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IRELAND, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Greece News, Feb 14, 2012

Politicians seize upon Moody's downgrades
BusinessWeek
Late Monday, Moody's Investor Service downgraded the ratings of Italy,Portugal and Spain, while France, Britain and Austria kept their top credit scores but had their outlooks dropped to "negative" from "stable." The agency cited uncertainty over the ...
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Italy, France, Britain have unbalanced economies, EU says
Monsters and Critics.com
The commission's reforms are designed to prevent the fresh build-up of structural economic problems - such as credit and housing booms inSpain and Ireland and low productivity in Italy, Portugal and Greece - that have laid the ground for the current ...
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Italian Company Bonds Rebound to First From Worst: Euro Credit
San Francisco Chronicle
14 (Bloomberg) -- Italian corporate bonds account for seven of the top 10 performers this year as investors renew their holdings of securities they shunned at the peak of Europe's sovereign debt crisis. Bonds of Finmeccanica SpA, Italy's largest ...
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The 10 Countries Deepest in Debt
Fox Business
In addition to Greece, several European Union member countries now face overwhelming government debt. On Monday, Moody's downgraded six countries, including Italy, Portugal and Spain. Other countries, like Germany and Japan, also have burdensome debts, ...
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While the markets are currently still focusing on Greece, the situation in the ...
Balkans.com Business News
In comparison, the peripheral countries (Italy, Spain, Portugal, Ireland, and Greece) will have borrowing requirements about EUR 1400bn in the next three years (including the currently budgeted deficit). These requirements are already partially covered ...
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Europe Relaxes Borrowing Rules
Wall Street Journal
Late last week, seven national central banks—in Austria, Cyprus, France,Ireland, Italy, Portugal and Spain—said they had decided to loosen their collateral requirements, after receiving the blessings of the ECB's governing council.
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Ireland must find a new jobs engine
Financial Times
This compares with Italy at 87, just behind the former communist-ruled Mongolia; Spain is at 44; Portugal is at 30 and Ireland is at 10. According to the Boston Consulting Group, Greece's inward FDI averaged 1 per cent of gross domestic product from ...
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Heathrow upgrade is imperative for Northern Ireland to stay connected
Belfast Telegraph
If not, think Greece, Portugal, Spain and Italy. Sensible budget reduction must come with measures to help economic growth. Second, we have learned that increasing exports can be an important contributor to overall growth.
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UK austerity v US stimulus: divide deepens as eurozone cuts continue
The Guardian
"As their medicine proves counter-productive in Spain and Italyas it has in Greece, Ireland and Portugal, opposition will mount, of course, but the risk is that much more damage will have been done by then." And as unemployment soars in southern ...
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The Guardian
Industrial production down by 1.1% in Eurozone in December 2011; Down by 0.6 ...
FinFacts Ireland
The Eurozone (EA17) includes Belgium, Germany, Estonia,Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Cyprus, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, Slovenia, Slovakia and Finland. The EU27 includes Belgium (BE), Bulgaria (BG),...
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FinFacts Ireland
Greece Burns
Lez Get Real
As far as I can figure out, all the countries of the European Union went into panic mode over the national debts of a handful of countries – Greece,Spain, Portugal, Italy and Ireland in particular – and instituted severe budgetary measures across the ...
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Noonan: Moody's decision has no 'particularly adverse' implications for Ireland
Irish Examiner
Minster for Finance Michael Noonan said today the decision by ratings agency Moody's to downgrade six Eurozone countries does not have "particularly adverse" implications for Ireland. Italy, Spain and Portugalwere among those downgraded.
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OECD's Gurria: Now Right Time To Close A Greek PSI Deal
Wall Street Journal
... of decisions that have been taken in Italy, in Spain, in the UK, in France, in many of these countries, including by the way now in Greece, inPortugal and in Ireland...which make it possible now more than ever before to finally define a firewall, ...
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UK Stocks Fall as Moody's May Cut Top Rating; Rio Tinto Drops
BusinessWeek
14 (Bloomberg) -- UK stocks fell, paring their biggest rally in a week, after Moody's Investors Service said it may strip the country of its top rating and downgraded six euro- area nations including Italy, Spain and Portugal.
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Scenarios of eurozone breakup show need for hedge funds to protect portfolios
Hedge Funds Review Magazine
The scenarios model Greece leaving on its own; Greece andPortugal leaving together; Greece, Portugal, Ireland, Italyand Spain (commonly referred to as the Piigs) leaving together; Germany leaving; and a total collapse of the single currency.
