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Greece passes reform law to unlock more EU/IMF rescue loans
Greek lawmakers on Sunday approved a reform law to unlock about 8.8 billion euros of rescue loans from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund. #WhyNow #Greece #Reform Law #EU/IMF #Rescue loans #Bailout fund
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Why it makes sense for Cyprus to leave the euro
The Cyprus bailout could lead to a 20 percent fall in its GDP. It may benefit from moving out of the euro. #Greece #Russia #Eurozone crisis #TheExplainer #Cyprus bailout
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How the political deadlock in Italy can reignite the eurozone crisis
Italy's centre-left coalition will win a majority in the lower house of parliament but the upper house will be deadlocked, the Interior Ministry said on Tuesday after almost all votes were counted. This is bad news for the eurozone. #NewsTracker #Greece #Germany #Spain #Italy #Eurozone crisis #Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo #McLaren Securities
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Rupee at 55: Should you hedge your forex position?
Speculators will do better taking off directional one-way bets on the rupee. #Business/Finance #HowThisWorks #Rupee #Greece #Hedge
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Will tiny Greece bring the mightly eurozone down?
The eurozone crisis, which seemed to be abating a few months ago, is back on the boil. And this time something may give. #France #Greece #Angela Merkel #Germany #EU #Eurozone crisis #EuroCrisis #
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Hindus, Muslims and the Enlightenment
Muslim and Christian Arabs helped retrieve knowledge lost with the demise of the Greek knowledge. They has translated all of Aristotle and all of Plato in Arabic. #Greece #ConnectTheDots #Plato #Aristotle #Saeed Akhtar Mirza
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Bangkok PostGreece enters sixth year of recession
Data released last week showed Greece entered its sixth straight year of recession, but there is now cautious optimism about the economy's prospects although unemployment is still hitting record highs and consumers are squeezed by pay cuts and tax hikes. #Athens #Beijing #China
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Hurriet Daily NewsSuicides up 26% in economic crisis-hit Greece
Suicides have jumped by 26 percent in Greece over the past year, with the country's economic crisis blamed for the trend, officials said on Tuesday. Four hundred and seventy seven people committed suicide in Greece in 2011, an increase of 26 percent over #Macedonia #Athens #Crete
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Mail.comGreece faces slow, jobless recovery next year
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece's deep, six-year recession is likely to end in 2014, but growth will be weak and unemployment will remain above 20 percent for another three years, the country's international debt inspectors said. The European Commission iss #European Commission #International Monetary Fund #European Union