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| Feb.20 |
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HSBC shares down as full year profit falls 62% |
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| Dec.22 |
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Italy approves bailout for Monte dei Paschi |
| Aug.30 |
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Apple should pay up to €13bn in back taxes |
| Jun.24 |
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Moody's cut UK's credit outlook to 'negative' |
| Apr.2 |
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Greece challenges IMF over 'debt transcript leak' |
| Mar.10 |
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ECB reveals surprise stimulus moves |
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| Jul.19 |
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Banks reopen after three-week shutdown
Greece: Greek banks are set to reopen after three weeks of closures sparked by the deadlock over the country's debt
| Jul.14 |
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IMF attacks EU over bailout |
| Jul.8 |
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Banks stay shut as endgame looms |
| Jul.6 |
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PM Tsipras to present new plan at eurozone summit |
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Debt crisis: Creditors press for new proposals. Greece
| Jul.2 |
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Greek crisis: IMF says extra 50bn euros needed
| Jun.30 |
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IMF payment missed as bailout expires
Map of Athens Athens: Greece has missed the deadline for £1.1bn payment to the International Monetary Fund, hours after eurozone ministers refused to extend its bailout
| Jun.28 |
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Greek debt crisis: Banks to remain shut all week
Map of Athens Athens: The Greek government has confirmed that banks will be closed all week, after a decision by the European Central Bank not to extend emergency funding
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Greek banks will not open Monday. Greece
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Greek debt crisis: ECB not raising funding limit. West Germany
| Jun.27 |
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Greece crisis: Eurozone refuses bailout extension
Eurozone finance ministers have rejected a Greek request to extend a bailout programme beyond 30 June
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Greece debt: Crisis meeting over bailout referendum |
| Jun.20 |
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Greek debt: New proposals |
| May.11 |
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Greece two weeks from cash crisis - Yanis Varoufakis |
| Feb.23 |
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Greece unveils eurozone reforms |
| Feb.21 |
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PM Alexis Tsipras warns of 'difficulties' |
| Feb.20 |
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Greece agrees deal with eurozone
Map of Brussels Brussels: Greece and eurozone nations have agreed a deal to extend financial aid after bailout talks in Brussels
| Feb.16 |
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Greek debt deal hangs in balance |
| Feb.8 |
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HSBC 'helped clients dodge tax' |
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| Oct.26 |
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Vulnerable European banks identified
Twenty-four European banks have failed stress tests of their finances, the European Banking Authority has announced
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| Mar.29 |
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Cyprus eases some bank restrictions |
| Mar.28 |
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Cyprus banks reopen with tough curbs |
| Mar.25 |
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Cyprus banks closed until Thursday
| Mar.24 |
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Deal reached in Cyprus bailout talks
Map of Brussels Brussels: Eurozone finance ministers have agreed on a 10bn-euro bailout to prevent its banking system collapsing and keep the country in the eurozone
| Mar.22 |
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Cyprus MPs pass banking reforms
| Mar.19 |
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Cyprus MPs reject divisive bank tax |
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Cyprus may drop tax for small savers |
| Mar.18 |
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Euro ministers urge Cyprus rethink |
| Mar.16 |
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Shock in Cyprus over bailout levy |
| Mar.15 |
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Eurozone agrees Cyprus bailout deal
Brussels: Eurozone finance ministers have agreed a 10bn euros bailout package for Cyprus to save the country from bankruptcy
| Feb.27 |
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EU agrees to cap bankers' bonuses |
| Feb.15 |
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Countries join in tax reform plea |
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| Dec.12 |
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Eurozone bank union deal agreed |
| Dec.10 |
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HSBC 'to pay $1.9bn' in US deal. London
| Nov.1 |
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Greek bank list editor on trial |
| Oct.18 |
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EU in deal on bank supervision |
| Sep.3 |
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Moody's lowers EU rating outlook |
| Jul.3 |
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Barclays Bank boss Diamond resigns. London
| Jul.1 |
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Barclays chairman to quit over rate fix |
| Jun.29 |
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European leaders reach key deal on banks. Belgium
| Jun.28 |
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Eurozone seeks new growth funds |
| Jun.25 |
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Spain banks downgraded by Moody's |
| Jun.14 |
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Spain crisis costs enter 'danger zone'
| Jun.10 |
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Spain PM: 'Credibility of euro' is saved |
| Jun.9 |
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Spanish bank bailout request welcomed
Spain: Spain's decision to request a loan of up to 100bn euros from eurozone funds to help shore up its struggling banks has won broad support
| Jun.8 |
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Spain bailout talks 'imminent' |
| Jun.6 |
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Spain bond sale to test markets |
| May.27 |
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Lagarde tax jibe angers Greeks |
| May.25 |
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Spain's Bankia seeks 19bn euros
| May.23 |
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Europe 'wants Greece in the eurozone' |
| May.17 |
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Moody's downgrades Spanish banks |
| May.16 |
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Spain set to pay more on bonds |
| May.12 |
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EU bankers ponder Greek euro exit |
| May.7 |
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Euro falls after French and Greek votes |
| Mar.8 |
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Greece confirms debt deal success The Greek government has indicated that it has secured sufficient backing for a debt swap deal that will enable it to avoid defaulting on its...
