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Cyprus revises bank tax to delay bailout vote
Cyprus' ministers have met to rework a plan to seize money from bank deposits before a parliamentary vote that might threaten the island's finances.
Big bonuses despite losses
Union cries foul as investment bankers profitand taxpayers wait to get £45-billion back.
Executives’ slice of the pie gets smaller too
The bailed-out British Lloyds Banking Group has revealed it had plunged to a £3.5-billion loss last year and would pay out £375-million in bonuses.
Rich and infamous in London
Britain is unique in that it does not tax its super-rich on all their earningsand the wealthy have been insulated from economic crisis.
SA banks not immune from money market madness
Moody's has cut the rating of South Africa and the banking sector by a notch. This means the government's infrastructure ambitions have to be trimmed.
Europe must clean up its own mess
Europe should get their finances in order.
Cash-strapped Swaziland university closed
Swaziland's university failed to re-open for the new academic year on Monday, officials said, adding it would remain closed indefinitely.
Irish parties in crisis talks over February vote
Ireland's crumbling government held crisis talks with opposition parties on Monday over their demands to bring elections forward to February.
Japan to buy euro debt, Portugal resists bailout
Japan pledged on Tuesday to buy eurozone bonds this month in a show of support for Europe's struggle with a seething debt crisis.
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