Today’s Issue Cluster: MENA
Greece – German-Led Bloc Willing to Let Athens Leave Euro
Robots – In China, high demand but too many robot manufacturers
Dairy – The end of quotas frees efficient European farms to expand
Morocco – Looks south as Europe stagnates FT *
Morocco – Economy on track for growth FT * *
Tunisia – Pointing ahead FT * * *
Libya – IS Gained Strength by Co-Opting Local Jihadists WSJ *
Libya – The four-year descent from Arab spring to factional chaos E *
Egypt – Struggling to revive its fortunes E *
Egypt – IMF sends ‘message of confidence’ for economic reforms FT * *
Egypt – Allows pound to reach record low against dollar FT * *
Egypt – On a mission to restore confidence in its economy FT * *
Saudi – Predicted to cut state spending after oil price fall FT *
Saudi – King Faces Economic Challenges as Reign Begins WSJ *
Gulf – Oil price fall leaves states with difficult reform choices FT * *
Iran – Importers struggle to access foreign currency FT *
Greece – Germans rebuff ‘Trojan horse’ FT / WSJ / R / NYT / B / FT *
Greece – German-Led Bloc Willing to Let Athens Leave Euro B
Greece – ‘Can Pay Its Debts in Full, but It Won’t’ WSJ *
Greece – Troubles Barely Ripple Its Neighbors WSJ *
Spain – Podemos’ populist surge FT * * *
NY – New Rules Spur a Humbling Overhaul of Wall St. Banks NYT / WSJ / NYT *
London – Investment banks face competition probe FT * * *
Robots – Softbank Bets on One for the Home WSJ *
Robots – Map radiation at Fukushima FT / FT * *
Robots – Step Into Brewery, Bakery Roles WSJ
Robots – In China, high demand but too many robot manufacturers R
Robots – Japan’s ‘muscle men’ reshaping industry N *
Dairy – Chinese Dump Milk as Prices Fall WSJ *
Dairy – The end of quotas frees efficient European farms to expand E *
Oil – BP report predicts Opec comeback FT * *
Oil – Stockpiles swell but some traders take it as a cue to buy WSJ *
Oil – Pain Spreads to Saudi Arabia’s Energy Behemoth WSJ / E *
Oil – China Considering Mergers Among Its Big State Companies WSJ / FT / WSJ * * * *
US – Wal-Mart Raising Wages as Market Gets Tighter WSJ / FT / NYT / R * * *
The global stock market: 1899 vs. 2014 bi *
