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1. The issue at a glance2. Why is it being talked about now?3. A brief history4. What happens next?5. The options – and key arguments6. What does it mean for me?7. Key players8. Glossary9. FAQ10. Some key statistics11. In greater depth12. One sentence killer dinner party line on eurobonds1. The issue at a glanceBorrowing costs are rising for many of the single currency's 17-members. Italy, Spain, Portugal and Ireland are among those that must pay sky high interest rates on their debts. But what if France and Germany helped out? What if the biggest economies on the continent agreed to issue euro loans on behalf of all countries in the currency club? A euro loan, or bond, could be issued by one country, but would ... Continue reading →
The key is to understand the culinary problems, and then figure out how to work around them. Let’s focus on the workaday crowd’s options downtown, which I will define as most of Northwest but not the top parts of Wisconsin or Connecticut. First, much of downtown has an underdeveloped public street life. Washington empties out by early evening. It is easy to live in the Maryland or Virginia suburbs, which drains the city of potential energy, and this afflicts the daytime hours, too. Even U Street and Adams Morgan are lackluster by the standards of major global cities.Second, a lot of Washington doesn’t have a very good public school system. Education-conscious Asian immigrants usually prefer the suburbs and that means D.C. proper doesn’t have a ... Continue reading →
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