Sentences with phrase «austerity measures passed»

After this week's historic austerity measures passed by Italy, investors will be wondering how to short Italy immediately given the effect austerity measures tend to have on economies and thus, local equities, in the near - term.

Berlusconi had pledged to step down once the austerity measures passed both houses of parliament after losing his majority.

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The debt - plagued country's government resigned after opposition parties failed to pass much - needed austerity measures, increasing the likelihood of a bailout.

Government has passed painful austerity measures — tax hikes and cuts to benefits, salaries and pensions — to reduce state debt and strengthen confidences in its finances.

Clamour over the eurozone sovereign debt crisis showed no sign of abating on Friday as Italy prepares to pass new austerity measures to prevent a Greece - style bailout.

A 36 percent sharp and sustained increase was also observed in June 2011, when the Greek government again passed unpopular austerity measures.

Instead it borrows the conceit of Scheherazade (Crista Alfaiate) telling nightly tales to her kingly husband in an effort to stay alive, but bends those stories so that they might pass comment on a modern - day Portugal crippled by austerity measures.