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Portugal embraces ‘sweeping’ reforms

As much of Europe braces itself for a tough future, Portugal has implemented a set of changes targeting greater output

March 29, 2012

Investors flock to build Kyrgyzstan

Money from abroad is expected to curb the republic’s ailing infrastructure and turn the economy around

March 7, 2012

An all-time high

Russia is struggling to deal with the repercussions of a deep-rooted heroin culture. The government’s ban on Methadone is arguably making things worse

March 25, 2011

The rouble’s clouded horizon

The rouble faces a tough time as inflation erodes returns, capital outflows surge and the central bank slackens its reins

January 6, 2011

Lashkar-e-Taiba cadres sucked into al Qaeda

David Headley joined Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), but ended up targeting Denmark for al Queda

November 8, 2010

China offers to help Portugal, silent on debt

China will back Portugal’s efforts to deal with fallout from the world financial crisis, President Hu Jintao says

November 8, 2010

Estonia: Russia ties recovering

Ties between Estonia and Russia have recovered from lows of a few years ago, but are still a long way off

November 5, 2010

Italians decide to reject going to work

Italians give up looking for work, as economy implodes on a mass scale, women appear to be suffering worst

November 2, 2010

Workers defiant as bailouts mount

Two decades after they helped overthrow communism in eastern Europe, shipyard workers in Poland’s Solidarity are ready to fight for the right to share the subsidies that have bailed out businesses in the West

June 12, 2009

French Socialists censure government over economy

The pressure is on Sarkozy as social unrest continues to threaten government economic policy

January 28, 2009

Portugal

As much of Europe braces itself for a tough future, Portugal has implemented a set of changes targeting greater output

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