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Eurozone

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/ 28 November 2011

Markets and the humbling of democracy

How will historians remember 2011, the year that, according to satirists, has already used up the next decade’s entire supply of news?

By Staff Reporter
Angela Merkel: World’s most important person?
Article
/ 25 November 2011

Angela Merkel: World’s most important person?

As the protagonist in a looming global crisis, her critics say she is simply not up to the challenge.

By Jon Henley
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Article
/ 25 November 2011

The embarrassment that is Europe now

This has not been a great week to be South African as a once-proud liberation movement rushed into law a Secrecy Bill.

By Kevin Davie
Spanish right celebrates landslide election win
Article
/ 21 November 2011

Spanish right celebrates landslide election win

Spain’s conservative Popular Party has gained its biggest election win ever from voters desperate to end the soaring unemployment in the country.

By Daniel Silva
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Article
/ 18 November 2011

Swaziland told not to borrow from central bank

Swaziland’s economic woes are intensifying as it struggles to meet its civil servant payroll, forcing it to borrow money from its central bank.

By Kevin Davie
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Article
/ 18 November 2011

Terror stalks the markets

The prospect of a eurozone break-up intensified as borrowing costs around the region soared.

By Katie Allen
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Article
/ 18 November 2011

Report could lead to France’s downgrade

France on Tuesday slumped to 13th place in a eurozone league table of financial security.

By Phillip Inman
Greece PM to begin rescue mission ahead of confidence vote
Article
/ 13 November 2011

Greece PM to begin rescue mission ahead of confidence vote

Greece’s Lucas Papademos will seek to take advantage of a rare political truce to push austerity and radical reform and stave off bankruptcy.

By Harry Papachristou and Ben Harding
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Article
/ 9 November 2011

Italy at breaking point, Merkel calls for ‘new Europe’

Italian borrowing costs reached breaking point after Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s insistence on elections instead of an interim government.

By Barry Moody and Andreas Rinke
Berlusconi to resign after reforms promised to EU
Article
/ 8 November 2011

Berlusconi to resign after reforms promised to EU

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has agreed to resign following the adoption of key economic reforms promised to the European Union.

By Staff Reporter
Greek leaders struggle to agree on new premier
Article
/ 8 November 2011

Greek leaders struggle to agree on new premier

Under pressure from the EU to push through a bailout to save their country, Greek party leaders were struggling to agree on a new prime minister.

By Lefteris Papadimas and Harry Papachristou
Eurozone rains on Sarkozy’s parade
Article
/ 4 November 2011

Eurozone rains on Sarkozy’s parade

The French president was hoping to be hailed at the G20 summit as the saviour of the euro.

By Angelique Chrisafis
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Article
/ 27 October 2011

Eurozone strikes deal on second Greek package

EU leaders have struck a deal for banks and insurers to accept a 50% loss on their Greek bonds in a bid to try to contain the sovereign debt crisis.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 21 October 2011

Global slump may retard Africa’s growth

As the economic clouds darken over Europe and the United States, there are concerns a double-dip recession in the West could cast a shadow over Africa

By Louise Redvers
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Article
/ 21 October 2011

EU embarks on job-creation offensive

The European Union will launch plans to invest €50-billion in modernising digital, energy and transport networks and creating jobs.

By David Gow
Change EU treaty to stabilise bloc: Trichet
Article
/ 16 October 2011

Change EU treaty to stabilise bloc: Trichet

ECB President Jean-Claude Trichet says the EU treaty should be changed to prevent one member state from destabilising the rest of the bloc.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 15 October 2011

New figure for Greek bond losses at EU summit

The eurozone will decide at a summit next weekend about how much of a loss private investors will be asked to take on Greek bonds.

By Staff Reporter
Police and solidarity demonstrators clash in Rome
Article
/ 15 October 2011

Police and solidarity demonstrators clash in Rome

Hooded demonstrators have clashed with police in some of the worst violence in the Italian capital, setting cars on fire and breaking shop windows.

By Catherine Hornby
G20 demands eurozone debt solution within weeks
Article
/ 15 October 2011

G20 demands eurozone debt solution within weeks

The world’s leading economies are pressing Europe to act boldly within eight days to resolve the eurozone’s sovereign debt crisis.

By Catherine Bremer and Jan Strupczewski
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Article
/ 14 October 2011

Rescue plan to save broke banks

Angela Merkel and Nicolas Sarkozy have drawn up a package to counter debt crisis — but refuse to reveal details.

By Helen Pidd
Sarkozy gives month-end deadline for eurozone response
Article
/ 9 October 2011

Sarkozy gives month-end deadline for eurozone response

French President Nicolas Sarkozy says Europe must "have resolved its problems" by the time G20 leaders meet in November.

By Staff Reporter
Merkel, Sarkozy tackle differences over euro crisis
Article
/ 9 October 2011

Merkel, Sarkozy tackle differences over euro crisis

German Chancellor Angela Merkel will thrash out differences with French President Nicolas Sarkozy over how to use the eurozone’s financial fire power.

By Sarah Marsh and Yann Le Guernigou
Leaders meet on crunch weekend for European banking
Article
/ 8 October 2011

Leaders meet on crunch weekend for European banking

IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde has held talks in Paris with President Nicolas Sarkozy on a crunch weekend for the European debt crisis.

By Herve Asquin
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Article
/ 3 October 2011

The week ahead: Red October?

Europe’s intractable debt situation continues to deteriorate and a months-long parade of grim data has raised fears of another global recession.

By Matt Quigley
Cameron warns eurozone could blight world economy
Article
/ 2 October 2011

Cameron warns eurozone could blight world economy

British Prime Minister David Cameron says the eurozone has to get on with fixing its financial problems or risk pulling down the entire world economy.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 2 October 2011

Austria confident of Greek bailout

Austria’s finance minister says Greece will more likely than not receive the next tranche of bailout cash it needs to stave off bankruptcy.

By Will Vassilopoulos
State jobs could be cut during Greek loan talks
Article
/ 1 October 2011

State jobs could be cut during Greek loan talks

Greek officials have held talks with EU and IMF negotiators to free up urgently needed bailout loans.

By Lefteris Papadimas
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Article
/ 30 September 2011

Throwing money at the euro

Stock markets have endured days of sharp volatility amid uncertainty about how eurozone leaders intend to solve the crisis.

By Helen Pidd and Jill Treanor
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Article
/ 27 September 2011

Let them drink ouzo

King Mswati III is unhappy that Greece is being bailed out by the IMF, not Swaziland.

By Kevin Davie
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Article
/ 23 September 2011

US unleashes $400bn to save economy

The United States central bank has unleashed a radical $400-billion plan to prevent the world’s largest economy sliding back into recession.

By Heather Stewart and Patrick Wintour
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Article
/ 9 September 2011

Terrifying cost of quitting euro

Greece or Portugal would lose up to 50% of their national income if they quit the euro, according to research by analysts at Swiss investment bank UBS

By Phillip Inman
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Article
/ 9 September 2011

Swiss declare currency war

Foreign-exchange experts say the next country to react to an inflated currency could be Japan.

By Larry Elliott
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