Greece

  • Sep 5, 2011
  • 2 min read

Lack of reform brings Greek default closer

The authorities have played down Friday's suspension of the EU/ECB/IMF 'troika' mission...

Greece
  • Sep 2, 2011
  • 7 min read

Greek bank merger presages more to come

Piraeus Bank said on August 31 that it had tapped the central bank's emergency liquidity...

Greece
  • Sep 1, 2011
  • 7 min read

European banks under strain as liquidity dries up

IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde on August 27 called for urgent recapitalisation of...

International
  • Sep 1, 2011
  • 6 min read

Euro-area politics will defy eurobond creation

Italian Finance Minister Giulio Tremonti has reiterated his support for the issue of eurobonds,...

EU
  • Sep 1, 2011
  • 2 min read

Ailing Greece may need more radical treatment

This year's budget deficit will be 8.8% of GDP, breaching the 7.6% target, today's...

Greece
  • Sep 1, 2011
  • 2 min read

Poor PMIs suggest trade cannot support growth

Manufacturing conditions deteriorated across Asia and Europe in August, according to purchasing...

International
  • Aug 29, 2011
  • 7 min read

Prospects for the global economy in the fourth quarter

Despite pressure from higher inflation and policy tightening, emerging markets are still...

International
  • Aug 29, 2011
  • 7 min read

Greece's jobless crisis is set to worsen

June unemployment statistics are due on September 8. As unemployment is a lagging indicator, and...

Greece