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EU 'solution' buys time but solves little
EU leaders today agreed measures to address the euro-area debt crisis. There are three elements...
EUEU 'solution' may set next stage for crisis
The first of this week's two EU summits took place yesterday. EU leaders, searching for a...
EUPortugal will likely miss 2011-12 deficit targets
Portugal risks missing its 2011 and 2012 budget deficit targets, EU Economic and Monetary Affairs...
PortugalRome riot mars disparate global 'Occupy' protests
Rome experienced its worst unrest in years on Saturday, when thousands of protesters gathered to...
ItalyBRICS eye increased influence amid OECD weakness
Brazilian Finance Minister Guido Mantega yesterday said that he will on September 22 meet with...
InternationalG20 has limited scope to boost global growth
The OECD yesterday forecast that, excluding Japan, G7 economies would expand less than 1% on an...
InternationalProspects for the global economy in the fourth quarter
Despite pressure from higher inflation and policy tightening, emerging markets are still...
InternationalEuro-area bailouts pose democratic legitimacy risks
The EU-IMF rescues of Greece, Ireland and Portugal raise questions about the democratic...
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