6 August 2015 Week in Brief: BUSINESS & THE CITY SOVEREIGN DEFAULT: The Greek government may have bought some time to sort its finances out, but the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, whose troubled finances were discussed here a few weeks ago, has failed to do so, and has gone into default. A US$58m loan repayment… Continue reading Issue 14: 2013 08 06 Financial week in brief
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Issue 11: 2015 07 16: Week in Brief: UK NEWS
16 July 2015 Week in Brief: UK NEWS BUDGET: Figures from the Institute of Fiscal Studies indicate that in many cases an increase in pay to the new national living wage will not compensate low-paid working families for the reduction of benefits proposed in the budget. TREASURY COMMAND PAPER: In “Fixing the foundations: Creating a… Continue reading Issue 11: 2015 07 16: Week in Brief: UK NEWS
