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Highlights of Recent Trends in Financial Markets: November 2005
Over the past few months, prices in major financial markets have remained strong despite further oil price increases. After major equity markets had shown a soft spot around March and April, they regained their upward trend in the second quarter. Terrorist attacks in London in July and the hurricane Katrina in the United States which hit the New Orleans region at the end of August did not disrupt markets, despite the large size of human, economic and insured losses associated with the latter event. |
Financial crisis: Save our savings 
Amid the worst current financial crisis since the 1930s, EU leaders have pledged to protect savers’ deposits. Already most OECD countries have explicit deposit insurance schemes for savings up to certain limits. In a number of countries these have now been raised temporarily. Click here to see how countries compare.June 2008 
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Comprehensive analysis, practical solutions and good practices Improving Financial Education and Awareness on Insurance and Private Pensions |