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20 October 2011
UK prize offered for euro zone exit plan
A top British businessman is offering a 390,000 euro prize for any economist who can come up with the best plan for countries to stop using the euro.
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20 October 2011
EU probes interbank lending rates
The European Commission has raided a number of banks, including Deutsche Bank, in a probe into possible fixing of interbank lending rates — known as Euribor.
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20 October 2011
Dexia in the doldrums as rescue is probed
The European Commission is to investigate Belgium’s part of the nationalisation of Dexia. It will assess whether the four billion euros Belgium had paid as part of that process contains state aid and, if so, whether it complies with EU rules on restructuring support.
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19 October 2011
Kyrgyzstan to join customs union
Kyrgyzstan will join Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus in the Customs Union, with analysts stressing the need to strengthen trading ties when the global economy is shaky.
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19 October 2011
Samsung unveils latest Android phone
Samsung has unveiled its first smartphone running on Google’s latest version of the Android operating system.
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18 October 2011
Gloomy outlook for Portugal
Lawmakers are expected to approve the budget in a vote at the end of the month.
