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Moody's maintains negative outlook for Spanish banks
International credit ratings agency Moody's has said it would keep a "negative" outlook on the Spanish banking industry. #Moody's #ExpertView #euro crisis #Spanish Banks #Credit Rating Downgrade
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Question after Cyprus: Will govts loot depositors again?
To earn its bailout, Cyprus has forced depositors to share a part of their costs. This is financial repression - and it could happen elsewhere in Europe #Euro #Eurozone crisis #Cyprus bailout
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Blatter slams plans to host Euro 2020 across countries
Euro 2020 will be held in 13 cities across the continent and the semi-finals and final will be played in the same stadium, European soccer's governing body UEFA said in January. #FIFA #Sepp Blatter #KickingAround #UEFA #Michel Platini #Euro 2020
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What independent Catalonia would do to Spain's football team
Independence would mean that most of Spain's players could then play for Catalonia. If that happens, they could be the first nation to win the World Cup at the first time of asking. #World Cup #Barcelona #Spain #KickingAround #Euro 2012 #Catalonia
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Worryingly for Spain, Balotelli might be coming of age
The greatest players in any sport have typically married exceptional talent with exceptional temperament. So far, it had been a lesson that the Italian had not learned. #Italy #Mario Balotelli #Euro 2012 #Andrea Pirlo #Cesare Prandelli
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Euro 2012: What is Samir Nasri's problem?
Nasri may not have been picked for the WC2010 squad, but he doesn't seem to have learned anything from that debacle. His actions, rather, seem to stem from a combination of insecurity and arrogance. #France #Manchester City # #Samir Nasri #Arsenal #Euro2012
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The LocalEconomists warn against German euro exit
“A German exit would be an economic and political catastrophe of the first degree, warned Holger Schmieding, the chief economist of the Berenberg Bank. “Even a believable rumour that Germany would exit the euro would result in a massive capital flight fr #European Central Bank #Hamburg #European Union
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China DailyFrance's Hollande urges euro zone government
French President Francois Hollande arrives to deliver a speech at the Elysee Palace in Paris May 16, 2013. [Photo/Agencies] PARIS - French President Francois Hollande called on Thursday for an economic government for the euro zone with its own budget, th #European Union #Paris #Berlin
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Citywire.co.ukHow inventories could drive a euro recovery
For all the obvious problems facing the eurozone, could a major component of its difficulty simply be too much stuff? What may appear a facile question takes on some urgency when one stops and looks at measures of ‘stuff’, as defined by inventories, and #Deutsche Bank #BMW #Standard Life