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Boosting Competitiveness to Grow Out of Debt—Can Ireland Find a Way Back to Its Future?

Post author By Philip Lane
Post date February 1, 2013

New IMF WP here.

Fourth-Largest Dutch Bank (SNS Reaal) Nationalised

Post author By Philip Lane
Post date February 1, 2013

Equity investors and subordinated bondholders bailed in but line drawn at senior/’ordinary’ bondholders.

FT story here.

Fitch’s warning against bailing in ordinary bondholders covered in this related post.

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Household Mortgage Debt

Post author By Philip Lane
Post date February 1, 2013

The WSJ reports on debt restructuring policies in various European countries here.

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Trinity Economic Forum – February 8th and 9th

Post author By Philip Lane
Post date January 31, 2013

A student economic forum will be taking place in Trinity College on February 8th/9th

It is a ticketed event open to all undergraduate and postgraduate students.

Confirmed speakers include Lord Turner, chairman of the FSA, Willie Walsh, CEO of IAG and Andy Haldane, Executive Director of the Bank of England, among others. For interested students, there are a limited of tickets that can be purchased on the forum’s website.

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Special NERI Seminar: Private Bank Debts and Public Finances – Some Options for Ireland

Post author By Philip Lane
Post date January 31, 2013

Details of this NERI seminar available here.