How Europe’s ‘commercial bazooka’ works
The Anti-Coercion Mechanism (ACI) was adopted by Europe in 2023, including strong, large-scale measures to deal with trade threats. Leaders of European Union (EU) countries are under pressure to take…
“This government is buying political peace”: companies called upon to contribute more to the state budget
Households that laugh and businesses that cry! Forgotten, the blank year which was to see the income tax of the French increase in 2026, the pensions of retirees stagnate while…
Russia’s old oil power is gone – This is how the Kremlin became the market’s throwaway bag
Russia is no longer a global oil superpower. During the war in Ukraine, Russian crude oil production has remained relatively stable: both in the summer of 2022 and in the…
INTEREST RATES AND CURRENCIES: Loan prices rise, the dollar weakens
Government bond prices were on a moderate rise on Monday. President of the United States Donald Trump announced over the weekend that it was planning tariffs for Finland and seven…
FT: EU wants to ban Chinese equipment in critical infrastructure
The EU wants to remove Chinese equipment from critical infrastructure, reports Financial Times. The Financial Times reports that the planned cybersecurity regulation would prohibit all EU countries from using high-risk…
Apartment sales grew by more than ten percent last year
Housing trade|According to the Swedish Association of Real Estate Agents, apartment prices have decreased by about 13 percent in just under four years in the whole of Finland. There were…
“Rafael” will equip tanks of four NATO countries with “Windbreakers” for 1.2 billion shekels
The Israeli state defense concern Rafael announced a deal to supply active protection systems of the Meil Ruach type (Windbreaker, Trophy) to four countries of the North Atlantic Alliance for…
Pulderbos is billiards capital with Belgian and Dutch champions: “We try to make each other stronger”
You could call the carom village Pulderbos. For Toon Bollansée it is his sixth national title. Even among the youth, he was often a size too big for the opposition.…
General Motors will continue to suspend production one week per month
The local automotive industry went through a weak 2025, with its factories working on average at less than 50% of their installed capacity and a production of 490.876 vehicles, which…
Negative lock in Europe; Gold and silver prices soared to new highs
Trade overview: current reports, trends, indices, stock prices, bonds, foreign exchange and commodities and analyst recommendations 18:40 European stock markets were locked in the red, following President Trump’s threats of…
A diamond to be won in the pancakes of a Puy-en-Velay bakery
Who said that the galette des rois had to be satisfied with a porcelain bean? At Maison M, in Puy-en-Velay (Haute-Loire), we aim much higher. A pendant set with a…
EU banking regulation has created an inefficient financial system
From the reader. Editorial over-regulation of banks (KL 15.1.) and OP Pohjolan director general Timo Ritakallion previous talks about domestic reduction of bank regulation are apt. However, the problem is…
Earnings warning from construction company SRV: Raises its estimate of last year’s turnover
Companies|The construction company’s share was up nearly 7 percent on the Helsinki Stock Exchange after the earnings warning was issued. Construction company SRV raises its estimate of the company’s 2025…
Smotrich signed a decree increasing the quota for duty-free imports of cheese
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich signed a decree expanding import quotas for hard and yellow cheeses by approximately 70%. The draft decree was released for public comment two months ago after…
STOCK EXCHANGE: Trump’s threat hit the Helsinki Stock Exchange – two lifting of the guidelines boosted the exchange rates
The general index describing the price development of Helsinki Stock Exchange shares fell 1.5 percent on Monday to 12,593 points from Friday’s closing reading. President of the United States Donald…
Dovre Group, which applied for corporate restructuring, sold its share in the Pyhäsalmi project company
For corporate restructuring applied for Dovre Group and Sustainable Energy Solutions Sweden Holding have agreed to sell their shares related to the development of the Pyhäsalmi municipality’s battery warehouse project.…
Ursula von der Leyen: The Mercosur agreement strengthens the EU amid instability
From the reader. After more than 25 years of negotiations, the European Union and Mercosur have reached a historic partnership agreement that brings the regions closer together and benefits nearly…
Trust is completely collapsing between Europe and the United States, says Etlan Kangasharju about Trump’s threat
Customs|You can’t be lulled into thinking that the customs won’t come into effect, says Timo Vuori, director of the Confederation of Finnish Business. No good news for Finland, which is…
“We have the link with our 350,000 customers”: a pioneer in e-commerce, this SME is growing in the middle of the fields
Since its takeover in 2006 by Stéphane Berretti, the Sodiclair company has continued to grow in Nottonville (Eure-et-Loir). It was in 2011, thanks to the Internet, that the company manufacturing…
Inflation in Austria: Electricity prices are driving up inflation
The Annual inflation 2025 was included 3.6 percent and therefore significantly higher than inflation in 2024 at 2.9 percent. Inflation in the previous year was driven in particular by higher…