Greece Is Not an Island The New York Times | My country's economic plight has dominated headlines for months. While many commentators have focused on the underlying problems within Greece, less attention has been paid to my government's determined efforts to address them and to the wider global problems that are now hindering our capacity fo...
Greek PM warns debt crisis will affect US The Daily Telegraph Australia | GREEK Prime Minister George Papandreou said Monday that the United States would not be a mere bystander if his country's debt crisis were to worsen. | In a speech at the Brookings Institution, a liberal think-tank, Papandreou said that a wider crisis would cause the euro to weaken against the...
Greek PM warns debt crisis will affect US The Daily Telegraph Australia | GREEK Prime Minister George Papandreou said Monday that the United States would not be a mere bystander if his country's debt crisis were to worsen. | In a speech at the Brookings Institution, a liberal think-tank, Papandreou said that a wider...
Greek Leader Wants to Restrict Speculative Trades The New York Times | WASHINGTON — The Greek prime minister called on Monday for the United States and the European Union to crack down on speculative trading, arguing that exotic bets had driven up Greece’s borrowing costs and threatened its effort to ease ...
RP is 4th most corrupt country in Southeast Asia—poll Inquirer | MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines is ranked as the fourth most corrupt country in Southeast Asia out of 16 surveyed by over 2,000 expatriate businessmen, according to an annual poll. | In a report released Tuesday, the Political and Economic Ri...
The next finance minister The News International Tuesday, March 09, 2010 | Mosharraf Zaidi | Like the achingly beautiful brunette bombshell that every man wants but no man has the courage to approach, it seems the finance minister's job has become a victim of its own grandness. There are many ways ...
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Indonesia parliament votes to investigate reformers Khaleej Times JAKARTA - Indonesia's parliament on Wednesday voted for a criminal investigation of the finance minister and vice president over their decision to rescue a small bank, although nei...
Fall of Ukraine Coalition Gives Opening to New President Wall Street Journal By JAMES MARSON | KIEV, Ukraine—Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko's governing majority in Ukraine's parliament collapsed Tuesday, bringing her newly elected rival, President Vi...
CHRAJ: MPs, others benefited from tractor facility Joy Online The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has released details of how 54 Members of Parliament (MPs) from across the political divide, ministers and some pu...
"The Unites States and Nigeria in 2010: A Time for Friendship, Partnership, and Renewal" Business Day Online I appreciate the opportunity to address this august gathering at the Petroleum Club, still early in this New Year. 2010 promises to be an important and special time to Nigeria and the entire African continent. In October, Nigeria turns 50. | The half...
RI mayor faces new questions in Congressional run The Examiner Comments PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Map, News) - Mayor David Cicilline claims he has cleaned up Providence after the corruption of his predecessor, but his family relationships and connection to a former staffer could raise new questions about his reformer cr...
Deals can be good news when not made behind closed doors The Guardian | Lorenzo Cotula of the International Institute for Environment and Development on the | Inside a greenhouse at a Saudi-financed farm in Ethiopia. | Land is life for millions of people across the developing world, central to their livelihoods, cultur...
Sex and bribery claims rock Silvio Berlusconi in run-up to Italy's regional elections The Observer | After shrugging off a series of sex scandals that cost him his marriage, the Italian prime minister, , has found that his poll ratings have finally taken a dive as he becomes mired in yet another controversy. | Berlusconi has described regional elections at the end of March as a crucial test. But they have been overshadowed by a new scandal that ...
