Greek recovery 'to take decades'
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It will take at least 20 years for Greek forests ravaged by forest fires to recover, the WWF says.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair said Saturday that the long-term effects of the Asian tsunami would need attention from the international community for months, if not years.
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Greek Finance Minister George Alogoskoufis said Europe alone can&#39;t halt the euro&#39;s rise and the US and Japan would have to pitch in to buy dollars to end the decline of the American currency.
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Greece vows to ensure next year's budget deficit meets the European Union's 3% limit by curbing spending and raising revenue through privatisations.
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The International Monetary Fund says the world economy is growing at the fastest past in three decades, but in its semi-annual report the international lender says growth is likely to slow in 2005.
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It's the most expensive US recovery program ever, but local leaders complain that funds aren't getting to where they're most needed.
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Tight oil supplies could leave the  global economy worryingly vulnerable for years to come, a  senior International Monetary Fund official said on Thursday.
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BELGRADE, Oct 11 (IPS) - Ten years after the wars in the Balkans left a  quarter of a million dead, reconciliation moves are still waiting  for the 'truth' to come out first.
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BRUSSELS, Belgium  - The growth of the euro-zone economy slowed in the final quarter of 2004 as Germany, the Netherlands, Italy and Greece each experienced a contraction in output, European Union data showed Tuesday.
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Comments from the Finnish paper company suggest a cyclical recovery might be beginning.
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Greece admitted yesterday that the budget figures it used to gain entry to the euro three years ago were fudged. The Finance Minister, George Alogoskoufis, said
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BANGKOK - Thailand will need months to repair damage to its lucrative tourism industry wrought by the deadly tsunami that swept across the Indian Ocean, a senior tourism official said on Tuesday.
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Two EU reports on Turkey's membership bid suggest negotiations could take at least 10 years.
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As Greeks get a boost, it remains unclear if success will mean higher stature in Europe. By Peter Ford | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.
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Greece promises to speed up compensation for those affected by the forest fires which have killed 63 people.
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The European Union will consider giving Greece until the end of 2006 to cut its budget deficit to below 3 percent of gross domestic product, Greek Finance Minister Giorgos Alogoskoufis said Wednesday.
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ATHENS, Greece - The man behind the Athens Olympics' opening ceremony is reluctant to call his work a success, despite worldwide acclaim for his evocative tableau of 3,000 years of Greek history and culture.   "I hope this stays in the hearts and minds of people...