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Prospects for Europe in the fourth quarter
Europe's economy is increasingly the result of a balance of tensions between its stronger growth...
EUGreece embraces real reform fearing imminent default
The government's privatisation committee yesterday approved the transfer of state assets to the...
GreeceShorting strategies will squeeze European bank funding
Investors are seeking security from European losses. With pressure on safe havens, some...
EULack of reform brings Greek default closer
The authorities have played down Friday's suspension of the EU/ECB/IMF 'troika' mission...
GreeceGreek bank merger presages more to come
Piraeus Bank said on August 31 that it had tapped the central bank's emergency liquidity...
GreeceAiling Greece may need more radical treatment
This year's budget deficit will be 8.8% of GDP, breaching the 7.6% target, today's...
GreeceEU slowdown is argument for Romanian fiscal restraint
Hopes for a return to growth this year are now in question, after a steep decline in 2009 and...
RomaniaSlowdown may lead to Basel III implementation delay
IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde on Saturday argued that European banks need more capital...
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