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Japan warns France to stick to fiscal reform plans

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Jun Azumi, Japanese Finance Minister, pictured on May 3Japan on Tuesday warned French president-elect Francois Hollande to keep the nation's fiscal discipline in place amid worries that the new leader will overspend in a bid to boost the economy.


Factbox: Egypt: Profile of politics and economy

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(Reuters) - Voting starts in Egypt on May 23-24 in what will be the country's first democratic election to choose a new president after Hosni Mubarak was swept from office last year in a popular uprising. Here is a look at Egypt's politics and economy since Mubarak fell: -- THE POLITICS: The presidential race is the last step before the ruling generals, who took charge after Mubarak was ousted, hand power by July 1 to the new president. -- Egypt has already held a parliamentary vote in which Islamists swept a majority of seats. ...

Factbox: Egypt: Profile of politics and economy

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(Reuters) - Voting starts in Egypt on May 23-24 in what will be the country's first democratic election to choose a new president after Hosni Mubarak was swept from office last year in a popular uprising. Here is a look at Egypt's politics and economy since Mubarak fell: -- THE POLITICS: The presidential race is the last step before the ruling generals, who took charge after Mubarak was ousted, hand power by July 1 to the new president. -- Egypt has already held a parliamentary vote in which Islamists swept a majority of seats. ...

Factbox: Egypt: Profile of politics and economy

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(Reuters) - Voting starts in Egypt on May 23-24 in what will be the country's first democratic election to choose a new president after Hosni Mubarak was swept from office last year in a popular uprising. Here is a look at Egypt's politics and economy since Mubarak fell: -- THE POLITICS: The presidential race is the last step before the ruling generals, who took charge after Mubarak was ousted, hand power by July 1 to the new president. -- Egypt has already held a parliamentary vote in which Islamists swept a majority of seats. ...

Brussels, Berlin tell Europe to stick to austerity

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European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso gestures while speaking during a media conference at EU headquarters in Brussels on Tuesday, May 8, 2012. The European Commission has called on EU nations to stick to their promised budget cuts despite voter discontent in France and Greece, but promised new efforts to boost growth to alleviate economic hardship. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)Germany and the European Commission on Tuesday called on EU nations to stick to their agreed budget cuts despite mounting voter discontent, but promised some new efforts to boost growth to alleviate economic hardship.


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