Pensioners line up as they wait to be allowed into a bank to withdraw a maximum of 120 euros ($134) for the week. Greece braced for more chaos on the streets outside its mostly shu...
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Members of the Catalonian Police Police "Mossos d'Esquadra" set off firecrackers during a protest against cutbacks in Barcelona, Spain. Spain is struggling to emerge from its seco...
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Rethinking the Euro De Angelis, Rome
The euro fell to a 16-month low against the dollar in January, threatening the global economy.
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A pedestrian walks in front of graffiti in Athens. Unions have called a nationwide general strike to protest new austerity measures being hammered out between the government and Gr...
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The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh meeting the President of France, Mr. Francois Hollande, on the sidelines of the G-20 Summit, at Los Cabos, Mexico.
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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (L) during the first plenary session of G20 Summit at Los Cabos, Mexico. India announced a 10 billion USD contribution to the IMF's additional 430 bil...
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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh with Mexican President Felipe Caideron before the first plenary Session of the G20 summit at Los Cabos, Mexico. India announced a 10 billion USD contr...
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Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh briefing the media on his arrival at the Los Cabos International Airport, in Mexico. Arriving for the crucial G-20 summit, Singh said the world econo...
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Greece's Socialist leader Evangelos Venizelos casts his ballot during the elections in Thessaloniki. Greeks voted for the second time in six weeks in what was arguably their countr...
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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh boards his special plane at AFS Palam in New Delhi as he prepares to leave for his foreign tour to attend G-20 and Rio+20 summits.
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International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde shakes hands with Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee at his office in New Delhi. The IMF head Lagarde warned Su...
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There’s no end to this Greek tragedy. The protests against austerity measures came just before it was announced that Greece’s debt was 120% of its GDP. Two bail-outs later, Gr...
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A banner is lifted outside the Parliament building which reads "money for salaries and for the jobs in Europe, not for the financial world" during a demonstration to protest agains...
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy, right, reacts with Spain's incoming prime minister Mariano Rajoy prior to a bilateral meeting on the sideline of the 20th congress of the EPP, in ...
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy say good bye after their meeting in Strasbourg, France. The leaders of Germany, France and Italy are set for a ...
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Senate President Renato Schifani, left, hides his mouth as he talks to Senate member Guido Viceconte during a voting session on economic reform measures demanded by the European Un...
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Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi, center, flanked by Interior Minister Roberto Maroni, left, and Reforms Minister Umberto Bossi attends a voting session at the Lower Chamber, in ...
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Members of the Left Coalition Party of Greece, SYRIZA, hold a banner reading ''End the Governments of Bankers, Austerity is the Problem not the Answer'' at the entrance of the Acro...
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Greek Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos speaks at the Finance Ministry during a news conference in Athens. EU leaders reached a landmark deal which requires banks to take on 50...
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This handout photo provided by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) shows IMF Financial Counselor and Director Jose Vinals of Spain, gestures during the Global Financial Stability...
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot had directed to ensure food security for the people who are facing a livelihood crisis amidst the pandemic and financially weaker sections.
As the world stares at the possibility of slipping into a recession due to the economic devastation caused by Coronavirus pandemic, here is a look at how countries around the world fought the Global Financial Crisis in 2008.