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Middle-class family struggles in Spain’s crisis
16 July 2012 1:46 AM GMTBefore the Spanish economic crisis hit, Mercedes Gonzalez and her family lived comfortably, she working in a shoe shop and her husband and second son...
China’s Wen warns of economic hardship ahead
16 July 2012 1:44 AM GMTPremier Wen Jiabao warned on Sunday that China's economic rebound was not stable and the world's second largest economy faced hardship ahead, state...
Facing the global heat
12 July 2012 1:31 AM GMTGlobal central bankers had colluded last week to reset monetary policy to meet the threat of recession and deflation. European Central Bank had cut...
Expert rings warning bell for the US economy
9 July 2012 1:12 PM GMTAmerican investors need to prepare for an upcoming stock market crash that will be worse than 2008, a noted US economist has warned.The stock market...
Greek PM begins talks with EU-IMF auditors
6 July 2012 1:19 AM GMTNew Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras began talks with EU-IMF auditors on Thursday, hoping to renegotiate Greece's second bailout as the country's...
BoE unveils GBP 50 bn stimulus
6 July 2012 12:39 AM GMTContinuing efforts to prop up their sagging economies, European and Chinese central banks slashed interest rates while the Bank of England [BoE]...
Retrieve black money to revive economy: FICCI
2 July 2012 7:42 AM GMTThe Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry [FICCI] has said retrieving black money from abroad could be one of the solutions to bring...
Reverse climate of pessimism: Manmohan
28 Jun 2012 1:59 PM GMTA day after taking charge of the finance ministry, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday sought to give a push to the sagging economy as he...
EU to control individual nations
27 Jun 2012 10:24 AM GMTWith the European Union facing its biggest crisis in 60 years, Brussels has proposed taking 'a big leap forward' to save the troubled bloc by setting...
Reality bites Britain after jubilee
26 Jun 2012 11:38 AM GMTProud to be lining the banks of the Thames in their millions, despite the rain and the cold.Figures this month showed Lloyds Bank's business...
Govt to check rupee fall: Pranab
25 Jun 2012 1:43 AM GMTThe government will take measures to check the fall in rupee, finance minister Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday said.‘Yes, of course,’ Mukherjee said when...
'No outside help to tackle economic woes'
25 Jun 2012 1:42 AM GMTAs the government prepares to unveil some measures to revive the economy, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said India cannot expect ‘outside help’ on a...