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Irish put their 'heads down and get on with it'
Edmonton Journal
Italy, Spain and Portugal have all experienced public sector strikes over cost-cutting in recent months, though on a smaller scale than Greece, where austerity measures that trigger national strikes and frequent riots have yet to rein in the country's ...
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BALKANS: The Inquisition Visits Turkey
Strategy Page
Meanwhile, European Union leaders worry that Greek default will lead to other euro-zone government defaults (Portugal, Spain, Italy and perhapsIreland). Lurking behind the fiscal worry is deep concern for political instability and spreading violence ...
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Germany's Inflated Fear of Inflation
Wall Street Journal
Roughly 70% of exports to Germany from France, Italy, Spain, Portugaland Ireland consist of capital and intermediate goods, which are relatively immune to higher domestic consumer spending, UniCredit notes. Besides, it won't be easy to generate ...
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Greece avoids the worst for now
The Australian (blog)
Moody's warnings to Britain, France and Austria that their AAA credit ratings are in jeopardy, and its downgrading of Italy, Spain, Portugal and others, was another reality check, indicating that no end is in sight for the European debt crisis.
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OECD unemployment steady at 8. 2% in December, Italy 8. 9%
Agenzia Giornalistica Italia
... remaining at the highest level since the crisis started.. In Italy the rate rose from 8.8 in November to 9%, in Spain to 22.9%, in Portugal to 13.6% and in Ireland to 14.5%. Austria (4.1%), Germany (5.5%) and Luxembourg (5.2%) have lower rates. . .
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Any intercontinental low-fare airlines?
Chicago Tribune
I show sample all-up round-trip fares for trips in July: -- Air Transat (www.airtransat.com), the larger of the two, flies from seven major Canadian cities to Europe, with service to the UK, Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, Spain, ...
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Carnival Legend to Operate Wide Array of Exciting European Cruises in 2013 ...
PR Newswire (press release)
"For the Carnival Legend's 2013 European season, we've assembled a truly outstanding collection of ports that offer our guests an exciting diversity of experiences, from viewing breathtaking Norwegian fjords and the lushIrish countryside to visiting ...
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Markets Live: Rating cuts weigh on shares
Sydney Morning Herald
4.19pm: Hopes of an extension of yesterday's gains were dashed this morning by Moody's downgrades of a number of euro-zone countries including Italy and Spain. The ratings agency also lowered the outlook for UK and France, threatening to cut their ...
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Hungary said on EC “blacklist” of union's four weakest economies
Realdeal.hu
... Cyprus, Italy and Spain. Five countries were listed as needing monitoring: France, Belgium, Britain, Slovenia and Bulgaria. The assessment excluded countries where an EU bailout programme is being implemented (Greece, Ireland, Portugal and Romania) ...
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Doubts cast on super target as Future Fund earnings take a hit
The Australian
The fund yesterday told the hearing it had only minimal exposure to the economic crisis in Europe, with $137 million invested in countries at serious risk: Portugal, Italy, Ireland, Greece and Spain. Chief investment officer David Neal said $2.1 ...
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Cogeco launches new international long distance plans in Ontario and Quebec
Cartt.ca (subscription)
The Europe Plan, available to both Ontario and Quebec customers, includes calls to 15 countries (Austria, Belgium, France, Germany,Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom), ...
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Short-Sell Ban, Volcker Rule Critics, Chaoda, Irish Banks: Compliance
Bloomberg
France, Belgium, Spain and Italy moved to ban short selling in August in an effort to stabilize markets after European banks including Societe Generale hit their lowest levels since the credit crisis of 2008. The European Securities and Markets ...
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Investors 'Continue to Buy Distressed Property'
IPINglobal.com
... are predicting higher levels of distressed stock on the market over the course of the first quarter of 2011, with supply expected to outweigh demand in locations such as the Republic of Ireland, Portugal, Spain, France and Italy.
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Lunchtime Bite: Households choosing basic goods over paying bills
Newstalk 106-108 fm
It comes after ratings agency Moodys last night downgraded 6 Eurozone countries, including Italy, Spain and Portugal. Ireland's rating has been left unchanged but the UK has been put on “negative outlook”. British Chancellor George Osborne has been ...
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Latvia Sees Borrowing Not Topping $1 Billion
Wall Street Journal
"It seems that Ireland and Portugal are doing a relatively good job in making their adjustments," he said. "Also Italy and Spain are doing their parts of the job—the big question is Greece," he said. This copy is for your personal, non-commercial use ...
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time for mac to START ALL OVER AGAIN Leeds may be perfect return but Irish job...
