JAPAN: Election will give DPJ a policy steer

Prime Minister Naoto Kan and the ruling Democratic Party of Japan face an election on July 11. ...

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DENMARK: Fiscal credibility hinges on more austerity

The government has announced a substantial austerity package, but there have been warnings that...

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The Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) continues to push for spending cuts in target areas. In...

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Production at a plant in Guangzhou should resume on Monday, Toyota Motor Corp has indicated...

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Public sector workers in France staged a strike yesterday in protest against the planned pension...

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The public sector pensions crisis, and the threat it poses to economic recovery. The funding...

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Chancellor George Osborne yesterday set out a five-year plan to eliminate the structural...

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Society has become more unequal, and with an increased incidence of poverty. This is the context...

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Civic Democrat leader Necas has been asked to form a government. He is likely to head a...

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President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva approved a larger-than-expected rise in pensions, retroactive...

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