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  <title><![CDATA[Greek Exit Fears Catch Up With ECB]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[World Bank President Robert Zoellick has been quoted as saying that the core question will be not Greece, but Spain and Italy.]]></description>
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  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/342040/20120517/greece-debt-eurozone-ecb-world-bank-greek.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 01:48:20 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Forex: What Happens If Greece Leaves The Euro?]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The growing possibilities of an imminent Greek exit from the single currency bloc could drive up the value of safe-haven currencies such as the U.S. dollar and the British pound, while hurting a number of emerging Asian currencies that are sensitive to investors&#039; risk appetite.]]></description>
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  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/341870/20120516/forex-greece-leave-euro-dollar-currency.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 13:38:29 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Greek Parties Meet to Discuss Coalition Government]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Banks across Europe could be harmed by crisis deepening or refusal to repay debts.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/340569/20120514/greece-debt-greek-elections-austerity-measures-eurozone.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/340569/20120514/greece-debt-greek-elections-austerity-measures-eurozone.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 02:26:17 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Greece Stares at Another Round of Elections]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[After New Democracy and Syriza, the socialist Pasok becomes the third party to fail to form a coalition government.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/340269/20120512/greece-debt-greek-elections-austerity-measures-eurozone.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/340269/20120512/greece-debt-greek-elections-austerity-measures-eurozone.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2012 01:09:06 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Pasok Trying to Form Coalition Government in Greece]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Analysts consider the chances of third-placed Pasok slim and warn Greeks may have to vote again.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/339315/20120510/greece-debt-greek-elections-austerity-measures-eurozone.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/339315/20120510/greece-debt-greek-elections-austerity-measures-eurozone.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 01:47:42 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Greek Elections: Political Logjam as Asian Markets Take Fright]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The wrangle over the Greece parliament continues as the leftist Syriza party, which is seen as the favourite to form the government, failed to stike a deal with the coalition partners.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/338840/20120509/greece-debt-greek-elections-austerity-measures-eurozone.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/338840/20120509/greece-debt-greek-elections-austerity-measures-eurozone.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 03:03:31 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Greek Elections: Voters Vent Anger Against Two Main Parties]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Pasok and New Democracy parties failed to secure majority in the Greek parliamentary elections.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/337883/20120507/greece-debt-greek-elections-austerity-measures-eurozone.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/337883/20120507/greece-debt-greek-elections-austerity-measures-eurozone.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 03:30:25 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Judgment Day: Greeks Set Date for 'Debt Crisis' Election]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The snap general election is expected to test Greek resolve for punishing austerity measures, and gives the parties just 24 days to prepare.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/326874/20120411/greece-debt-crisis-election-date.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/326874/20120411/greece-debt-crisis-election-date.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 16:58:50 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Greek Retiree's Suicide Spurs Protests As Experts Warn Of Austerity Strains]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[&quot;A pharmacist ought to be able to live comfortably on his pension. So for him to reach the point of suicide out of economic hardship means a lot. It shows how the social fabric is unraveling,&quot; an activist in Athens said.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/324574/20120405/greece-debt-protest-suicide-austerity-budget.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/324574/20120405/greece-debt-protest-suicide-austerity-budget.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 11:17:58 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[BSE Sensex Expected to Rise by 26 Percent This Year]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The BSE Sensex is likely to rise this year in spite of concerns over the government&#039;s finances and political stability. A poll conducted by Reuters indicated that BSE Sensex might gain 26 percent this year, hoping on interest rate cuts to bolster growth.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/321786/20120330/bse-sensex-2012-rise-26-percent-interest.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/321786/20120330/bse-sensex-2012-rise-26-percent-interest.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 04:21:19 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Germany's Merkel Warns Against Greece's Exit From Euro]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[She added important lessons had been learned from the Greek experience, allaying fears further bailouts would be needed for other struggling Eurozone countries.