In A Fistful of Euros - Posted 3 weeks ago

It has come to this. Does anyone remember Nicolas Sarkozy of a year ago? Back then he was being feted by the anglospheric media as a French Thatcher, ...

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In A Fistful of Euros - Posted 4 weeks ago

The Kazakh government is ready to step in, Kazakhstan s Prime Minister Karim Masimov said this morning in telephone interview with Bloomberg ...

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In A Fistful of Euros - Posted 5 weeks ago

Well, these are indeed troubled times. According to the latest news to come off the Reuters wires the International Monetary Fund has announced its re...

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In A Fistful of Euros - Posted 5 weeks ago

The medium-term outlook is sensitive to external developments and policy responses. A benign external environment, featuring even higher steel prices ...

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In A Fistful of Euros - Posted 6 weeks ago

Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko has officially dissolved the parliament, and new elections are set for December 7. He made no secret of why he t...

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In A Fistful of Euros - Posted 9 weeks ago

It isn t working, and Ukraine s parliament has 30 days to form a new ruling coalition. Good luck with that, too. If not, elections in December.The...

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In A Fistful of Euros - Posted 14 weeks ago

The war has a retrograde feel says Charlie. I believe* it s only the third conventional war between two countries since the Gulf war. They were far ...

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In A Fistful of Euros - Posted 24 weeks ago

The release of a recent poll showing that most Hungarians preferred life under communismcaused a mild shock in the foreign community, but provoked lit...

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In A Fistful of Euros - Posted 24 weeks ago

To Desmond McGrath, adding his expertise, wit and wisdom to the AFOE mix as a guest writer for the next three weeks. Desmond is based in Budapest, Hun...

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In A Fistful of Euros - Posted 32 weeks ago

In less than a week Italy will be holding a general election three years ahead of schedule, but before I explain how the upcoming vote may lead to an...

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