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greece child poverty
May 23, 2013
12:49 pm
Austerity measures in Greece have caused soaring unemployment and rising levels of poverty.
May 21, 2013
3:43 pm
IMF egypt back
Egypt's new tax law = good news for the poor, bad news for small businesses, while no news is good news for the wealthy.
May 21, 2013
6:02 am
Spain protests 05 20 2013
As the euro zone’s economic outlook continues to deteriorate, growth advocates hope their messages may finally be heard.
May 17, 2013
12:19 pm
hollande eurozone economic government
France's president is calling for a more closely integrated euro zone with its own full-time president and a harmonized tax system.
May 15, 2013
10:23 am
Hollande france recession
France slips into recession, Italy's economy shrinks 0.5 percent, Greece's economy contracts 5.3 percent, and Germany limps to 0.1 percent growth in estimates.
May 13, 2013
6:00 am
Cyprus nicosia 2013 1 18
If there’s a silver lining to the divided island’s economic troubles, it’s that the two sides may come together to seek solutions.
May 8, 2013
1:32 pm
Slovenia bank 2013
The Slovenian government's postponing of a parliamentary vote on its budget deficit is the latest blow to the country's plans to overcome its crisis.
May 7, 2013
6:00 am
Riga 05 06 2013
The newest destination for Russian money is worrying euro zone officials ahead of its adoption of the euro next year.
May 3, 2013
1:17 pm
Nigel farage ukip1
But changing their policy would admit defeat, Vicky Redwood from Capital Economics said.
May 2, 2013
2:15 pm
Draghi continue austerity1
Draghi's comments highlight murkiness in debt-reduction discussion.
May 2, 2013
11:23 am
Euro symbol central bank interest rates
The ECB reduced its main refinancing rate from 0.75 percent to 0.5 percent to help counteract the euro zone's ongoing crisis.