Wed Jul 22, 2009 18:24 BST |
Bank of Italy governor Mario Draghi has been quoted as saying that Italy’s economy will take four years to grow back to its 2007 size, and that budget deficits and public debt will grow substantially over this period. That is bad news for Italy, but these problems are also pervading the world’s other major economies…. [Read more]
Tags: Amazon website, book readership, deficit, Economy, internet usage, Italy
Posted in: Eurozone, General
Thu Feb 12, 2009 15:27 BST |
Ghana is one of my long-term favourites in Africa, but I can’t help worrying how the nation will fare over the coming months. With an oil boom in the pipeline and healthy democratic credentials, the country has looked like a diamond in the rough over the past year or so. Now, though, cracks are starting… [Read more]
Tags: cedi, Debt, deficit, Economy, Ghana, growth, IMF, oil
Posted in: Africa, Commodities, Currencies, General