Herald.ie
After Steve Morgan's decision to pull the plug, McCarthy will have plenty of time to do his homework on Croatia, Italy and Spain. It never ceases to amaze how football can spin in any and all directions in the blink of an eye.
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Things to be excited about
World Cup Blog (blog)
... the finger pointing when Italy lack the firepower needed to overcome the likes of Spain and the Republic of Ireland, citing the duo's absence as the forefront of a conglomerate of reasons why the Savoy Blue won't decorate the trophy this summer.
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World Cup Blog (blog)
European research programme targets 25% solar cell efficiency
ElectroIQ
The participating countries are Italy, Belgium, Germany, Spain, Ireland, the Netherlands, Slovakia and the UK. As part of the project's first phase, European researchers will tailor and develop solar cells, using novel architectures, approaches and ...
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EUROPEAN EQUITY OPENING NEWS INCLUDING: Xstrata seeks a buyer for 20% of AUD ...
Proactive Investors UK
Moody's have downgraded Italy, Spain and Portugal. (FT-More) -Italy has been downgraded to A3 from A2, negative outlook. Moody's have commented that successful implementation of economic reform and a reduction in the vulnerability of government ...
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Cost of sport spiralling out of control towards a huge crash
Belfast Telegraph
Across Europe, the Greeks, the Spanish and Fabio Capello's native Italyare all in the same Costa Concordia boat, their economies listing desperately to starboard. However, tell that to Real Madrid, the richest soccer club in Europe, standing at the ...
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CITI'S BUITER: Beware Of Roublezoneification!
Business Insider
In particular, it made it allowed the Irish, Spanish,Portuguese, French, Italian, Cypriot, and Austrian central banks to accept riskier collateral in exchange for lending. Through the combination of a selective relaxation of collateral standards (for ...
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Business Insider
Markets Live: Rating cuts weigh on shares
Sydney Morning Herald
4.19pm: Hopes of an extension of yesterday's gains were dashed this morning by Moody's downgrades of a number of euro-zone countries including Italy and Spain. The ratings agency also lowered the outlook for UK and France, threatening to cut their ...
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A Global Day of Action
Amnesty International
Rallies were held in cities across Austria, Belgium, Germany, Finland, France, Italy, Iceland, Ireland, Luxembourg, Morocco, Netherlands, Nepal, Norway, Paraguay, Peru, Spain, Switzerland and the UK. The event in London featured live pictures of ...
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Markets: Bank of Japan announces new round of bond purchases in response to ...
FinFacts Ireland
Moody's downgrades highlight risk of further UK fiscal consolidation: Conall Mac Coille, chief economist at Davy commented - - "Overnight, Moody's Investors Service cut the debt ratings of six European countries including Italy, Spainand Portugal and ...
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FinFacts Ireland
San Leon Energy Plc: A New Potential Unconventional Gas Play in Poland ...
MarketWatch (press release)
San Leon's assets are located in Poland, Morocco, Albania, Ireland, Spainand Italy. The Company's portfolio across these geographies is made up of both shale (Poland Baltic Basin, Morocco and Spain) and conventional exploration assets.
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EUR/USD Daily Outlook Feb. 14, 2012
DailyForex.com
In fact, there are now whispers of restricting Portuguesedebt as well. This then will beg the question, “If Greek gets a deal, what about the others?” I believe this could be the question that Portugal and Ireland might ask soon.
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DailyForex.com
Scottish breakaway bid - can of worms
News24
Analysts in Brussels say Scottish independence could trigger a fundamental redrawing of the relationship between Britain and the European Union - something that could have profound implications for countries such as Belgium, Spain and Italy which have ...
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Greece's debt rose to 159.1% of GDP in Q3 of 2011 from 138.8 ...
Irish/Ireland Business News, Internationa, Global, World, European Union,... Estonia, Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Cyprus, Luxembourg, Malta, the ... Greece (+4.4 pp) and Portugal (+3.6 pp), and the largest decreases in Italy and ...
www.finfacts.ie/irishfinancenews/article_1023884.shtml
Most Germans want Greece to quit euro: poll - Business - World ...
BERLIN — The majority of Germans feel the euro currency bloc would be better off if debt-crippled Greece left it, a poll published in mass-sellingnewspaper Bild ...
www.msnbc.msn.com/.../most-germans-want-greece-quit-euro...
NYT: Amid Efforts to Rescue Greece,
Find breaking news, multimedia, reviews & opinion on Washington, business, sports, ... In Ireland, Portugal, Spain and Italy things are not rosy, but they are in a ...
mobile.nytimes.com/.../greece-is-in-a-class-by-itself.xml?rec=t
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