Spain auction sees lower borrowing costs for benchmark bond
September 21st, 2012 - 12:05 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, Sep 21 (IANS/EFE) Spain's Treasury sold 4.8 billion euros ($6.2 billion) worth of debt Thursday in an auction that attracted strong demand, paying a sharply lower interest rate on ... Read more...
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Spanish economy shrinks
August 29th, 2012 - 11:23 am ICT by IANS
Madrid, Aug 29 (IANS/EFE) The Spanish economy shrank 0.4 percent in the second quarter after a contraction of 0.3 percent in the first three months of the year, the National ... Read more...
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Downward revision of Spain’s GDP data
August 28th, 2012 - 12:23 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, Aug 28 (IANS/EFE) The Spanish economy grew by 0.4 percent last year, less than the initial estimate of 0.7 percent, the National Statistics Institute, or INE, said.The INE also ... Read more...
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15 arrested in anti-austerity protests in Spain
July 21st, 2012 - 11:10 am ICT by IANS
Madrid, July 21 (IANS/EFE) Fifteen people were arrested and 16 sent to hospitals with minor injuries as a result of clashes that followed an anti-austerity protest in the Spanish capital.Similar ... Read more...
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Spain’s risk premium hits euro-era record
July 20th, 2012 - 12:20 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, July 20 (IANS/EFE) Pressure on Spain's debt markets briefly sent the yield on the country's benchmark 10-year bond above 7 percent Thursday and caused the Iberian nation's risk premium ... Read more...
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Spanish royals cut their own pay
July 18th, 2012 - 11:51 am ICT by IANS
Madrid, July 18 (IANS/EFE) Spain's King Juan Carlos decided to cut his salary and that of Crown Prince Felipe by 7.1 percent in line with government-mandated reductions in pay for ... Read more...
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Pay cut spurs more protests by Spanish public employees
July 17th, 2012 - 12:33 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, July 17 (IANS/EFE) Protests by public employees against the Spanish government's decision to cut their pay as part of a new austerity package continued here Monday.Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy's ... Read more...
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Spain unveils new rules to shore up banking sector
February 3rd, 2012 - 12:03 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, Feb 3 (IANS/EFE) The government has outlined a programme aimed at shoring up Spain's ailing financial sector.The goal of the overhaul is to achieve in short order a healthier ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh officer owns Rs.6 crore illegal property
November 26th, 2011 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Nov 26 (IANS) Searches at the houses of a Chhattisgarh government official and of his bank locker have revealed that he has illegally amassed property to the tune ... Read more...
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Christina Aguilera and Jordan Bratman ‘reach divorce agreement’
February 10th, 2011 - 12:44 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 10 (ANI): Singer Christina Aguilera has reportedly reached a settlement deal with estranged husband Jordan Bratman ahead of their impending divorce.Five months after separating from the singer, record producer ... Read more...
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Millionaire Pak senators declare not so rich status
February 1st, 2009 - 6:34 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Feb. 1 (ANI): The details of assets declared by senators to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) have revealed that several legislators, who otherwise enjoy luxurious lifestyle, have very limited ... Read more...
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Madonna says details about divorce settlement ‘wrongly issued’
December 18th, 2008 - 7:58 am ICT by IANS
London, Dec 18 (DPA) US pop star Madonna appeared to correct the words of her own spokeswoman when she said a "misleading and inaccurate" statement about a financial settlement in her divorce ... Read more...
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