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Finland's Parliament Approves Greek Bailout
Wednesday, February 29, 2012 - 10:29am | 694Greece may have moved a bit further away from default after Finland's Parliament approved the latest Greek bailout plan. The Finnish parliament easily passed the bailout measure with a 111-72 vote, which followed successful votes to approve the Greek rescue package earlier this week by the German...
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Greece Narrowly Avoids Default
Tuesday, February 21, 2012 - 8:31am | 937Greece and finance ministers from the other 16 euro zone countries agreed to terms for Greece to receive a 130 billion euro ($172 billion) aid package that they hope will help Greece to avoid a default on its burdensome debt. Although the latest deal between Greece and the finance ministers is...
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Germany Denies "Elite Bonds" Rumors
Monday, November 28, 2011 - 9:30am | 531Germany is denying reports that Germany, France and four other Eurozone members with triple A credit ratings are reportedly considering issuing "Elite Bonds". According to German magazine Die Welt, the governments of Germany, France, Austria, Finland, Luxembourg and the Netherlands have discussed...
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Nordic/Nordique: Bringing the Nordic Model to America
Monday, October 24, 2011 - 10:22am | 2766Could the Nordic model of economics used in Scandinavian countries be emulated in the US? I believe that under the right circumstances and with the proper conditions, bringing the Nordic model to the US is possible. The Nordic model used in the US could be quite advantageous and beneficial to...