The Morning Brief - Lignet

Hayden: Few Good Options for the US in Syria
In an exclusive interview with LIGNET, former CIA Director General Michael Hayden says based on publicly available information, his instincts are that some chemical weapons were used in Syria. He believes they were almost certainly used by the government in a limited way. However, Hayden expressed sympathy with US policymakers concerning Syria because, “there are not really many good choices available to them.”
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Eurozone Rate Cut Alone Will Not Lead to Recovery
While the European Central Bank (ECB) cut its benchmark interest rate to deal with the eurozone’s persistent economic troubles, its influence remains limited. The EU's struggling economies continue to be averse to lending, thereby depriving cash-starved businesses of much needed funds and hampering a recovery.
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Malaysia on Track to Become High-Income Country by 2020

Despite a contested result, with the opposition accusing the ruling party of fraud, last week’s parliamentary elections in Malaysia are likely to keep the country on the path of rapid economic development and on track to enter the high-income category of nations by 2020. The challenge for Najib Razak, or whomever succeeds him as prime minister, will be to heal the ethnic divisions and eliminate the injustices that threaten the stability of Southeast Asia’s third-largest economy.