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/319540/20120326/germany-greece-debt-crisis-merkel-euro.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/319540/20120326/germany-greece-debt-crisis-merkel-euro.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 11:28:09 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[3 Things You Need To Know About Greece's Default]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Developments in the two weeks since the &quot;credit event&quot; confirmed that the world&#039;s first test of using credit default swaps as protection involving sovereign debt turned out fairly well. But broader concerns abound, such as the fragile Greek economy and what could be in store for fellow euro zone members Spain and Portugal.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/317600/20120321/greek-credit-default-swaps-will-pay-auction.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/317600/20120321/greek-credit-default-swaps-will-pay-auction.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 16:00:06 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Greek Debt Insurance Auction Underscores Investor Concern]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Early bids at an auction to decide the payout due to Greek bondholders who are insured against default showed investors fear for the country&#039;s financial future even after a debt restructuring and aid packages.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/316302/20120319/greece-debt-credit-default-swaps-euro-zone.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/316302/20120319/greece-debt-credit-default-swaps-euro-zone.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 14:29:45 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Greece Needs To Cut Spending More: EC]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Greece will have to slash a further 5.5 percent of GDP in government spending in 2013 and 2014 to meet agreed fiscal targets underpinning the second international bailout for Athens, a European Commission report said.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/313331/20120313/greece-debt-bailout-europe-commission.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/313331/20120313/greece-debt-bailout-europe-commission.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 09:03:54 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Shares fall on U.S. jobs, monetary policy in focus]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Asian shares fell on Monday as investors paused to assess the effect of strong U.S. jobs data, which scaled back expectations of more easing ahead of this week&#039;s Federal Reserve meeting, while uncertainty over Chinese growth also weighed on sentiment.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/312573/20120312/shares-fall-ons-jobs-monetary-policy-in-focus.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/312573/20120312/shares-fall-ons-jobs-monetary-policy-in-focus.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 03:14:02 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Shares pause after jobs, monetary policy in focus]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Asian shares fell on Monday as investors paused to assess the effect of strong jobs data, which scaled back expectations for more easing ahead of this week&#039;s Federal Reserve meeting, while uncertainty over Chinese growth also weighed on sentiment.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/312540/20120312/shares-pause-after-jobs-monetary-policy-in-focus.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/312540/20120312/shares-pause-after-jobs-monetary-policy-in-focus.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 01:56:02 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Shares pause after U.S. jobs, eye monetary policy]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Asian shares fell on Monday as investors paused to assess the effect of strong U.S. jobs data, which scaled back expectations for more easing ahead of this week&#039;s Federal Reserve meeting, while concerns over China&#039;s slowdown also weighed on sentiment.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/312509/20120311/shares-pause-afters-jobs-eye-monetary-policy.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/312509/20120311/shares-pause-afters-jobs-eye-monetary-policy.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Sun, 11 Mar 2012 23:28:02 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Asian Shares Dip On Concerns About China]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Asian shares fell Monday as investors paused to assess the effect of strong U.S. jobs data, which scaled back expectations for more easing ahead of this week&#039;s Federal Reserve meeting, while concerns over China&#039;s slowdown also weighed on sentiment.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/312483/20120311/asian-shares-dip-concerns-china.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/312483/20120311/asian-shares-dip-concerns-china.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Sun, 11 Mar 2012 21:36:42 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Shares pause after US jobs, eyes monetary policy]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Asian shares fell on Monday as investors paused to assess the effect of strong U.S. jobs data, which scaled back expectations for more easing ahead of this week&#039;s Federal Reserve meeting, while concerns over China&#039;s slowdown also weighed on sentiment.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/312479/20120311/shares-pause-after-us-jobs-eyes-monetary-policy.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/312479/20120311/shares-pause-after-us-jobs-eyes-monetary-policy.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Sun, 11 Mar 2012 21:21:02 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[What We Can Learn From Greece]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[While leaders try to massage the news through bailouts, the reality is that bankruptcy will ultimately be Greece&#039;s only option.