There is a lot of talk about better regulation and supervision of the financial system but the financial industry is back to business as usual -- rebuilding leverage, engaging in prop trading and other risky behaviour, compensating bankers and traders with indecent bonuses -- and is lobbying against better regulation and supervision
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Brutish Italian police to train Egyptian police in debt-swap deal - Economy - Business ... - 0 views
Three years after Lehman, a new debt crisis looms | Business | The Guardian - 0 views
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By effectively nationalising a good chunk of the debts accumulated by the private sector, western governments have now raised concerns about their own solvency
Calling Foreign Debt 'Immoral,' Leader Allows Ecuador to Default - 0 views
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Ecuador is ceasing payments not because the oil-rich country cannot afford to pay but because it has made a political decision not to.
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Some analysts fear it may set a precedent
Jubilee Debt Campaign UK : Latest news : Nick Dearden blog from Athens Debt conference - 0 views
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It was particularly relevant then that this morning's sessions, which focussed on lessons for Europe from the global South, looked in some detail as to how the 'Third World debt' crisis had been created and prolonged by all manner of 'bail-out' and restructuring packages. We heard from representatives from Peru, the Philippines, Brazil, Morocco, Argentina, and Zimbabwe (virtually), who showed how their debt crises were used to force detrimental policies on their countries by institutions like the International Monetary Fund, which set back their economies for decades.
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"It was particularly relevant then that this morning's sessions, which focussed on lessons for Europe from the global South, looked in some detail as to how the 'Third World debt' crisis had been created and prolonged by all manner of 'bail-out' and restructuring packages. We heard from representatives from Peru, the Philippines, Brazil, Morocco, Argentina, and Zimbabwe (virtually), who showed how their debt crises were used to force detrimental policies on their countries by institutions like the International Monetary Fund, which set back their economies for decades. "
Global markets shaken by Greek debt crisis - Europe - Al Jazeera English - 0 views
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The BBC reported that a leaked account of a meeting between EU commissioners on Wednesday suggested that the commissioners have a "profound sense of foreboding" about Greece and the future of the eurozone.
Plutocracy: If Corporations and the Rich Paid 1960s-Level Taxes, the Debt Would Vanish ... - 0 views
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So why aren't we taxing the rich?
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Our political system is failing to tax the rich because the rich have fortunes large enough to buy off the political system
Market Report: US debt crisis sends Egypt's main index to 2-year low - Economy - Busine... - 0 views
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Foreigners led the exit, net-selling a net LE31.6 million of stock, while non-Arab investors offloaded LE5.48m, leaving Egyptians – who made up 84.6 per cent of the day’s trades – the sole net-buyers.
coalition against third world debt - 0 views
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"RAID-CADTM Tunisia BP 133 8020 Slimene Tunisia Tel/Fax: 00216 79 325 915 E.mail : fatcham@yahoo.fr"
Jubilee Debt Campaign UK : Latest news : Egypt's debt must fall with Mubarak's regime - 0 views
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Egypt currently owes nearly £100 million ($160 million) to the UK.
ZIMCODD - National Debt Audit - 0 views
The Solution Is More, Not Less Europe « iMFdirect - The IMF Blog - 0 views
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sovereign debt crisis
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"sovereign debt crisis"
Icelandic voters reject Icesave debt repayment plan | World news | guardian.co.uk - 0 views
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"economic and political chaos"
Jubilee Debt Campaign UK : Education Resources : Getting into Debt - 0 views
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