Last week we saw International Women’s Day, a day devoted to the celebration of female achievement.

THIS week saw a number of developments in the ongoing eurozone crisis, none of them particularly good news for the currency.

WITH every day that passes the fault lines within Europe become clearer and wider.

WITHOUT a shadow of a doubt, the most tragicomic element of this week was the payment of $1 billion — over €700 million — to Anglo bondholders.

IN THE next few weeks a large number of organisations will be announcing they have produced their “pre-budget submissions”.