IMF-World Bank

  • Jul 20, 2011
  • 2 min read

EU summit failure risks Spain and Italy crises

Merkel yesterday said that tomorrow's emergency EU summit will not "solve everything" and that...

EU
  • Jul 19, 2011
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Budget 'slippage' adds to Portugal's fiscal challenge

Interest on Portugal's two-year debt exceeded hit a new high of 20.3% yesterday.

Portugal
  • Jul 15, 2011
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Ireland suffers over EU deadlock on Greek debt

Finance Minister Michael Noonan's announcement yesterday that Ireland will test the market in...

Ireland
  • Jul 12, 2011
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Choking growth, austerity raises Portugal's risks

Portugal's central bank today announced that GDP will contract 2.0% this year and 1.8% in 2012 as...

Portugal
  • Jul 8, 2011
  • 6 min read

Balkan regulation risks lagging better reformers

The latest Doing Business report updates a previous 2008 report on the SEE region. It finds that...

Balkans
  • Jul 5, 2011
  • 2 min read

Scandals mount against Strauss-Kahn's French return

The accusation of sexual assault against Strauss-Kahn by a New York hotel maid, which had...

France
  • Jun 29, 2011
  • 6 min read

Lagarde wins IMF job but faces daunting reform agenda

French Finance minister Christine Lagarde yesterday was selected as the 11th Managing Director...

IMF-World Bank
  • Jun 27, 2011
  • 7 min read

EU institutions struggle to meet Greek debt crisis

Greece's sovereign debt crisis dominated the European Council of June 23-24. Underlying concerns...

EU