On 2 May, members of the euro helped complete a large bailout for Greece. They did so to avoid a rolling crisis moving the problems on from Greece to other Euroland countries.
Many investment advisers tell their clients lending to governments is one of the safest things you can do.
Following the Conservative Party conference, Glendevon King's Peter Baum analyses how the Chancellor's strategy for reducing the budget deficit will work
George Osborne's austerity budget will cause 1.3m job losses over the next five years according to Treasury figures.