Avoiding bureaucracies and insulting determinations by technocrats,  an economist and a conservative thinker wonder if treating poor people as though they were poor, not stupid, is an answer.  Article

LET THEM EAT CASH!

University of California economist Bradford DeLong argues that the threat of collapse of governments and economies in the EU has passed and that the critical problem to be addressed is the imbalance between northern and southern European economies. Article

Helen Haworth at Credit Suisse warns that an Italian bailout should be avoided at all costs.  Article

Do Draghi and the European Central Bank know what they are doing?  Is bad news good news short term for the financial markets?  2012_financial_stability_review

Accuracy is hard to achieve in these important inter-bank rates.  The Economist suggests why and some solutions.  Article

Contraception has shaped American women’s lives since they gained access to The Pill in the early 1960s. One benefit, however, seems to have received less recognition than the rest: Yes, contraception allows women to enjoy sex without fear of pregnancy and to decide when and how many times they got pregnant. But it also offers women financial freedom…article

FINANCIAL inclusion among women entrepreneurs is critical for
achieving inclusive growth and poverty reduction in the country, Bank
of Zambia (BoZ) Deputy Governor administration Tukiya Mabula has
said… article

Should  Greece be forced out of the EU? Article