Money And Monetary Policy News

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12/4/2011 Plunging Foreign Reserves Pose New Threat to EgyptWhile Egyptians make repeat visits to the polls over the next three months to elect a new government and debate the future of their country, the country’s foreign currency reserves are rapidly running down to perilous levels

Source:TML Topics:Economy, Business And Finance, Finance, Money And Monetary Policy, Politics, State Budget And Tax

6:49 AM EDT
9/27/2011 Geithner pushes European leaders to resolve region’s debt problemsU.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner pushed European leaders to solve the region’s worsening debt problem. He urged the leaders to move swiftly because the crisis is starting to impact other countries as distant as China, Brazil, India and Korea.

Source:AHN Topics:Economy, Business And Finance, Macro Economics, Credit And Debt, Politics, Regional Authority, Finance, Money And Monetary Policy

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6/29/2011 Myanmar open to microcredit expansionMyanmar President Thein Sein's statement in May that a sustainable microfinance system should be established has sparked interest among aid workers and those already involved in the country's embryonic microfinance system.

Source:IRIN Topics:Economy, Business And Finance, Finance, Money And Monetary Policy, Politics, Interior Policy

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5/25/2011 In HBO's ‘Too Big to Fail,' the Heroes Are Really ZeroesHBO's "Too Big To Fail"—I just caught up with it last night; thank you, HBO On Demand—is extraordinarily revealing about the financial crisis. Only its revelations are almost entirely inadvertent.

Source:ProPublica Topics:Politics, Interior Policy, Arts, Culture And Entertainment, Television, Economy, Business And Finance, Finance, Money And Monetary Policy