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Greek crisis: will the referendum cause a meltdown? (part 2)
01/11/2011 - THE DEBATE

Greek crisis: will the referendum cause a meltdown? (part 2)

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou has sent shock waves around global markets with the announcement that he's putting the latest EU debt deal to a public vote. So is it back to the drawing board for EU leaders? What can be done to end the Greek debt crisis?
Greek crisis: will the referendum cause a meltdown?
01/11/2011 - THE DEBATE

Greek crisis: will the referendum cause a meltdown?

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou has sent shock waves around global markets with the announcement that he's putting the latest EU debt deal to a public vote. So is it back to the drawing board for EU leaders? What can be done to end the Greek debt crisis?
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Europolitics: leaders hammer out debt deal, but for how long?
27/10/2011 - THE DEBATE

Europolitics: leaders hammer out debt deal, but for how long?

For better or for worse, eurozone leaders have come up with a deal they hope will contain the region's debt crisis. After weeks of heated discussions, Thursday night's summit in Brussels finally yielded an agreement. However there are fears the deal doesn't go far enough and that it fails to address the underlying economic problems in the eurozone.
World stocks rally ahead of EU bailout summit
24/10/2011 - MARKETS

World stocks rally ahead of EU bailout summit

World markets performed well early Monday, with the FTSE, DAX, and CAC up slightly and in Asia, the Hang Seng soared to 3.92 per cent. Some experts attributed the rally to optimism that the EU will push through its long-debated bailout.
Renewable energy: France's wind power play
22/10/2011 - BEYOND BUSINESS

Renewable energy: France's wind power play

France is trying to become a wind energy powerhouse, investing 10 billion euros to build new turbines. The country is trying to catch up with other European nations, but will the investment be enough? In this edition of Beyond Business we look at what’s become a booming wind market.
Recapitalising Europe (part 2)
11/10/2011 - THE DEBATE

Recapitalising Europe (part 2)

Ruling conservatives in France and Germany promise more leadership out of Brussels to put the burden on banks instead of taxpayers, but when he looks at the latest eurozone rescue fund deal, Harald Hau believes that Slovakian scepticism is well-founded.
Recapitalising Europe
11/10/2011 - THE DEBATE

Recapitalising Europe

Ruling conservatives in France and Germany promise more leadership out of Brussels to put the burden on banks instead of taxpayers, but when he looks at the latest eurozone rescue fund deal, Harald Hau believes that Slovakian scepticism is well-founded.
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Dexia bank shares tumble despite assurances
04/10/2011 - BANKS

Dexia bank shares tumble despite assurances

Shares of troubled Franco-Belgian bank Dexia fell Tuesday amid signs that it could be split up. The market drop came despite assurances from the French and Belgian governments to “step in if necessary”.
Missed targets cast doubt on Europe's recipe for Greece
03/10/2011 - GREECE

Missed targets cast doubt on Europe's recipe for Greece

Greece’s admission that it is likely to miss targets to slash its deficit over the next two years has heightened fears of a default and raised concern that the country’s harsh austerity cure may be doing more damage than good.
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Stocks dip on news Greece will exceed deficit target
03/10/2011 - GREECE

Stocks dip on news Greece will exceed deficit target

News that Greece will fail to meet the deficit targets set by international lenders sent markets tumbling on Monday morning as eurozone finance ministers gather in Luxembourg to discuss the bloc's deepening crisis.
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