AAA-rated finance ministers meet in Berlin (without France and Austria) So much for the protestations that the French and Austrian ratings downgrade would have no effect. Reuters reports of a conspirative meeting among the finance ministers of the four remaining AAA-rated countries to take place in Berlin today - Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Finland, and yes without France and Austria. The article suggests that it won't be the first time, which means that the French and Austrian ministers must have participated in such meetings before, but not no longer.
So much for the protestations that the French and Austrian ratings downgrade would have no effect. Reuters reports of a conspirative meeting among the finance ministers of the four remaining AAA-rated countries to take place in Berlin today - Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Finland, and yes without France and Austria. The article suggests that it won't be the first time, which means that the French and Austrian ministers must have participated in such meetings before, but not no longer.
