The Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development will release their global growth forecast figures on Tuesday, along with U.S. existing home sales and Euro zone consumer confidence survey results.
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Over that period sales from the Core Zone represented approximately 6 percent of world rough diamond supply by value.
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In other overnight news, German industrial output fell more than expected, while Euro zone retail sales also declined in September.
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Retail sales in the euro zone rose unexpectedly in June by 2.1% from a year earlier, offering some reason for hope.
It was also reported Wednesday that German industrial output fell more than expected, while Euro zone retail sales also declined in September.
Euro-zone retail sales rose more than expected in January, according to Eurostat.
However, Euro zone retail sales dropped in February by 0.3%.
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In overnight news, European stock markets and the Euro currency were firmer despite news that Euro zone retail sales fell sharply in December, at down 0.8% on the month and down 3.4% on an annual basis.
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Since 1970, when it established an export-processing zone, its foreign sales of textiles and sugar have boomed and its per capita income is now the second highest in Africa.
This despite the euro-zone crisis, as ASOS sales were bolstered by its international (hello America) sales.
However, in September the leaders of both nations signed a deal, mediated by the African Union, to resume oil sales and set up a demilitarised buffer zone.
Pricing in the Euro zone starts at EUR 699 including sales tax.
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Meantime, retail sales data in the 17 countries of the Euro zone rose slightly in August, for the fourth straight monthly gain.
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But now interest rates are up, sales of existing homes are down, and real estate experts are predicting that Vegas will soon be a dead zone.
While Stroud gets a bit melodramatic, those willing to muddle through a textbook-style lesson--breezy this book is not--will come away with a persuasive argument that fundamental change is needed to shake marketers from their comfort zone, one that leaves them unwilling to explore a new model that includes older consumers in their sales planning.
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