European stocks were seen inching higher on Wednesday, mirroring gains on Wall Street and in Asia on renewed hopes for global growth. Boosting sentiment, the World Bank raised its forecast for growth for the first time in three years, signalling the world economy is finally pulling out of a long and sluggish recovery that followed the global financial crisis. (Read more... http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/01/15/markets-europe-factors-idUSL5N0KP0BF20140115) (English, Article, 2014)by