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Today's must read:
Post-Lisbon Agenda: Looking to make Europe fit for the future (Deutsche Bank Research, 16 page pdf)
Europe needs a new growth strategy for the next decade. Global competition,
epoch-making technological transformation on the road to an information society,
climate change and last but not least population ageing call for responses that
Europe cannot afford to put off indefinitely despite – and indeed precisely because
of – the current economic crisis. Coordinated action in the EU is necessary.
Banking sell-off to take up to seven years (Independent)
UK recovery 'only just starting' (BBC)
The worst is over, says Bank of England Governor (Times)
China and India engaged in 21st century ‘scramble for Africa’ (Times)
The Real Danger of 'One Big Regulator' (Wall Street Journal)
Under Attack, Fed Chief Studies Politics (New York Times)
Microsoft, IBM And Yahoo Are Vying To Take Part In India’s Unique ID Project (Techcrunch)
Russian bank to cut 67,000 jobs (BBC)
World Bank public data, now in search (Google Blog)
Cross my palm with euros? (Economist)
Fitch: U.S. Credit Card Profitability to Remain Challenged (Pymnts)
The 12 Worst Economic Crashes in 2010 (Economy Watch)
Innovations in P2P lending may put computers over people (Deutsche Bank Research, 4 page pdf)
Chris M Skinner
Chris Skinner is best known as an independent commentator on the financial markets through his blog, TheFinanser.com, as author of the bestselling book Digital Bank, and Chair of the European networking forum the Financial Services Club. He has been voted one of the most influential people in banking by The Financial Brand (as well as one of the best blogs), a FinTech Titan (Next Bank), one of the Fintech Leaders you need to follow (City AM, Deluxe and Jax Finance), as well as one of the Top 40 most influential people in financial technology by the Wall Street Journal's Financial News. To learn more click here...