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AMERICAS
Argentina will file complaints against speculative funds in Belgium
Economy Minister Axel Kicillof confirmed the Argentine government will be filing a complaint against speculative or ‘vulture’ funds for seeking…
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Breaking News
Putin, Merkel call for political dialogue in Ukraine, bilateral cooperation
Russian President Vladimir Putin and visiting German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday reiterated that the crisis of Ukraine should only be solved through political…
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BUSINESS
The IMF’s big Greek mistake
By Ashoka Mody The Greek government’s mounting financial woes are leading it to contemplate the previously unthinkable: defaulting on a loan…
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BUSINESS
European banking supervisor should limit banks’ exposure to all eurozone governments, not just Greece
By Guntram B. Wolff On March 25 Europe’s new watchdog for banks, The Single Supervisory Mechanism, imposed limits on Greek banks’…
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EUROPE
French local elections confirm come back of Sarkozy and containment of Marie Le Pen
The far-right National Front (FN) made only limited gains in French local elections won by ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy’s conservatives. The…
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EUROPE
Eastern Europe – The world’s last underachiever
By Prof. Anis H. Bajrektarević 25 years ago, the Russian historical empire melted down. Although often underreported, this also marked the…
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ASIA
Making space for China
By Jim O‘Neill What does Britain’s decision to join the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank reveal? When the United Kingdom announced earlier…
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BUSINESS
Not SIFIs but PIFIs
By Christopher Gandrud and Mark Hallerberg The EU bank resolution framework deals in principle with risks from SIFIs, or systemically…
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ASIA
Abe government mulls dispatching SDF troops on EU missions
The Abe administration is considering creating a framework through which Self-Defense Forces personnel would participate in international missions involving European…
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BUSINESS
Greece welcomes Eurogroup approval of list of reforms
By Maria Spiliopoulou Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis expressed satisfaction over the Euro group approval on Tuesday of the government’s…
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