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The Greek odyssey has turned into a daunting and seemingly endless voyage
Luigi Zingales is Professor of Entrepreneurship and Finance at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business
Drastic reforms are required if the eurozone is to recover comfortably
Leszek Balcerowicz is currently Professor of Economics at the Warsaw School of Economics.
Redistributive outcomes enable the entire global economy
Dani Rodrik of Harvard is author of The Globalisation Paradox: Democracy and the Future of the World Economy
Is eastern growth required to instigate a full global recovery?
Haruhiko Kuroda is President of the Asian Development Bank and chairman of ADB's board of directors
Generating credit during times of socio-political unrest proves a difficult task
Mohamed A. El-Erian is CEO and co-CIO of PIMCO, and author of When Markets Collide
Downgraded forecasts look set to thicken the plot for smaller markets with high hopes
Jeffrey Frankel is Professor of Capital Formation and Growth at Harvard University
2012 may be one of the most strenuous years for economic policy in living memory
Nouriel Roubini is Chairman of Roubini Global Economics, and Professor at the Stern School of Business at NYU
Economists worry that the current crisis could spell the end of globalisation
Joseph S. Nye, Jr., a professor at Harvard, was recently rated as one of the most influential scholars of the past 20 years
In the long run, knowledge and technology are what matter for growth
Now a prominent financial risk consultant, Sean Harkin has previously worked in the field of cell and molecular biology
Hedge Funds
Wednesday, May 9th, 2012Hedge funds enjoy new year boom
The sector’s return to form has surprised few and pleased many
William Henry
Tuesday, May 8th, 2012Facebook faces down the sceptics
Mark Zuckerberg’s social empire likes the latest figures
William Henry
Tuesday, May 8th, 2012Eurozone crisis – Here we go again?
A shift in mainland Europe’s political heads might unsteady the course of European development
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Thursday, May 3rd, 2012Voting now open for World Finance Legal Awards
Alexander Redcliffe announces opening of sixth annual competition
News
Thursday, May 3rd, 2012Unemployment rate hits record high
Unemployment figures for March within the 17 nations of the eurozone rose by 169,000 or at a rate of 10.9 percent, the highest level since …
Wealth Management
Monday, April 30th, 2012US bond markets remain on unsteady ground
Adjustments to markets continue, but investors remain uncertain
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Islamic Finance
Monday, April 30th, 2012Sheikh Hussein Hamed continues to build Islamic finance
Renowned sharia scholar at hand to help growing industry prosper
Forex & Brokerage
Monday, April 30th, 2012Yuan and now
As foreign governments accuse China of manipulating the yuan, apolitical economists have taken a different view
News
Monday, April 30th, 2012Global unemployment figures to hit 202 million by 2012
Tough austerity measures and harsh labour reforms are hurting employment markets globally, according to the International Labour Organisation (ILO). Unemployment figures are forecast to increase …
William Henry
Monday, April 30th, 2012Android goes to court as shareholders grind axes
The Android market may be about to be rocked as shareholders demand more from their boards
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Zimbabwe
234.1% of GDP, pariah of debt markets, but with hopes for a healthy twelve months ahead
Japan
197.5%, hard-hit by the tsunami, and reeling from the internal corruption allegations
Greece
142.8%, possibly heading for default, and considered one of many eurozone bad boys
Lebanon
133.8%, deceptively, has a strong banking sector, but little more in an ailing economy
Iceland
126%, hopelessly indebted banks and very little light at the end of a long and gloomy tunnel
Italy
119% of GDP, in need of reform, paying over 7% for its debt thanks to technocratic leadership
Singapore
106%, to many an idyllic investment destination, a great borrower, repayer, and long term option
Belgium
101%, no government for most of 2011 didn’t help a weak economy in dire need of stimulus
Egypt
90%, high but it’s recovering from a long and protracted revolution and aiming high
European Union
82%, stronger countries like Germany are contaminated by the weakest. It could go on…
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