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IMF Preparing $794 Billion Bailout For Italy
The IMF is drawing up a 600 billion euro ($794 billion) bailout plan for Italy as a safeguard for the country in the event that the its debt crisis...
Romanian Mayor Stages Hunger Strike Over Government’s Austerity Cuts
The mayor of the central Romanian town of Brad in the Hunedoara County has gone on a hunger strike, after recent cuts in heating subsidies by the government left...
India Has An “Inferiority Complex” When Dealing With Us: China
India's growing anxiety over China’s presence in South Asia and South East Asia is a reflection of its “inferiority complex” and “loud jealously”, wrote a commentary on Chinese state-run...
Hungary and Portugal Downgraded to Junk Status
Credit rating agency, Fitch, yesterday downgraded Portugal to junk status because of its “large fiscal imbalances, high indebtedness across all sectors and adverse macroeconomic outlook,” adding that it could...
UK Women Set To Earn More Than Men By 2020
The average pay of a woman in the United Kingdom will overtake that of a male worker within the decade if current trends in the labour market continue, showed...
China Eases Bank Reserve Requirement
China’s central bank announced today that it will reduce the reserve requirement for banks, a key sign that the government is easing the tight credit controls meant to curb...
Dismal German Bond Auction Worries Investors
In an ominous sign of things to come, Germany yesterday failed to secure buyers for 35 percent of its 10-year bonds put up for sale, sending borrowing costs higher...
Nokia Siemens To Axe Nearly Quarter of Workforce Worldwide
Network-equipment vendor Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN), announced on Wednesday that it would be cutting 17,000 of its jobs worldwide, or 22 percent of its workforce, as it tries to...
Groupon Shares Plunge Below IPO Price 3 Weeks After Going Public
Share prices for Groupon Inc shrank by more than 15 percent on Wednesday to close at $16.97, well below the $20 asking price of the coupon site’s initial public...
IMF Steps In With New Liquidity For Europe
The International Monetary Fund has stepped up as a lender of last resort, as it increased the firepower of its lending instruments and extending a six-month liquidity lifeline to...


