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Steinbrueck says UK, U.S. finance sectors resisting reform The City of London is doing its best to block the introduction of stricter financial market regulations but tougher rules will come, German Finance

By Randall Palmer  Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said on Thursday a proper approach to trade should focus not just on lowering barriers to trade but also on having flexible exchange rates.

Expanding numbers of young Greeks unemployed By Ingrid Melander and Renee Maltezou ATHENS, Sept 17 (Reuters) – Growing youth unemployment in Greece will drive voters away from the conservatives on Oct. 4,

Consistency needed to avoid “race to the bottom” By Caren Bohan (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will pledge U.S. action on financial regulatory reform at the Group of 20 summit in Pittsburgh

By Steve Eder A majority of Americans believe Wall Street executive compensation is "unreasonable," and that bankers fared better than others during the financial crisis, a poll conducted for Reuters shows. But

Kudrin says Russia to grow to 2050 By Dmitry Zhdannikov and Darya Korsunskaya MOSCOW (Reuters) – Sceptics who say the BRIC idea is dead because the Russian economy has fallen much sharper

Outgoing conservatives pledge belt-tightening By George Georgiopoulos  (Reuters) – Greeks head to the polls on October 4 with the economy in its worst shape in years and fiscal health warnings flashing red,

K&K Vasilikon Winery, Kathikas, Paphos K&K Vasilikon Winery, Kathikas, Paphos By Matthew Stowell At a recent wine conference in the U.S., I heard a panelist say, “The character of a wine is

. Singapore is the smallest nation in Southeast Asia and at 710 square kilometres is substantially larger than the sovereign city-states of Monaco and the Vatican City put together. It has no

. BY COSTA VAYENAS Parlous times often breed towering personalities. The Great Depression saw John Maynard Keynes become the leading economist and one of the most prominent public intellectuals of his generation