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Martin Wolf

Martin Wolf

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Martin Wolf is chief economics commentator with the Financial Times.

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Germany is only motor powerful enough to re-engineer euro zone

OPINION: CONFRONTED WITH turbulence in the provinces, the euro zone has sent in new governors

Wed Nov 16 2011 - 00:00

Germany key to making the euro zone work better

OPINION: Angela Merkel is intent on doing enough to keep the euro zone afloat, while minimising the exposure of her country’…

Thu Dec 23 2010 - 00:00

Many obstacles lie in path of global recovery

The Iraqi regime has been destroyed

Fri Apr 18 2003 - 01:00

Economic unity is route to prosperity

Globalisation is dead. So declare many pundits - some in joy and others in despair

Fri Oct 05 2001 - 01:00

Economic failure of Islam hits West

Why do they hate us so much? Along with the shock, anger and grief comes this question

Fri Sept 28 2001 - 01:00

Turkey is rewarded for failure

On May 15th, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) decided to reward failure

Fri May 25 2001 - 01:00
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