Category: Europe

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How to Ship from China to Czech Republic

How to Ship from China to Czech Republic

Shipping goods from China to the Czech Republic involves a series of steps and considerations to ensure a smooth and efficient process. In this comprehensive guide, we will cover various aspects of international shipping,...

Lund, Sweden

Lund, Sweden

In the cute Swedish town of Lund, people rarely go purposefully. Rather, they call in here as part of the popular cross-border route, which includes Copenhagen, Helsingborg, Helsingor and Malmö. And it’s worth visiting...

Ukraine Economy Facts

Ukraine Economy Facts

Economical overview Ukraine’s path from planning economy to market economy has been tricky. A severe economic downturn characterized the 1990s and the robust growth that began at the turn of the millennium brought an...

United Kingdom Economy Facts

United Kingdom Economy Facts

Economical overview Britain is the world’s fifth largest economy. For a long time, heavy industry dominated, where shipbuilding and coal mining played a major role. Since the 1970s, the importance of the manufacturing industry...

Moldova Economy Facts

Moldova Economy Facts

Economical overview Moldova has had relatively rapid economic growth since the turn of the millennium, but it has come from a very low level. It is still one of Europe’s poorest countries, with large...

Monaco Economy Facts

Monaco Economy Facts

Economical overview Finance, commerce and tourism are the main sources of income for Monaco, which has long been known as a tax and gaming paradise. The prosperity of the Principality was founded with casino...

Montenegro Economy Facts

Montenegro Economy Facts

Economical overview After major problems in connection with the crisis in the world economy from 2008 and then the euro crisis in 2012, the Montenegrin economy had begun to recover in the mid-2010s. However,...

Netherlands Economy Facts

Netherlands Economy Facts

Economical overview Foreign trade forms the basis of the Dutch economy and benefits from its geographical location as a natural transport hub in Europe. Trade dependence is both direct and indirect: trade generates income...

Norway Economy Facts

Norway Economy Facts

Economical overview Norway is one of the richest countries in the world and has an extensive welfare system and generally high living standards among the population. The backbone of the economy is a lucrative...

Poland Economy Facts

Poland Economy Facts

Economical overview Poland has had good economic development during the last quarter century. Nowadays, the Poles’ standard of living has reached 65 percent of the EU average, compared with 25 percent in the transition...

Portugal Economy Facts

Portugal Economy Facts

Economical overview Portugal experienced stable economic growth from the EU accession in 1986 until a budget crisis emerged in the early 2000s. The global financial crisis of 2008 hit the country hard and the...

Romania Economy Facts

Romania Economy Facts

Economical overview Romania has good economic conditions in the form of its own energy resources, fertile land and many industries. Still, it is one of the poorest EU member states. The reason for this...

Russia Economy Facts

Russia Economy Facts

Economical overview Russia has enormous natural resources, a broad industrial base and a relatively well-educated population. The manufacturing industry and the service sector are growing, but dependence on raw material production is still high....

San Marino Economy Facts

San Marino Economy Facts

Economical overview San Marino’s economy is mainly based on various services, such as tourism, banking and finance, as well as light manufacturing. Tourism accounts for about half of San Marino’s gross domestic product (GDP),...

Serbia Economy Facts

Serbia Economy Facts

Economical overview In the mid-2010s, the Serbian economy showed a slight recovery after many years of crisis and problems. This does not mean that there are no major challenges to address: high unemployment (not...

Slovakia Economy Facts

Slovakia Economy Facts

Economical overview Thanks to large foreign investment in industry, the Slovak economy has grown steadily since 1993, with the exception of the crisis year 2009. In 1989–2012, gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 168...

Slovenia Economy Facts

Slovenia Economy Facts

Economical overview Slovenia was long regarded as “best in class” by the former communist countries that joined the EU in 2004 and was the first of them to qualify to exchange currency for the...

Spain Economy Facts

Spain Economy Facts

Economical overview Spain is the fourth largest economy in the eurozone. Since the mid-1980s, it has been transformed from a poor agricultural country into an industry with a large service sector, mainly tourism. After...

Sweden Economy Facts

Sweden Economy Facts

Economical overview Sweden has an export-oriented, high-tech and well-diversified economy, which is considered one of the world’s most competitive. Wood, iron ore and hydroelectric power laid the foundation for a robust economy that has...

Switzerland Economy Facts

Switzerland Economy Facts

Economical overview Counted per inhabitant, Switzerland is one of the world’s richest countries. The standard of living is very high, unemployment is quite modest and inflation is low. Raw materials are bad, they are...

Croatia Economy Facts

Croatia Economy Facts

Economical overview The Croatian economy is modern in that the service sector represents just over two-thirds of the gross domestic product. The most dynamic part is tourism that has grown rapidly in the 21st...

Cyprus Economy Facts

Cyprus Economy Facts

Economical overview Cyprus’s economy is split in a northern Turkish Cypriot and a southern Greek Cypriot. In the south, the economy is based on the service sector, in particular on an extensive tourism industry....

Czech Republic Economy Facts

Czech Republic Economy Facts

Economical overview The Czech economy is export-oriented and is therefore greatly affected by the cyclical situation in the world. Both the global financial crisis of 2008 and the subsequent recession, as well as the...

Denmark Economy Facts

Denmark Economy Facts

Economical overview Denmark is one of the richest countries in the world measured in gross domestic product (GDP) per inhabitant and has the world’s highest tax burden (around 50 percent of GDP). As the...

Estonia Economy Facts

Estonia Economy Facts

Economical overview Estonia’s liberal market economy is dominated by a service sector with advanced IT technology. With successful exports, the economy has recovered after repeated crises. The budget is in balance and central government...

Finland Economy Facts

Finland Economy Facts

Economical overview In addition to the forest, Finland has few natural resources. Despite this, the country has achieved a high standard of living. In addition to the forest industry, the most important industries also...

France Economy Facts

France Economy Facts

Economical overview France’s economy is one of the largest in the world. The country has a large industrial base, extensive agriculture and a lively service sector. The infrastructure is excellent and the workforce highly...

Germany Economy Facts

Germany Economy Facts

Economical overview Since Germany, for a couple of decades around the turn of the millennium, was seen as an economic problem child among the EU countries, the German economy with its stable growth during...

Greece Economy Facts

Greece Economy Facts

Economical overview Greece has been in a constant economic crisis since the autumn of 2008 – the deepest so far in an EU country. During the period 2009–2014, the country’s gross domestic product (GDP)...

Vatican City Economy Facts

Vatican City Economy Facts

Economical overview The Vatican’s economic base is the compensation received from the Italian state when the Lateran Treaties (see Older History) and the Concordate (see Modern History) were concluded. The other major source of...