Raphael Kassin: there's political intrigue at every turn - Citywire.co.uk
22 May 2012, 9:23 pm
For no obvious reason she decided to propose a law (likely to be passed) that nationalises YPF. YPF is an oil and gas company founded by the Argentine government in 1922 and subsequently sold to Repsol in 1993, when in dire financial conditions.

Fleeing the Costa catastrophe: Thousands hand back their villa keys as Spain's economy teeters - This is Money
22 May 2012, 6:31 pm
Many Britons were caught out by one of the most notorious pieces of Spanish legislation — the Ley de Costas, or ‘coastal law’ — which effectively nationalises the coastline. Under this law, many heartbroken homeowners saw their illegally built ...

Sexual politics - National Business Review
13 May 2012, 5:16 pm
It effectively nationalises or socialises what is the most private and personal part of our lives. It should be anathema for anyone calling himself or herself a conservative, dedicated to a non-interfering government, to give a damn about who other people marry.

Spain nationalises No. 4 bank as crisis deepens - Jamaica Gleaner
11 May 2012, 12:00 am
Spain's government will effectively nationalise the nation's fourth-largest bank to shore up the hurting banking sector and try to convince investors the country doesn't need a bailout like those taken by Greece, Ireland and Portugal, the ...

United Kingdom profile - BBC News
10 May 2012, 11:50 am
2008 February - The government nationalises the troubled mortgage lender Northern Rock. Funding problems at the bank in the second half of 2007 triggered the first run on a British bank in more than a century. 2008 May - Ruling Labour Party suffers its ...

Euro weakens to new 2012 lows - FXStreet.com
10 May 2012, 3:50 am
Instead we have all the fun of the fair as Greek politicians scramble to create a government and Spain partially nationalises a major bank to avoid further disaster. Greece did get the next €5.2 billion of support approved by the EU but was ...

Spain nationalises Bankia as euro crisis escalates - Daily Telegraph
9 May 2012, 3:40 pm
The forced rescue was ordered by premier Mariano Rajoy after auditors Deloitte refused to sign off the bank's books, amid allegations of €3.5bn (£2.8bn) of inflated assets. Half of the bank's €37bn of property exposure is deemed "problematic" by ...

Bolivia nationalises power company on May Day - greenleft.org.au
6 May 2012, 8:37 pm
Bolivian President Evo Morales once again used the opportunity of May 1, the international workers’ day, to announce his left-wing government's latest nationalisation. This time, it was the turn of Transportadora de Electridad (TDE), a subsidiary of the ...