]><![CDATA[: ]]><![CDATA[Industrial prices rose by 1.4 percent in May 2008 ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The year-on-year increase (May 2008 on May 2007) in industrial prices stood at 5.1 percent]]></description><link>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_103087</link><category>/eitb24/economia</category><guid>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_103087</guid><pubDate>25 Jun 2008 10:02:40 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[RISING FUEL PRICES]]><![CDATA[: ]]><![CDATA[EU Commission to present aid plan for fisheries]]></title><description><![CDATA[The proposed aid focuses on assistance to skippers who stop fishing or modernise their boats with fuel-saving equipment, rather than offering cuts in fuel taxes which angry fishermen have been demanding.]]></description><link>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_103003</link><category>/eitb24/economia</category><guid>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_103003</guid><pubDate>24 Jun 2008 13:37:16 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[BIZKAIA]]><![CDATA[: ]]><![CDATA[Bizkaian county council to build Guggenheim Museum in Urdaibai
]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to the deputy General of Biscay Jose Luis Bilbao, the poject will cost 100 million euros and it is a plan to boost economy.]]></description><link>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_102982</link><category>/eitb24/economia</category><guid>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_102982</guid><pubDate>24 Jun 2008 11:51:14 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ECONOMIC CRISIS]]><![CDATA[: ]]><![CDATA[Spain&rsquo;s PM predicts economy will grow less than 2 percent]]></title><description><![CDATA[Zapatero also says he wants to stimulate the economy by streamlining procedures for creating businesses and allowing this to be done in just 24 hours.]]></description><link>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_102896</link><category>/eitb24/economia</category><guid>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_102896</guid><pubDate>24 Jun 2008 08:04:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[OIL]]><![CDATA[: ]]><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia ready to increase its oil production]]></title><description><![CDATA[The king, who opened a high-level oil summit in the port city of Jiddah, said his kingdom, the world's largest oil exporter, had already increased its production to 9.7 (m) million barrels a day.]]></description><link>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_102820</link><category>/eitb24/economia</category><guid>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_102820</guid><pubDate>22 Jun 2008 19:48:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[OIL'S RISE]]><![CDATA[: ]]><![CDATA[Britain's PM Brown to open energy markets to overseas investors ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brown will unveil plans to work with Saudi Arabia on technology to capture carbon emissions from energy plants and with the United Arab Emirates on nuclear technology.

]]></description><link>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_102757</link><category>/eitb24/economia</category><guid>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_102757</guid><pubDate>22 Jun 2008 11:26:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[OIL'S RISE]]><![CDATA[: ]]><![CDATA[World's top energy policymakers meet in Saudi Arabia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia will try to coax its few OPEC peers who have spare production capacity to join the kingdom in pumping more barrels.]]></description><link>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_102754</link><category>/eitb24/economia</category><guid>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_102754</guid><pubDate>22 Jun 2008 13:32:05 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[FUEL CRISIS]]><![CDATA[: ]]><![CDATA[EU countries call for estate aid for fishermen ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The proposals from ministers from France, Spain, Slovenia, Italy, Greece, Portugal and Malta are part of some measures to help fishermen which will be sent to a full meeting of EU agriculture ministers next week. 
]]></description><link>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_102239</link><category>/eitb24/economia</category><guid>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_102239</guid><pubDate>17 Jun 2008 16:29:44 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[FENADISMER AND CONFEDETRANS]]><![CDATA[: ]]><![CDATA[Spanish truckers temporarily suspend strike ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three Spanish truck drivers&rsquo; unions said that they were temporarily halting the strike started June 9  &ldquo;so as not to cause more economic damage to the sector.&rdquo;

]]></description><link>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_102118</link><category>/eitb24/economia</category><guid>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_102118</guid><pubDate>16 Jun 2008 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[STRIKE]]><![CDATA[: ]]><![CDATA[Spanish police thwart truckers&rsquo; plans to protest]]></title><description><![CDATA[The police are ordering vehicles not transporting or picking up goods to get off the road. 

