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29Mar/16

Osborne: Brexit is ‘convulsive shock’

March 29, 2016PoliticsBoris Johnson, British MPs, Company: Reuter, European Union, Euroscepticism in the United Kingdom, Eurozone crisis, George Osborne, Government of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the United Kingdom, Ivor Bennett, London, Politics, Proposals, RICHARD PERRY, UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom European Union membership referendum, United Kingdom withdrawal from the European Unionsmbale

As Britain’s Brexit debate heats up, the UK finance minister George Osborne faces tough questioning by parliament on “The economic and financial costs and benefits of UK’s EU membership”. Ivor Bennett reports. Continue reading →

13Jul/15

IMF’s Lagarde says agreement found on Greece

July 13, 2015EconomyBelgium, Brussels, Business/Finance, Christine Lagarde, Donald Tusk, Economics, Economy, Emergency Economic Stabilization Act, Eurozone, Eurozone crisis, French people, Government, Greece, Greek government debt crisis, International development, International finance institutions, International Monetary Fund, Jeroen Dijsselbloem, Late-2000s financial crisis, MANAGING DIRECTOR, Multi-speed Europe, Organizations, Politics of the European Union, Sports, United Nations Development Groupsmbale

IMF Managing Director says on leaving mammoth talks in Brussels that an agreement has been found to move forward with a third Greece bailout deal.

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12Jul/15

Ministers hope for progress as ‘difficult’ Greek debt talks resume

July 12, 2015EconomyAlexander Stubb, Alexis Tsipras, Athens, Belgium, Brussels, Council of the European Union, Economy of the European Union, Euclid Tsakalotos, Euro Group, Eurogroup, EUROGROUP CONSULTING FRANCE S.A.S., Europe, European Stability Mechanism, European Union, Eurozone, Eurozone crisis, finance ministers, Finland, Government, Greece, Greek government debt crisis, Greek withdrawal from the eurozone, Helsinki, Jeroen Dijsselbloem, Politics, Valdis Dombrovskis, Withdrawal from the European Unionsmbale

Eurogroup ministers gathering in Brussels hope for progress as “difficult” Greece negotiations resume and the European Union’s president cancels a planned summit of all 28 EU leaders that would have been needed in case of a “Grexit”.
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06Jul/15

Greek No vote “catastrophic scenario” for markets, says analyst

July 6, 2015FinanceArnold Scarpaci, Continents, Debt crisis, Decades, Euro, Europe, Eurozone, Eurozone crisis, Financial crises, France, Government debt, Greece, Greek government debt crisis, Jean-Pierre Depasse, montaigne capital, Olivier Briand, Paris, Withdrawal from the European Unionsmbale

A ‘No’ vote by the Greeks is a “catastrophic scenario” for markets, an analyst says while on the streets of Paris, people say the Greeks may have voted in a “selfish” way.

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05Jul/15

European Parliament President doubts Greek banks will reopen, warns of ‘dramatic’ times ahead

July 5, 2015PoliticsAACHEN, Austerity, Countries, Decades, Euro, Europe, European Parliament, European Union, Eurozone, Eurozone crisis, Fiscal policy, Geography of Europe, Germany, Government spending, Greece, Greek government, Greek government debt crisis, Greek withdrawal from the eurozone, Humanitarianism, Macroeconomics, Martin Schulz, Politics, president, Public finance, Withdrawal from the European Unionsmbale

European Parliament President Martin Schulz doubts Greek banks will reopen this week, calls for emergency humanitarian aid for Greece and demands the government make meaningful proposals on its debt to stave off ‘dramatic’ times.

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01Jul/15

UK stock markets calm despite Greek default

July 1, 2015FinanceAlexis Tsipras, Bill Blain, Business/Finance, Decades, ECB, Economic history, Economics, Economy of Greece, Economy of the European Union, Euro, Europe, European Central Bank, European debt crisis, European sovereign debt crisis, European sovereign debt crisis timeline, Eurozone, Eurozone crisis, Financial crises, Government debt, Greece, Greek government debt crisis, Greek withdrawal from the eurozone, History by period, Humanities, International Monetary Fund, Ireland, Italy, Late-2000s financial crisis, London, Portugal, SIMON SMITH, Spain, Stock market crashes, United Kingdom, Units of time, Withdrawal from the European Unionsmbale

UK traders consider the consequences of a possible ‘Grexit’ on the European markets.

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30Jun/15

Analyst says Germany playing “dangerous game of chicken” with Greece

June 30, 2015EconomyAngela Merkel, Athens, Business/Finance, Christine Lagarde, Cuba, Decades, Economics, Economy, European debt crisis, European sovereign debt crisis, European sovereign debt crisis timeline, Eurozone crisis, Financial crises, Germany, Government, Greece, Greek government debt crisis, History by period, International economics, International Monetary Fund, International relations, Late-2000s financial crisis, Robert Shapiro, Sudan, U.S. analyst, United Nations Development Group, United States, Washington D.C., Zimbabwesmbale

As Greece pleads for a short-term bailout extension to avert a midnight default, a U.S. analyst says Germany must urge the IMF to offer some sort of face-saving measure for Greece or risk further economic fallout.

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