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European Central Bank talks about providing a program of so-called medium-term funding to troubled euro-zone banks continue but no new initiative is expected soon, Mr. Honohan said.

Irish Recovery Modest 'at Best' Eamon Quinn 2011

"The government is going to have a tough task in Russia, as maintaining good debt ratios would require cuts in social spending and pensions over the medium-term, which is politically difficult," Charles Robertson, global chief economist at Renaissance Capital in London, said in an e-mail yesterday.

BusinessWeek.com -- Top News 2011

In the latest draft, officials spell out more clearly when the euro zone would tolerate a deviation from a budget in balance or in surplus -- called the medium-term objective: "Temporary deviation from the medium-term objective will only be allowed in cases of an unusual event outside the control of the contracting party with a major impact on the financial position of the general government or in periods of severe economic downturn for the euro area, the EU or the concerned contracting party."

Reuters: Top News 2012

In the latest draft, officials spell out more clearly when the euro zone would tolerate a deviation from a budget in balance or in surplus -- called the medium-term objective: "Temporary deviation from the medium-term objective will only be allowed in cases of an unusual event outside the control of the contracting party with a major impact on the financial position of the general government or in periods of severe economic downturn for the euro area, the EU or the concerned contracting party."

Reuters: Top News 2012

"I'm a little bit skeptical of the dollar at ¥80," now touted by Credit Suisse and other Wall Street banks as a medium-term target, said Chris Fernandes , vice president and FX advisor at San Francisco-based Bank of the West.

Yen's Shrinking Fan Base Takashi Mochizuki 2012

"For those countries where fiscal space is very limited, try to create this fiscal space by putting in place a short- to medium-term strategy to reduce the debt," he said.

G-20 Urged to Focus on Employment William Horobin 2011

Rio, BHP and Xstrata's shares now imply medium-term metals prices will fall to the recessionary levels seen between the last quarter of 2008 and the third quarter of 2009, according to RBC Capital Markets.

Miners Find Optimism a Rare Commodity Andrew Peaple 2011

Mr. Subbarao said the RBI's actions were aimed at safeguarding growth in the medium-term, even if it meant sacrificing it in the near-term.

RBI: Excessive Government Borrowing Bad for Growth Nupur Acharya 2012

NEW DELHI -- India remains firmly on track to achieve annual economic growth of 8%-9% in the medium-term, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said Monday.

India Minister: Firmly on Track for 8%-9% Growth Prasanta Sahu 2011

It saps investor confidence and erodes medium-term growth prospects.

RBI: Excessive Government Borrowing Bad for Growth Nupur Acharya 2012