Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008
... even for well-rated investment-grade companies, he said in a letter to EU economy commissioner Joaquin Almunia.The group also called for speeding up bank rescue plans and said governments should launch more public loan guarantees and risk-sharing programs to support the continued flow of financing to companies.The 15 nations that share the euro went into a recession when they shrank...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008
... even for well-rated investment-grade companies, he said in a letter to EU economy commissioner Joaquin Almunia.The group also called for speeding up bank rescue plans and said governments should launch more public loan guarantees and risk-sharing programs to support the continued flow of financing to companies.The 15 nations that share the euro went into a recession when they shrank...
Mondo Visione (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008
EUROGROUP (AT) Eurogroup ministers will meet at 17:00 hrs on Monday 1 December. Joaquín Almunia, Commissioner responsible for Economic and Monetary Affairs will attend as will European Central Bank Governor Jean-Claude Trichet. A press conference is expected to take place after the meeting. Ministers will discuss the economic situation, with particular attention to the financial market...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008
... footsteps and reduce their standard rates of Value Added Tax (VAT), as requested by Brussels. Joaquin Almunia, the EU's economic and monetary affairs commissioner, said finance ministers would nevertheless back the commission's economic recovery plan. "I am confident that the euro group and EU member states will provide an adequate reaction to this slowdown and risk of recession,"...