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/312095/20120309/greece-debt-austerity-euro-zone-crisis-u.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/312095/20120309/greece-debt-austerity-euro-zone-crisis-u.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2012 13:59:42 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Sarkozy Claims Greek Debt Deal Solves Crisis; Germany Wary]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The French president&#039;s hopeful comments came as Germany&#039;s finance minister warned against overreacting to the deal, saying Greece must use its sovereign debt lifeline wisely.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/312040/20120309/sarkozy-france-greece-debt-deal-hailed.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/312040/20120309/sarkozy-france-greece-debt-deal-hailed.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2012 12:18:16 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Greece Debt Deal: 86% Sign Up For Bond Swap]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Greek officials say the deal eases their country&#039;s debt  burden by €105 billion. Next up: Action by the European Union to determine if Athens will get emergency loans to help avert a default.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/311868/20120309/greece-bond-swap-deal-success-eu-crisis.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/311868/20120309/greece-bond-swap-deal-success-eu-crisis.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2012 08:47:59 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Morning Silver Market Report]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The May silver contract has forged a noted range up move to start the US Thursday morning trade. With a long list of outside market influences positive to start this morning, one gets the sense that a risk on vibe has returned and given the magnitude of the washout in silver prices since the late February highs, part of the gains this morning could still be technical short covering action.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/311245/20120308/morning-silver-market-report.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/311245/20120308/morning-silver-market-report.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 09:49:59 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Greece Optimistic As Bond Swap Deadline Approaches]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Greece moved closer on Thursday to concluding a bond swap deal with private creditors that it desperately needs to stave off a messy default and buy time to repair its exhausted economy.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/311201/20120308/greece-debt-bonds-europe-bailout.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/311201/20120308/greece-debt-bonds-europe-bailout.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 08:47:04 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Greece debt-swap deal almost at the corner]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Today as we know dear reader Greece is facing a critical deadline to meet requirements and strike a debt-swap deal with the private sector as the nation attempts to restructure around 100 billion euros of current debt in order to avoid a financial disaster as soon as this month when Greece must retu.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/311064/20120308/greece-debt-swap-deal-almost-at-the-corner.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/311064/20120308/greece-debt-swap-deal-almost-at-the-corner.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 04:07:02 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Greek Minister Blames EU for Athens' Debt Crisis]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The comments come as more private investors signed up to a crucial debt swap deal set to make or break the country&#039;s continued use of the Euro and its membership of the EU.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/310584/20120307/greece-debt-crisis-minister-blames-eu.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/310584/20120307/greece-debt-crisis-minister-blames-eu.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 10:54:57 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Global Markets Fall as Greek Debt Deadline Looms]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Markets jumpy amid fears Greece will fail to secure debt haircut deal with private investors to get another IMF bailout.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/310385/20120307/greece-debt-deal-markets-asia.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/310385/20120307/greece-debt-deal-markets-asia.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 05:07:21 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Societe Generale and UniCredit agree to participate in Greece debt-swap deal]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Societe Generale, the second largest bank in France, UniCredit and Assicurazioni Generali all agreed to participate in the Greek debt-swap deal, joining several other firms already committed to the campaign that aims at helping Greece to avert a financial collapse in March.The lenders hold a large p.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/310322/20120307/societe-generale-and-unicredit-agree-to-participate-in-greece-debt-swap-deal.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/310322/20120307/societe-generale-and-unicredit-agree-to-participate-in-greece-debt-swap-deal.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 03:07:05 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Greece Approves Cuts in Pensions and Health Care]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Greece has approved pension and health care cuts as part of the reforms agreed in return for the 130 billion euro ($171 billion) bailout deal approved by the Eurozone.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/307248/20120301/greece-approves-cuts-pensions-health-care.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/307248/20120301/greece-approves-cuts-pensions-health-care.