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Is a Spanish Bailout Coming?

The Economist asks why Spain has not yet taken full advantage of the bond buying scheme announced by European Central Bank President Mario Draghi, a plan that was designed specifically to aid countries in Spain’s economic condition. Spanish Prime Minister Rajoy’s reluctance to admit Spain’s need for a bailout has complicated the ability of the […]

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Iceland and Greenland Discuss Adopting the Canadian Dollar as National Currency

The economic downturn has claimed many victims: individual citizens, corporations, countries and potentially entire monetary unions (such as Greece in the euro). Iceland is no stranger to economic hardship, becoming the first nation to declare sovereign bankruptcy in years when it did so in 2008. In order to jumpstart the economy, use of the loonie […]

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