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The decisive day, 22 September 2013, not for the German people only but also for <a class="read-more" href="https://theforeignreport.com/2013/10/03/banking-merkel-germany-expected-hold-course-eurozone/"> Read on! →</a></p> 208</div></div> 209 210 <div class="archived-posts"> 211 <a href="https://theforeignreport.com/2013/08/02/latvia-introduction-of-the-euro-to-go-ahead-despite-lack-of-public-support/" title="Latvia: Introduction of the Euro to go ahead despite lack of public support"><img width="800" height="288" src="https://theforeignreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/7418751974_f78dab61b1_c-800x288.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="A small pyramid with the Euro sign stands just outside Riga, Latvia" decoding="async" /></a> <div class="index-internal"><h3 class="posttitle"><a href="https://theforeignreport.com/2013/08/02/latvia-introduction-of-the-euro-to-go-ahead-despite-lack-of-public-support/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Latvia: Introduction of the Euro to go ahead despite lack of public support">Latvia: Introduction of the Euro to go ahead despite lack of public support</a></h3> 212 <p>Latvia will become the 18th Member State to introduce the euro on 1 January 2014, but with less than 40% support from its citizens. The Latvian Prime Minister, Valdis Dombrovskis, has admitted: âThe public now is less convinced than it <a class="read-more" href="https://theforeignreport.com/2013/08/02/latvia-introduction-of-the-euro-to-go-ahead-despite-lack-of-public-support/"> Read on! →</a></p> 213</div></div> 214 215 <div class="archived-posts"> 216 <a href="https://theforeignreport.com/2013/07/05/germany-the-constitutional-court-will-decide-on-the-future-of-the-eurozone/" title="Germany: The Constitutional Court will decide on the future of the Eurozone"><img width="800" height="288" src="https://theforeignreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/8630266731_5bfa3443bb_c-800x288.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Mario DRAGHI, President of the European Central Bank." decoding="async" /></a> <div class="index-internal"><h3 class="posttitle"><a href="https://theforeignreport.com/2013/07/05/germany-the-constitutional-court-will-decide-on-the-future-of-the-eurozone/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Germany: The Constitutional Court will decide on the future of the Eurozone">Germany: The Constitutional Court will decide on the future of the Eurozone</a></h3> 217 <p>Germany will have to leave the Eurozone should the German Constitutional Court find the ECBâs Outright Monetary Transactions illegal. The Court in Karlsruhe will decide whether the European Central Bankâs (ECB) Outright Monetary Transactions (OMT) is in the line with <a class="read-more" href="https://theforeignreport.com/2013/07/05/germany-the-constitutional-court-will-decide-on-the-future-of-the-eurozone/"> Read on! →</a></p> 218</div></div> 219 220 <div class="archived-posts"> 221 <a href="https://theforeignreport.com/2013/06/24/uk-was-there-any-progress-made-at-g8-on-tax-evasion/" title="UK: Was there any progress made at G8 on tax evasion?"><img width="800" height="288" src="https://theforeignreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/9100202935_987e94c21e_c-800x288.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="UK Prime Minister David Cameron had been keen to discu
221ss tax avoidance at the G8 summit in Northern Ireland" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a> <div class="index-internal"><h3 class="posttitle"><a href="https://theforeignreport.com/2013/06/24/uk-was-there-any-progress-made-at-g8-on-tax-evasion/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to UK: Was there any progress made at G8 on tax evasion?">UK: Was there any progress made at G8 on tax evasion?</a></h3> 222 <p>Earlier this week, eight leaders travelled to the picturesque Lough Erne lakes of Northern Ireland for the annual G8 Summit under the stewardship of David Cameron. Whilst Syria was the hot topic on the agenda, for the British PM it <a class="read-more" href="https://theforeignreport.com/2013/06/24/uk-was-there-any-progress-made-at-g8-on-tax-evasion/"> Read on! →</a></p> 223</div></div> 224 225 <div class="archived-posts"> 226 <a href="https://theforeignreport.com/2013/06/07/tanzania-the-forgotten-youth/" title="Tanzania: The forgotten youth"><img width="1000" height="288" src="https://theforeignreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/6436808529_eb570ac235_b1-1000x288.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Doctors of the World has launched a harm reduction project with Tanzanian institutions and the local community at the start of 2010." decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a> <div class="index-internal"><h3 class="posttitle"><a href="https://theforeignreport.com/2013/06/07/tanzania-the-forgotten-youth/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Tanzania: The forgotten youth">Tanzania: The forgotten youth</a></h3> 227 <p>The United Republic of Tanzania is home to one of the largest youth populations in the world. A generation of this size brings with it an abundance of raw potential, and the opportunity to cultivate their abilities as a vital <a class="read-more" href="https://theforeignreport.com/2013/06/07/tanzania-the-forgotten-youth/"> Read on! →</a></p> 228</div></div> 229 230 <div class="archived-posts"> 231 <a href="https://theforeignreport.com/2013/05/16/intra-african-trade-a-first-step-to-a-continental-free-trade-zone/" title="Intra-African Trade: A first step to a continental free trade zone"><img width="770" height="288" src="https://theforeignreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/5984475022_56c6b81f3b_b1-770x288.