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 06:01:14 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Analysis - New central bank cash glut risks "monetary anarchy"]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The scale of money printing in the West has become so massive that the world may fall prey to &quot;monetary anarchy,&quot; with traces of bubbles appearing everywhere.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/305900/20120228/analysis-new-central-bank-cash-glut-risks-monetary-anarchy.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/305900/20120228/analysis-new-central-bank-cash-glut-risks-monetary-anarchy.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 09:35:08 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[S&P Lowers Greece Ratings to Selective Default: What Does it Imply?]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Standard & Poor&#039;s has announced that its rating on Greek sovereign debt has been downgraded to &quot;selective default,&quot; subsequent to agreement by banks to write off more than half of their Greece debt holdings.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/305685/20120228/s-p-lowers-greece-ratings-selective-default.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/305685/20120228/s-p-lowers-greece-ratings-selective-default.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 03:09:27 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[G-20 to Europe: Show Us the Money]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Leading economies told Europe it must put up extra money to fight its debt crisis if it wants more help from the rest of the world, piling pressure on Germany to drop its opposition to a bigger European bailout fund.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/305180/20120227/g20-g-20-europe-greece-debt-crisis.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/305180/20120227/g20-g-20-europe-greece-debt-crisis.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2012 09:07:05 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Greece Launches Long-Sought Debt Swap]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Greece formally launched a bond swap offer to private holders of its bonds on Friday, setting in motion the largest-ever sovereign debt restructuring in the hope of getting its messy finances back on track.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/304320/20120224/greece-debt-euro-europe-bonds.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/304320/20120224/greece-debt-euro-europe-bonds.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 14:57:14 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[G-20 Finance Ministers to Address Europe Debt Crisis, IMF Funding]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Finance ministers and central bank chiefs from the Group of 20 countries will meet this weekend in Mexico City to tackle the euro zone&#039;s debt crisis and the prospect of replenishing the International Monetary Fund.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/304300/20120224/g20-finance-ministers-meeting-greece-debt-crisis.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/304300/20120224/g20-finance-ministers-meeting-greece-debt-crisis.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 14:12:42 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Greek Parliament Approves Debt Swap]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Greece&#039;s parliament endorsed a debt swap with private bondholders on Thursday that forms the core of its 130-billion-euro bailout, despite new protests against tough budget cuts demanded in return for the rescue deal.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/303572/20120223/greece-debt-europe-bailout.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/303572/20120223/greece-debt-europe-bailout.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 11:07:51 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Greece Debt Crisis: New Bailout Just Postpones the Inevitable]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The loan comes just in time for Greece, which has to repay a maturing loan by March 20 to avoid bankruptcy.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/302046/20120221/greece-debt-austerity-bailout-eu-umf-ecb.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/302046/20120221/greece-debt-austerity-bailout-eu-umf-ecb.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 08:27:48 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Daily Outlook - US holiday Quiet ahead of the Greek Storm]]></title>
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  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/301737/20120220/daily-outlook-us-holiday-quiet-ahead-of-the-greek-storm.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 20:28:03 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Why Greece Matters to U.S., European Investors]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[For some observers, Greece can seem like a small problem in a distant land, incapable of affecting U.S. investors. But in the financial crisis era, that is most certainly not the case.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/301392/20120220/greece-european-union-bonds-credit-debt-interest.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/301392/20120220/greece-european-union-bonds-credit-debt-interest.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 06:48:15 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Markets Begin Week Upbeat on Prospects for Greek Debt Fix]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Global markets on Monday opened on a strong note, apparently optimistic a critical Brussels meeting will successfully conclude the now seven-month effort to arrange a second massive bailout for debt-choked Greece.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 19 Feb 2012 19:19:59 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Merkel Optimistic, but Greek Rescue Package Could Still Collapse]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Some European leaders have expressed optimism that the next round of rescue financing for debt-scarred Greece will be approved by Eurozone finance ministers at a crucial meeting in Brussels on Monday.]]></description>
