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However, some members of the audience said they weren’t as optimistic about Bulgaria’s current status during the speech’s question and answer portion...
...critical mass of voters refused to trust their leaders, turning down the medicine that was offered. And so the politicians who are most exposed to popular whims have run for cover. With an election on the horizon, 95 House Democrats and 133 House Republicans opposed the bill. Some portion voted no for clearly ideological reasons. But many more were simply doing what politicians do - responding to the will of the people...
...though that domestic market looks wobbly - growth in Spain is set to tumble this year, with the country's red-hot real estate market, buoyed by a decade-long boom, now chilling - analysts expect Santander to emerge in decent health. Though defaults as a portion of its total loans hit 1.3% in the first half of the year, versus 0.8% over the same period last year, mortgage-lending policies in Spain are typically more conservative than in the U.K., for instance...
...years, banks have been required to put aside cash to cover expected future losses, not actual ones. The Bank of Spain "thought that in the good times it makes sense to build a cushion for the bad times," says Ramirez. So while Spain enters a downturn "a significant portion of the potential deterioration [for banks] will be covered by these provisions." There are no guarantees, of course, for Santander or anyone else, in today's parlous international environment. But for now, at least, Spain offers a lesson in prudence through regulation that other countries would do well to emulate - even...
...Outreach and Turnout Effort, putting him in charge of making sure the dorm’s residents are registered to vote. The debate, held at the University of Mississippi, was initially supposed to focus on issues of foreign policy, but the host, Jim Lehrer of PBS, took the first portion of the debate in the direction of economic issues due to the recent financial crisis. The discussion covered a range of issues of interest to Harvard students. As the debate was beginning, Kimberly N. Foster ’11, who watched at the SOCH, said, “I think...