| Mar.7 |
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Greece debt swap deadline looms |
| Feb.26 |
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G20 chiefs: Europe needs bigger firewall |
| Feb.20 |
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Fresh bailout for Greece 'agreed' |
| Feb.19 |
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Greece seeking critical new bailout |
| Jan.13 |
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9 eurozone nations downgraded by S&P New York: Standard & Poor's said Friday that it has downgraded the credit ratings of nine euro area governments, including AAA-rated France and Austria | |
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| Dec.5 |
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France, Germany outline fiscal pact. Paris
| Nov.7 |
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Berlusconi teeters as debt costs mount |
| Nov.2 |
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Bailout loan withheld from Greece. France
| Oct.31 |
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Greece to hold bailout referendum
| Oct.26 |
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EU leaders reach eurozone agreement
Belgium: EU leaders announce a deal on debt crisis measures, including a hard-fought deal with private sector investors to take a 50% loss on Greek bonds
| Oct.13 |
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S&P lowers Spain's credit rating |
| Oct.9 |
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Euro crisis talks 'end in accord'. Berlin
| Oct.2 |
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Greece to miss targets on deficit
| Sep.25 |
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Eurozone rescue plan 'emerging' |
| Sep.19 |
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Italy has debt rating cut by S&P |
| Sep.14 |
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Eurozone leaders reassure Greece |
| Jun.28 |
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Christine Lagarde named IMF chief. France
| Jun.19 |
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European ministers: Greece to get loans
| May.18 |
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IMF chief resigns over sex charge |
| Apr.6 |
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Portugal seeks bail-out from EU
Portugal becomes the third eurozone country to request financial aid from the European Union, saying it is at too great a risk
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| Nov.21 |
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Irish government backs bail-out. Ireland
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Irish PM confirms EU rescue deal |
| Oct.28 |
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EU frames eurozone crisis rules |
| Sep.21 |
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Bank investigated over money laundering. Vatican
| Jul.23 |
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Europe's big banks pass stress tests Officials led by the European Central Bank tested 91 banks, and most of banks passed stress tests aimed at shoring up confidence in the econ...
| May.9 |
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EU approves $560B crisis fund Belgium: Europe's finance ministers approved in an emergency meeting a 'stabilization mechanism' that could provide 440 billion euros for a aid packa...
| May.2 |
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Bailout worth $146 billion |
| Apr.28 |
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Fears grow over Greece crisis |
| Apr.27 |
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Greek bonds rated 'junk' by S& P's |
| Apr.24 |
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IMF chief tries to ease Greece fears |
| Apr.11 |
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Greece is offered 30bn euros loan |
| Mar.15 |
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EU ministers agree Greek plan. Belgium
| Mar.2 |
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Budget crisis is like wartime situation - PM Greece: Prime Minister George Papandreou has likened the country's budget crisis to a 'wartime situation' and said Greece was at risk of bankruptcy
The government has approved a package of tax increases and spending cuts to save 4.8bn euros and ease its budget crisis, including rises in sales taxes, a cut in holiday bonuses paid to civil servants, and a pensions freeze.
The EU had called for austerity measures
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PM vows to slash huge government deficit Greece: Workers protest against austerity measures imposed by a government trying to dig its way out of a financial crisis that threatens to engulf ...
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| Sep.17 |
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EU agrees on bonus claw-back call |
| Sep.5 |
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G20 pledges tougher bank action. London
| Mar.13 |
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G20 ministers meet amid divisions |
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| Dec.15 |
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Banks face huge losses from $50B 'scam' |
| Oct.12 |
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European banks rescue plan agreed |
| Oct.11 |
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EU chiefs confront markets crisis. Paris
| Oct.8 |
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World's central banks slash interest rates. London
| Oct.7 |
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UK bank rescue package imminent United Kingdom: Chancellor Alistair Darling to announce details of a £50bn rescue package for the UK banking system
| Oct.5 |
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Plan to save German bank 'agreed' |
| Oct.4 |
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Another top European bank falters |
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No banks bail-out fund for Europe. Paris
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EU leaders meet to discuss credit crisis |
| Sep.17 |
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Barclays agrees $1.75B Lehman deal. United Kingdom
| Mar.11 |
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Central banks plan emergency cash |
| Jan.24 |
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Rogue trader to cost SocGen $7bn 
Paris: Bank Societe Generale as uncovered 'massive' fraud by a trader which resulted in a loss of 4.9bn euros | |
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| Dec.12 |
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Central banks act on credit fears |
| Aug.10 |
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Central banks pour money into system |
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| Dec.16 |
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EU leaders agree 7-year budget. Belgium
| Jun.11 |
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G8 ministers back Africa debt deal London: Finance ministers have agreed to cancel up to $55 billion worth of debt owed by the world's poorest nations
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| Mar.31 |
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Afghanistan wins $8.2bn in aid |
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| Dec.16 |
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Joint plan to relieve Iraq debt |
| Sep.14 |
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Voters rejects euro currency |
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| Jan.1 |
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Euro mark celebrations People lined up in freezing temperatures to get a jump on the most ambitious currency swap in history
The euro was introduced to world financial markets as an accounting currency in 1999 and launched as physical coins and banknotes in 2002. The official spelling of the euro is 'euro' in the Latin script. The euro is divided into 100 cents
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| Sep.28 |
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Denmark rejects euro 53.1% of voters rejected membership of the single European currency, and 46.9 % voted in favour
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Europe is united with a common currency 'euro' The euro was introduced to world financial markets as an accounting currency on 1 January 1999, replacing the former European Currency Unit | |