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  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/300559/20120217/greece-debt-crisis-austerity-bailout-euro-zone.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:35:46 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Morning Copper Market Report]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Copper prices are clearly on the defensive this morning are have fallen to a fresh 31/2 week low. In addition to fears of renewed slowing in China from slack Chinese trade data overnight, the copper market has also seen a rekindling of contagion fears toward the Greece debt crisis.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 09:48:57 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Fire Outside Greek Parliament as Protestors Throw Petrol Bombs; Lawmakers in Dilemma]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Black-masked protesters throwing petrol bombs created a wall of fire on Sunday outside Greece&#039;s parliament as lawmakers inside looked set defy public rage by endorsing a new austerity deal to secure an EU/IMF bailout and avoid national bankruptcy.]]></description>
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  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297306/20120212/greece-parliament-protesters-petrol-bombs-fire-bailout.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:32:43 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Greece Under Pressure to Agree Unpopular Bailout Deal; PM Warns Economic Chaos]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Greek lawmakers looked set to agree to a deeply unpopular bailout deal on Sunday to avert what Prime Minister Lucas Papademos warned would be &quot;economic chaos&quot;, and Germany demanded Greece dramatically change its ways to stay in the euro.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 08:06:10 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Facing Uncertain Weekend, Investors Flee to Safe Assets]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Investors flocked to the security of safe-haven assets Friday, like U.S. Treasuries and cash dollar holdings, ahead of what is expected to be a volatile weekend in Athens, already rocked by riots and tense government negotiations.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:46:02 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Greek Debt Crisis: PM Asks Government to Pass Deal, Warning of 'Recession, Instability, Unemployment and Destitution']]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Greece&#039;s prime minister struck back at critics in a letter to his Cabinet Friday evening, delivering a rousing plea in which he asked Greek government officials to coalesce behind a new &quot;ambitious but achievable&quot; program of fiscal austerity; however, the letter acknowledged that would be &quot;difficult politically, difficult economically, and socially difficult.&quot;.]]></description>
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  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/296821/20120210/greece-debt-crisis-news-papademos-letter-deal.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:16:52 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Morning Platinum Market Report]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Platinum has started off under pressure today and has fallen more than $30 below yesterday&#039;s high for the move.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:58:04 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Euro zone ministers, officials comments on Greece]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Euro zone finance ministers and officials were meeting on Thursday to discuss a second financial bailout package for Greece, after leaders in Athens clinched a long-stalled deal on reforms and austerity measures.]]></description>
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  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/296117/20120209/euro-zone-ministers-officials-comments-on-greece.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:35:07 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Greece Bailout Deal Finally Reached]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Following days of exhausting political drama, high-level brinkmanship and stern rhetoric in both public and private statements, the red-eyed leaders of Europe&#039;s leading financial institutions reached a deal Thursday with Greece&#039;s governing coalition to impose further austerity measures on that country in exchange for a €130 billion bailout ($172.56 billion).]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/295956/20120209/greece-debt-bailout-deal-news-troika.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/295956/20120209/greece-debt-bailout-deal-news-troika.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:23:04 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[ECB still split on joining Greece debt deal: sources]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[European Central Bank policymakers are still divided on what contribution the ECB could make to a restructuring of Greece&#039;s sovereign debt, two euro zone monetary policy sources said on Wednesday.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/295316/20120208/ecb-still-split-on-joining-greece-debt-deal-sources.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/295316/20120208/ecb-still-split-on-joining-greece-debt-deal-sources.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:28:06 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Frustrations Soar as Greece, EU Seek Elusive Bailout Deal]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Greek parties will try on Wednesday to agree to a reform deal in return for a new EU/IMF rescue to avoid a chaotic default, after repeated delays which have prompted warnings that the euro can live without Athens.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/295110/20120208/greece-debt-euro-europe.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/295110/20120208/greece-debt-euro-europe.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:54:06 EST</pubDate>
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