In Spain, a Bailout May Not Be Enough

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Matlack, Carol [2012], “In Spain, a Bailout May Not Be Enough”, Business Week, New York, 2 de octubre, http://www.bloomberg.com/bw/articles/2012-10-02/spain-the-ecbs-plan-may-...

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Business Week
Fecha de publicación: 
Martes, Octubre 2, 2012
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European Central Bank President Mario Draghi's plan to save the euro is about to have a test run. Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy appears ready to accept Draghi's offer of a deal in which the bank would buy up Spanish debt in exchange for austerity and economic reforms. It's becoming clear, though, that Europe's fourth-largest economy is in worse shape than people previously thought -- and ECB bond buying won't fix it. On Oct 2, Madrid reported that unemployment rose in September for a second month, to 24.6 percent, despite earlier government assurances that joblessness had peaked. Rajoy said at an Oct 2 press conference that a bailout was not imminent. But his government approved a budget on Sep 27 that closely tracks the austerity and structural reform measures its European neighbors have demanded.