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Europe
Will Portugal’s Minimum Wage Increase Be Enough?
Portugal’s Socialist government intends to increase the monthly minimum wage to 635 euros come January 1st. Despite a jump of…
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Economy
Greece and Italy’s Rocky Road to Recovery
Greece and Italy have made remarkable progress since the worst of the sovereign debt crisis. Both have jump-started economic growth…
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Economy
Can You Bank With Facebook?
In June, Facebook proposed its own cryptocurrency called Libra, ostensibly to offer an avenue to currency for the cashless. But…
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Europe
Preventing Future Shocks Means Adapting Banks Now
The sovereign debt crisis ended years ago, but the scars remain. Dissatisfaction with the way countries handled the crisis was…
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Economy
Amidst a Slowdown, France Proposes a Plan for Growth
France is gearing up to propose a new “growth contract” with its eurozone trade partners, hoping to encourage more countries…
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Economy
As Malta’s Economy Thrives, Unemployment Drops, And Wages Rise – Slowly
An IMF report released recently, noted Malta’s improvements in the banking sector, along with its booming economy – all good…
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Portugal
Portugal’s Innovation Reduces Bad Bank Loans
Portugal’s sovereign debt crisis in 2011-2014 caused a rash of bad, or non-performing loans, which are loans either in default,…
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Italy
The Italian Banking Sector Turns the Corner
Italian banks– which in the not too distant past were one of the main sources of concern for the Eurozone…
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