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EU growth agenda faces uphill battle
EU leaders meet on May 23 to discuss the European growth agenda ahead of their formal summit on...
EUBankia rescue precedes wider Spanish bank reforms
Rajoy announced yesterday that the state will inject 7-10 billion euros into Bankia on May 11.
SpainSpanish crisis could weaken Rajoy quickly
Manufacturing production plummeted 10.4% year-on-year in March, the Institute for National...
SpainSpain's crisis set to turn from chronic to acute
Yesterday Standard and Poor's downgraded Spain's sovereign debt to BBB+ and the country's...
SpainYPF reactions imply low short-term cost for Argentina
The Senate will approve the expropriation of 51% of oil company YPF today. More than a week after...
ArgentinaArgentina may not compensate Repsol
Government claims that Spanish Repsol had stripped oil company YPF of assets may lead to a...
ArgentinaArgentine YPF expropriation advances as Madrid fumes
A Senate commission yesterday approved the bill expropriating 51% of oil company YPF, controlled...
ArgentinaHighest EU unemployment stores up long-term problems
The EU unemployment rate rose from 10.1% in January to 10.2% in February, while the euro-area's...
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