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the highest budget deficits well as the second highest debt to GDP ratio in the EU. The 2009 budget deficit stood at 12.7% of GDP. This, and rising debt levels (113% of GDP in 2009) lead to rising borrowing costs, resulting in a severe economic crisis. Greece tried to cover up the extent of its massive budget deficit in the wake of global financial crisis. • In the first weeks of 2010, renewed anxiety about the excessive levels of debt in Greece. • Greece has ordered major spending cuts

European Union is currently in a deep crisis because of the Euro. It is the single currency of 17 European Union’s member states which together make up the so called Euro area. Indeed, in early 2010, the euro crisis began with the Greek debt crisis where the cost for financing government debt was sharply rising. This crisis caused a crisis of confidence as the fear of a sovereign debt crisis in Portugal, Ireland, Italy and Spain was increasing. In this analysis of the Euro crisis, we will first look

sovereign debt crisis? The sovereign debt crisis in the euro zone has clearly weakened the euro’s exchange rate, with fluctuations resulting from the varying level of investor concern with regards to the outcome of this crisis. Yet many factors should contribute to a weakening of the dollar: - excessive monetary creation in the United States; substantial fiscal deficit in the United States and the prospect of a sharp rise in public indebtedness; - external deficit of the United States;

The economy of the United States A/ First economic power First, I will talk about the economy of the United States, which is the world's largest national economy. As we can see, the Gross Domestic Product of the US was estimated to be $14.62 trillion in 2010 , which represents six times the GDP of France and a quarter of nominal global GDP. Moreover, the US has a GDP per capita among the highest of the world. POWERPOINT But the economic power of the country can also be explained by its trades

Economy of France In 2008, France is the 5th world economic power, behind the United States, Japan, China, Germany and in front of UK. In 2009, the value of its Gross domestic product (GDP) is 1 950,1 billions Euros. France is classified in the 38th rank for the GDP per capita at the exchange rate nominal, slightly below the average of the EU, which is 37th. In classification by GDP in PPA, France is the 9th economic power. France is a part of founding countries of the European Union

propagation of the crisis in Europe. And I will finish with a conclusion Introduction : The crisis began in the USA in 2008 and propagate in the world. What we will see is how the crisis started in the United States and how it propagate to other countries. The united states is a major economic power, if the U.S economy slows down, the world will be affected. Les Diapos : Due to the constant increase in real estate price in USA, many families were allowed to contract loans to

non-commercial purposes is permitted provided that the source is acknowledged. As at 14 July 2010. ISSN 1725-6593 (online) CONTENTS ABBREVIATIONS FOREWORD 1 INTRODUCTION 2 MAIN FINDINGS 3 THE EURO IN GLOBAL MARKETS 3.1 The euro in international debt markets 3.2 The euro in international loan and deposit markets 3.3 The euro in foreign exchange and derivatives markets 3.4 The euro in international trade in goods and services 4 THE USE OF THE EURO IN COUNTRIES OUTSIDE THE EURO AREA 4.1 Official use:

American university is considered as a non-profit association (Article 501 of the Tax Code). B- In the U.K British universities are legally autonomous. This legal independence does not prevent a Royal Charter, which guarantees a very large share of public funding. In the UK, there are different selection processes depending on the institution: for example, to get into Cambridge, the level required by the AAA rating at A-level which is marked "TB" bachelor, is then followed by an oral assessment

supporters in the media they own, and even by some in the executive and legislative branches, in the name of “free markets” and insatiable greed. Shame! Shame on them all! The American Monetary Act (the “Act”) is a comprehensive reform of the present United States money system, and it resolves the current banking crisis. “Reform” is not in its title, because the AMI considers our monetary system to never have been adequately defined in law, but rather to have been put together piecemeal under pressure from

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