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Sony Kapoor's growth compact
Sheila Killian 17/05/2012
Sheila Killian: Sony Kapoor proposes a Growth Compact here - worth a read, especially Title III on taxes: Member states, particularly those facing …
So what do the markets think?
16/05/2012
The victory of Francois Hollande in the French Presidential contest provides a further insight into the operation of the bond markets. It is …
Mad and madder still
Tom Healy 15/05/2012
Tom Healy: Forget 2012. Imagine 2062. In the United States of Europe let there be a poverty brake. If the structural poverty rate goes above 0.5% in …
Eurozone crisis: Updated version of Varoufakis' and Holland's 'Modest Proposal'
15/05/2012
Yanis Varoufakis and Stuart Holland have reworked their 'Modest Proposal for Resolving the Eurozone Crisis'. Click here for Version 3.0.
European Monetary Union: Doomed to fail or just another stepping stone?
Tom McDonnell 14/05/2012
Tom McDonnell: With talk of a Greek exit from the Euro now being treated seriously it can be informative to consider past experiences with monetary …
Are things getting better, or worse?
Michael Burke 11/05/2012
Michael Burke: The EU Commission Spring 2012 economic forecasts have just been published. It is likely that the downgrading of current growth …
The structural deficit just got worse
Michael Taft 11/05/2012
Michael Taft: The latest EU Commission projections are out and, if anything, they show an even higher structural deficit than what the Government is …
New Department of Finance Economics and Banking Divisions
Nat O'Connor 11/05/2012
Nat O'Connor: The Department of Finance has established an Economics Division to focus on economic planning and performance monitoring. (RTÉ report …
The Spanish crisis, thirteen defaults to date
Tom McDonnell 10/05/2012
Tom McDonnell: As well as being World and European football champions Spain also currently holds the distinction of having the world record for …
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