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Greek strike to shut down services Thursday 2010-03-10, 13:00 UTC - ATHENS, Greece — Greek unions say nationwide strikes will shut down all public services, closing schools, customs and tax offices, halting public transport ...
Deputy central bank governor not concerned of deposit outflows to Greece. 2010-03-10, 13:00 UTC - ... consultancy Capital Economics warned that the local banking system may be affected adversely by the problems in Greece . The cost of financing for Greek ...
EU Comm: European Monetary Fund Not For Greek Aid 2010-03-10, 13:00 UTC - Tardio said the Commission thought "the necessary measures have been taken" by Greece. "There is a Greek solution to the Greek problem," he said. ...
Global Confidence Dips as Greece's Deficit Undermines Recovery 2010-03-10, 13:00 UTC - The confidence gauge for Western Europe fell to 41 from 49.8 as Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou struggled to convince investors his government was ...
EU to tackle speculators amid Greek fiscal crisis 2010-03-10, 11:30 UTC - Xinhua "The commission has been actively working with euro area member states to design a mechanism which Greece could use in case of need," European Commission ...
Emerging-Market Stocks Climb, Erasing 2010 Loss; Metals Gain 2010-03-10, 11:30 UTC - “For Greece, the problem is completely over,” Prodi, who was also Italian prime minister, said in an interview in Shanghai. Greek Prime Minister George ...
Gold Prices Trade Higher 2010-03-10, 11:30 UTC - ... said it remains near an all-time high in euro terms as investors in Europe seek to hedge euro-zone currency concerns fueled by Greece's debt problems. ...
Fortis Resumes Dividend, Reduces Greek Bond Holdings 2010-03-10, 11:30 UTC - Fortis also sold about 850 million euros of Greek government bonds in the period at a loss of 16 million euros. “Rather benign,” said Albert Ploegh, ...
Curbing derivatives might hurt, not help, Greece 2010-03-10, 11:30 UTC - ... Greece's debt, it says. A year ago, credit-default swap investors had to pay $250000 to insure $10 million of Greek debt, according to CMA Datavision. ...
Greece plans more bond offerings: report 2010-03-10, 09:25 UTC - Last week, the Greek government successfully raised 5 billion euros in an offering of 10-year bonds after it committed to additional austerity measures to ...

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