Greece set to exit bailout, still faces daunting challenges
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece exits the last of its three bailouts on Aug. 20 and hopes to be able to borrow again in international markets after a nearly nine-year debt…
For Greece’s austerity-hit elderly, bailout will never end
ATHENS (Reuters) – With two euros in his pocket, Yorgos Vagelakos, an 81-year-old retired factory worker, scouts the farmer’s market in his working-class Athens neighborhood for anything he can afford.…
Lavrov: If Kosovo is a special case then Crimea is also
Differences remain between Russia and the US in their approaches to the situation in Ukraine, Sergey Lavrov said after holding “useful” talks with Secretary of … source
Farage: EU wants to steal money from Cypriots bank accounts
Taking the bailout model to extremes – the EU has given Cyprus an ultimatum – either force savers to save banks, or go bankrupt. United Kingdom Independence Party MEP Nigel…
Interview- Christine Lagarde
Amid lingering global economic risks, the managing director of the international monetary fund, Christine Lagarde, has called on global policymakers to take firm action. Speaking to Channel… source