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Lagarde pursues ‘good faith’ Greek talks after leaks dispute

Bloomberg International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde said she intends to negotiate “in good faith” with the Greek government, signaling that recent animosity over the latest review of the country’s aid program will blow over. “We continue to be focused on addressing the Greek situation,” Lagarde said in an interview in Frankfurt on Tuesday with Bloomberg Television’s Francine Lacqua. ...

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Spain outperforms euro area peers, highlighting ECB’s challenge

Bloomberg Spanish services and manufacturing expanded at the fastest pace in two months, outpacing the country’s euro-area peers in a challenge for the European Central Bank. The Spain Markit Composite PMI index jumped to 55.1 in March, beating the median economist estimate in a Bloomberg survey calling for an increase to 54.2. The Spanish data contrasts with sluggish growth in ...

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Corbyn asks Cameron to halt tax evasion in UK territories

Bloomberg U.K. opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn called on PM David Cameron to crack down on tax evasion and avoidance in British overseas territories following the release of documents detailing offshore accounts held by some of the world’s wealthiest people. Reports on Sunday based on 11.5 million leaked documents from a Panama law firm, Mossack Fonseca, suggested politicians and business figures ...

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