Ireland

  • 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 13, 2011
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Private sector losses drive euro-area risk rise

The question of whether private sector investors should share in the burden of indebted euro-area...

EU
  • Jul 12, 2011
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Weak tax regimes play part in euro-area crisis

The state budget deficit for January-June was wider than planned, net revenue falling by 8.3%...

EU
  • Jun 17, 2011
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Debt realities and fears dampen European consumption

Strong economic recovery in northern Europe, especially in Germany, does not appear to have fed...

EU
  • Jun 16, 2011
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ECB is unlikely to punish senior bondholders

Irish Finance Minister Michael Noonan said yesterday that senior IMF officials support Ireland's...

EU
  • Jun 10, 2011
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Higher German growth may hurt euro-area peripherals

The Bundesbank announced today that it expects Germany to experience a "lengthy period of...

Germany
  • May 11, 2011
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To boost growth, Ireland targets jobs and tourism

The government today announced that it will impose a 0.6% levy on pensions over the next four...

Ireland
  • May 10, 2011
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Euro-area's debt crisis awaits political solution

Standard & Poor's yesterday cut Greece's credit rating by two points to B.

EU