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Any last-ditch plan that EU leaders devise to save the eurozone must involve a greater role for the European Central Bank. At least three times since May 2010, the European...

But other issues are also on the agenda in Cannes. The turmoil in Greece and its fall-out in the eurozone are expected to dominate meetings of G20 leaders and finance...

Deal struck in the early hours of the morning; initial reaction from the markets was positive. Greek bail-out success rests on outcome of private-sector talks...

National finance ministries and the European Commission are trying to stave off a banking crisis by preparing for a recapitalisation of the region's weakest banks. A...

Officials to make crucial visit to Athens next week; Greek authorities need €8bn by mid-October. Officials working for Greece's international lenders are expected to...

Economic models and projections are incapable of capturing the scale of the threat to Europe's and the world's economy. Economic forecasts are sophisticated, computer-...

Blame economic fundamentals and poor policymaking for falling stock values. The recent dramatic declines in equity markets worldwide are a response to the interaction of two...

Actions by ECB, G7 and G20 send 'strong message of confidence'. The European Commission has welcomed moves by the European Central Bank (ECB) and others to calm financial...

Assessing a collection of studies of the impact of the economic crisis on migration in Europe. Perhaps no European country better illustrates the vagaries and repercussions...

The structures have been put in place, now comes the tricky task of pushing through huge amounts of financial legislation. It is four years since the waves of the global...

The world economy will remain unusually fluid over the next three to five years. Colleagues from around the world recently gathered at PIMCO's headquarters in California...

Economic upswings in Germany and France prove that it is not all doom and gloom in the eurozone. But both countries – and the EU – must do more to avoid economic...

France has performed better than expected during the Great Recession, but it does have some major economic weaknesses. While Europe has been focusing on the stunning...

Some lessons that the sub-prime crisis in the US holds for the EU as it battles with its own bad debts. Back in 2007-2008, when the financial crisis was still called the...

European banking regulator says this year's tests will have higher standards. Banks will have to fulfil tougher criteria if they are to pass this year's round of stress...

The financial sector is still in the “doom loop” – and so, therefore, are we. It has become fashionable among Washington insiders – Democrats and Republicans alike...

The US could learn some lessons about labour markets from Europe. Add another casualty to the list of victims of the Great Recession: the US conceit that its labour market...

Finance ministers agree on European Stability Mechanism with a capital base of €700bn. Finance ministers from eurozone member states have reached a deal to create a...

Financial stability, rather than co-ordination of economic policy, should be the order of the day. Is the euro crisis any closer to a resolution? Europe's leaders have...

EU leaders' infighting has created a febrile atmosphere unconducive to debate about the radical solutions that the eurozone needs. There is no discernible light at the end...