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="The coffee industry is especially bug in East Africa, but much of it is processed in Europe instead of inside Africa." decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a> <div class="index-internal"><h3 class="posttitle"><a href="https://theforeignreport.com/2013/05/16/intra-african-trade-a-first-step-to-a-continental-free-trade-zone/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Intra-African Trade: A first step to a continental free trade zone">Intra-African Trade: A first step to a continental free trade zone</a></h3> 232 <p>Africa is touted as the continent of opportunities, where there are endless resources available for economic growth and transformation. But for Africa to take its rightful position in the worldâs global economy, then it must dream of becoming borderless in <a class="read-more" href="https://theforeignreport.com/2013/05/16/intra-african-trade-a-first-step-to-a-continental-free-trade-zone/"> Read on! →</a></p> 233</div></div> 234 235 <div class="archived-posts"> 236 <a href="https://theforeignreport.com/2013/05/13/uk-would-criminal-law-prevent-banks-taking-excessive-risks/" title="UK: Would criminal law prevent banks taking excessive risks?"><img width="640" height="288" src="https://theforeignreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/co-opbank-HowardLake-640x288.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="The co-operative bank has been downgraded by Moody's" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://theforeignreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/co-opbank-HowardLake-640x288.jpg 640w, https://theforeignreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/co-opbank-HowardLake-363x164.jpg 363w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 640px) 100v
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In addition, their CEO, Barry Tootell, has resigned <a class="read-more" href="https://theforeignreport.com/2013/05/13/uk-would-criminal-law-prevent-banks-taking-excessive-risks/"> Read on! →</a></p> 238</div></div> 239 240 <div class="archived-posts"> 241 <a href="https://theforeignreport.com/2013/04/25/uk-is-london-seeding-a-property-bubble/" title="UK: Is London seeding a property bubble?"><img width="640" height="288" src="https://theforeignreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/3205743127_10b65e87cd_z-640x288.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Property for sale in London, 2009" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://theforeignreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/3205743127_10b65e87cd_z-640x288.jpg 640w, https://theforeignreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/3205743127_10b65e87cd_z-363x164.jpg 363w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></a> <div class="index-internal"><h3 class="posttitle"><a href="https://theforeignreport.com/2013/04/25/uk-is-london-seeding-a-property-bubble/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to UK: Is London seeding a property bubble?">UK: Is London seeding a property bubble?</a></h3> 242 <p>The average property price in London has increased fourfold since 1995, soaring, slumping and soaring again in a volatile market that economists and commentators have struggled to get a grip on.</p> 243</div></div> 244 245 <div class="archived-posts"> 246 <a href="https://theforeignreport.com/2013/04/12/europe-is-euro-solidarity-simply-divisive-rhetoric/" title="Europe: Is 'Euro solidarity' simply divisive rhetoric?"><img width="684" height="288" src="https://theforeignreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/6251000956_dd2784bf4f_b-684x288.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Euro statue outside the European Central Bank in Frankfurt" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a> <div class="index-internal"><h3 class="posttitle"><a href="https://theforeignreport.com/2013/04/12/europe-is-euro-solidarity-simply-divisive-rhetoric/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Europe: Is ‘Euro solidarity’ simply divisive rhetoric?">Europe: Is ‘Euro solidarity’ simply divisive rhetoric?</a></h3> 247 <p>Billions of Euros have been poured into the EFSF, Eurozone bailout fund; but is solidarity with fellow members a good enough motivation to contribute?</p> 248</div></div> 249 250 <div class="archived-posts"> 251 <a href="https://theforeignreport.com/2013/03/13/zimbabwe-reviving-the-paprika-industry-after-years-of-recession/" title="Zimbabwe: Reviving the paprika industry after years of recession"><img width="700" height="288" src="https://theforeignreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ZimPaprika-700x288.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="A farmer shows off her crop of paprika peppers in Mang'alali village, Iranga region. 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