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European Debt Crisis
Background: The Euro’s introduction in 1999 came along with unified interest rates in the nations that share the currency. These unified interest rates allowed members to borrow heavily. The result was that the bonds that were issued by the nations of south Europe were taken at par with the bonds that were issued by strong ..
..Read MoreEIB skeptical about recovery of Eurozone crisis within two years
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is doubtful about the recovery of Euro zone from its debt crisis within the next two years. As per the Bank the pressure on the European member state to settle the situation will remain for a longer time. The bank, however, believes that the political framework to tackle with the ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2012
Topics: Debt crisis • Economy • Economy of the European Union • EIB • Euro • European debt crisis • European Investment Bank • European Union • Eurozone • Financial crises • Government debt • Multilateral development banks
EU offers Spain bank financial aid and more time to cut deficit
European Union has offered ailing Spain more time and 30 billion euro to save the country’s banks and protect Europe from more debt crises. EU ministers promised to provide the funds with 100 billion euro ($123 billion) potentially available in all. EU finance ministers have also agreed to extend a deadline for Spain to reduce ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2012
Topics: Decades • Economy • Economy of the European Union • Enlargement of the eurozone • Euro • European debt crisis • European Union • Eurozone • Eurozone crisis • Multi-speed Europe • Stock market crashes
European Union to utilize Eurozone’s permanent bailout funds to help troubled banks
The EU leaders have decided to use the Eurozone’s permanent bailout funds to support struggling banks directly, without raising government debt. EU leaders also agreed that bailout funds could be utilized to stabilize financial markets, which implies buying government debts or bonds. These are steps that Spain and Italy desired, to curtail their borrowing costs ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2012
Topics: Bailout • Debt • Decades • Economy • European debt crisis • European Union • Eurozone • Eurozone crisis • Government debt • History by period
Antonis Samara: New Prime Minister of Greece
The leader Antonis Samara, leader of New Democracy Party (NDP), a sworn in as the Prime Minister of Greece. Samaras’s clinched 129 seats of 300 in the parliamentary elections. The NDP formed the new government with the support of socialist party Pasok and the Democratic Left party. Greece is going through the severe economic upheaval ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2012
Topics: Countries • Decades • Europe • European debt crisis • George Papandreou • Greece • Greek government-debt crisis • New Democracy • PASOK
Indian GDP to crawl at 6.7% in 2012: UN
The UN hewed down its growth predictions for India for the year 2012 by predicting a 6.7% growth rate rather than a 7.7% rise estimated earlier. UN declared Eurozone Debt Crisis as the biggest threat to the world economy. As per UN:- Global economy to grow by 2.5% in 2012 and 3.1% in 2013. It ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2012
Topics: Decades • Economy of the European Union • European debt crisis • European Union • History by period • In Europe • Units of time • Withdrawal from the European Union
Q4 GDP growth drops sharply to 5.3%, lowest in 9 years
Yearly economic growth of India dipped to a 9-year low of 5.3% in the January-March 2012 quarter. Even during the 2008-09, the year when India was facing the hit by the global financial meltdown, growth rate was higher at 6.7%. It is the lowest growth rate since 4.0% in 2002-03. Some of the factors being ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2012
Topics: Decades • Economic growth • Economic history of Pakistan • Economy • European debt crisis • European Union • History by period • In Europe • Reaganomics • Withdrawal from the European Union