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Is Libya headed towards a ceasefire?

There are very early reports that Qaddafi has agreed to a peace offer in Libya according to South Africa. The turmoil in Libya which started during the middle of February is nearing its two months mark. The peace plan was…

Bashar Assad addressed the protests in Syria

Today, March 30th, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad addressed the protests in Syria for the first time. He said he will implement politic changes that will benefit Syria, but he won’t rush into them. Assad also accused Israel and the US in…

EU economic summit – highlights

Today and tomorrow is the EU economic summit of 27 Euro countries. The European leaders agreed to establish a fund called the European Stability Mechanism, which will start at less than 40 billion euros of capital. Nonetheless, the EU economic…

Ben Bernanke speech’s – highlights

Today March 23rd, Chairman of Fed, Ben Bernanke gave a speech at the Independent Community Bankers of America National Convention. He addressed in his speech the importance of Community Banking especially in these times of uncertainty and economic recovery. Bernanke…

Japan’s nuclear meltdown update

The recent news from Japan’s turmoil about the nuclear reactor in Fukushima is that there is good progress in Japan’s efforts to tackle the nuclear reactor meltdown: the Japanese have managed to stabilize core number 3, bring back the power line to…