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By seven votes to six, Portugal’s constitutional court has blown the country’s bail-out plan out of the water. Its verdict that the public sector must not be treated more harshly than the private when it comes to cuts puts a hole in the 2013 budget and makes it harder for Troika-imposed targets to be met. It might be unpalatable, but more flexibility is needed unless the eurozone wants another political vacuum on its hands.
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Bankers looking to sell exposure to peripheral European borrowers have long highlighted those companies’ international activity and revenue streams. Italy’s Snam presents a new challenge, since it is entirely domestic. The good news is that this doesn’t seem to matter.
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The Philippines is on a roll at the moment, and it would not be surprising if the government turned a keener eye to the development of a domestic bond market. But they will find that one of the biggest strengths in the country’s debt market is also one of its biggest hurdles to growth.
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Bankers looking to sell exposure to peripheral European borrowers have long highlighted those companies’ international activity and revenue streams. Italy’s Snam presents a new challenge, since it is entirely domestic. The good news is that this doesn’t seem to matter.
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The Philippines is on a roll at the moment, and it would not be surprising if the government turned a keener eye to the development of a domestic bond market. But they will find that one of the biggest strengths in the country’s debt market is also one of its biggest hurdles to growth.
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Taiwanese banks are under fire for their poor profit margins, with frenzied competition in the market their biggest problem. Banking consolidation might seem the obvious way out, but this doesn’t look likely. In any case, it would not cure all the sector’s ills.