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Samaras Says He’d Join Alliance to Keep Greece in Euro
April 2nd, 2015
As Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras struggles to secure a financial bailout to stay in the euro, his chief rival said he’s open to offering a political rescue. Opposition leader Antonis Samaras, who was ousted by Tsipras in January ...
Greek PM seeks meeting with top EU leaders as cash crunch deepens
March 17th, 2015
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has requested a meeting with top European leaders including German Chancellor Angela Merkel at this week’s EU summit, a Greek official said on Tuesday, as his cash-strapped government scrambles to stave off bankruptcy. As ...
Hungary says agreement reached on new gas deal with Russia
February 18th, 2015
Hungary on Tuesday reached a “political agreement” with Moscow on a new gas deal, Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s main objective while hosting Russian President Vladimir Putin. Orban, who said only “technical” details needed to be finalized on the deal ...
Greek PM Tsipras in Brussels as clock ticks on EU bailout (Video)
February 12th, 2015
Greece‘s radical new prime minister Alexis Tsipras was in Brussels on Thursday to lay out his case for more financial help to fellow EU leaders following finance ministers’ failure to narrow differences overnight. The summit chairman, conservative former Polish ...
3 Of The 10 Largest Economies In The World Have Already Fallen Into Recession – Is The U.S. Next?
November 19th, 2014
Are you waiting for the next major wave of the global economic collapse to strike? Well, you might want to start paying attention again. Three of the ten largest economies on the planet have already fallen into recession, and ...
The future of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
October 17th, 2014
China recently reaffirmed that it backs India and Pakistan becoming members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO). At the 14th meeting of the Council of Heads of States of SCO on 12 September, Chinese President Xi Jinping called for ...
Merkel urges EU to keep up reforms as crisis not over
October 16th, 2014
German Chancellor Angela Merkel told parliament on Thursday that Europe must push ahead with efforts to cut public deficits and improve competitiveness because the euro zone debt crisis has not yet been overcome and its causes have not been ...
Russia Rules Out VAT, Personal Income Tax Changes
September 18th, 2014
Russia, which previously was said to be considering a new regional sales tax for introduction in 2015, has ruled out a change to the value-added tax regime, after the nation was reportedly considering a two percent value-added tax hike. ...
Asian shares hit seven-year high on Ukraine, ECB hopes
September 4th, 2014
Asian shares steadied near seven-year highs on Thursday, underpinned by hopes of a ceasefire in Ukraine, although a cautious mood prevailed for now ahead of a European Central Bank meeting later in the session. Global shares had rallied on ...
West TX Oil Surges Back to $96 on Data
September 4th, 2014
Crude oil prices climbed by more than $2 a barrel on both sides of the Atlantic on Wednesday, as oil markets bounced off multi month lows hit in the previous session. Prospects for peace between Ukraine and Russia, as ...