]]></description><link>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_102116</link><category>/eitb24/economia</category><guid>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_102116</guid><pubDate>16 Jun 2008 14:15:56 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[OIL PRICES JUMP]]><![CDATA[: ]]><![CDATA[G8 finance ministers warn about troubled financial markets]]></title><description><![CDATA[The agenda for the talks began on Friday and spanned a range of issues, including troubled financial markets and helping developing nations to combat global warming. <a  href="http://www.eitb24.com/new/en/B24_101896/world-news/G8-statement-on-action-plan-for-climate-change-/" target="_blank">G8 finance ministers communiqué</a>.]]></description><link>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_101882</link><category>/eitb24/economia</category><guid>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_101882</guid><pubDate>14 Jun 2008 13:18:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[INDEFINITE STRIKE]]><![CDATA[: ]]><![CDATA[Spain recovers from food shortages as strike weakens]]></title><description><![CDATA[The strike by truck drivers protesting rising fuel costs led to severe scarcities of food, fuel and other goods across Spain.


]]></description><link>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_101804</link><category>/eitb24/economia</category><guid>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_101804</guid><pubDate>13 Jun 2008 14:34:22 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[DEAL]]><![CDATA[: ]]><![CDATA[Microsoft talks failure takes Yahoo nearer from Google]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yahoo said it had agreed to let Google put search ads on its site in what it called an $800 million annual revenue opportunity that would boost cash flow by $250 million to $450 million in the first 12 months. ]]></description><link>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_101802</link><category>/eitb24/economia</category><guid>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_101802</guid><pubDate>13 Jun 2008 12:04:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[INDEFINITE STRIKE]]><![CDATA[: ]]><![CDATA[Spain&rsquo;s government calls on truckers to return to work
]]></title><description><![CDATA[However, the two unions representing the strikers, who protest soaring fuel prices, stuck to their demand: establishment of minimum rates for their hauling services.]]></description><link>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_101706</link><category>/eitb24/economia</category><guid>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_101706</guid><pubDate>13 Jun 2008 07:51:52 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[EUSTAT DATA]]><![CDATA[: ]]><![CDATA[Basque exports increased 5 percent in the first quarter of 2008 ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Imports posted a nominal growth of 18.5 percent for the same year-on-year period. ]]></description><link>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_101686</link><category>/eitb24/economia</category><guid>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_101686</guid><pubDate>12 Jun 2008 13:51:13 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[BID]]><![CDATA[: ]]><![CDATA[Basque firm Iberdrola rules out bid for British Energy]]></title><description><![CDATA[The spokeswoman said Iberdrola continued to be interested in taking part in the development of the British nuclear industry.]]></description><link>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_101676</link><category>/eitb24/economia</category><guid>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_101676</guid><pubDate>12 Jun 2008 12:49:52 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[INDEFINITE STRIKE]]><![CDATA[: ]]><![CDATA[Striking truckers cleared from Spanish-French border]]></title><description><![CDATA[The border has been reopened to all traffic. The open-ended strike by independent truck drivers in both Spain and Portugal has disrupted food supplies to markets and caused fuel shortages at pumps.

]]></description><link>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_101590</link><category>/eitb24/economia</category><guid>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_101590</guid><pubDate>11 Jun 2008 15:25:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[OIL SUPPLIES ]]><![CDATA[: ]]><![CDATA[Oil jumps more than $3 to top $133 a barrel]]></title><description><![CDATA[London Brent crude was trading $1.73 higher at $132.75. The world's proven oil reserves were essentially flat in 2007 while production fell by 0.2 percent, the first decline since 2002, BP reported on Wednesday.]]></description><link>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_101581</link><category>/eitb24/economia</category><guid>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_101581</guid><pubDate>11 Jun 2008 14:32:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[OVER SOARING FUEL PRICES ]]><![CDATA[: ]]><![CDATA[Spanish truckers enter third day of strike, protester killed]]></title><description><![CDATA[The stoppage had its first fatality Tuesday when a protester was knocked down by a van at a picket outside the wholesale market in Granada. The government and truckers' representatives are meeting for talks on Wednesday.]]></description><link>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_101525</link><category>/eitb24/economia</category><guid>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_101525</guid><pubDate>11 Jun 2008 08:59:26 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[INDEFINITE STRIKE]]><![CDATA[: ]]><![CDATA[Spanish truckers enter second day of strike ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The effects of the strike began to show with some petrol stations running out of fuel. A transport association federation said more than 90-thousand drivers had been called to take part in the strike

]]></description><link>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_101442</link><category>/eitb24/economia</category><guid>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_101442</guid><pubDate>10 Jun 2008 12:38:52 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>