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16 Feb 2011 16:03:59 GMTFinance dep?t offers REIT rule compromise
THE FINANCE department has softened its stance on the public ownership level to be required of firms seeking perks under the Real Estate Investment Trusts (REIT) Act, a development that could finally lead to law?s implementation.
15 Feb 2011 03:27:48 GMTEuropean Finance Ministers Delay Decision on Bailout Fund
After two days of meetings, several ministers said a comprehensive package on the bailout fund and closer economic coordination were still being negotiated.
15 Feb 2011 17:55:56 GMTBrazil Finance Chief Renews Attack on Fed
Brazilian Finance Minister Guido Mantega renewed his attack on the Feds most recent program of quantitative easing, saying the policy had goosed global flows of hot capital and heightened the global problems of rising commodity prices and inflation.
15 Feb 2011 18:45:54 GMTFinance Ministry may approve PF rate of %
Minister of Labour & Employment, Mr Mallikarjun Kharge, with the Secretary, Mr. Prabhat C. Chaturvedi, at the 192nd Meeting of Central Board of Trustees (EPF) in the Capital on Tuesday.
16 Feb 2011 13:20:44 GMTFinance Executives Report Improved Economic Conditions and Record Levels of Optimism for 2011
Quarterly Survey Finds Improvements in Many Economic Indicators; Unemployment Continues to Be Leading Concern
16 Feb 2011 02:15:29 GMTFinance board to reconsider snow, ethics requests
STAMFORD -- The Board of Finance is set to reconsider funding requests for snow removal overtime and legal fees associated with an ongoing ethics case after board Democrats pushed for a second look at the appeals, which failed in contentious votes last week.
15 Feb 2011 19:16:52 GMTFair Finance owner: Deal 'like taking candy from a baby'
Bankruptcy trustee says Timothy Durham purchased company so that he could loot it
15 Feb 2011 17:49:36 GMTSector Report: Islamic Finance
ISLAMIC FINANCE: ISLAMIC BANKING BY THE BOOK By Anita Hawser The growing popularity of Islamic financing and an intensified focus on risk management in the global
15 Feb 2011 11:48:34 GMTSlovak Finance Minister:EFSF Increase Won't Solve Debt Problem
BRUSSELS -(Dow Jones)- Increasing the size of the euro zone's rescue fund for financially-troubled countries won't solve the underlying problem of insolvent states and banks, Slovakia's Finance Minister Ivan Miklos said in a statement posted on the ministry's website.
15 Feb 2011 21:39:18 GMTLabour nudges finance on PF lollipop
New Delhi, Feb. 15: The labour ministry today expressed hope that the finance ministry would shortly agree to a proposal to increase the interest on employees? provident fund by one percentage point to per cent for deposits in 2010-11.

Economic History

16 Feb 2011 17:02:40 GMTEconomic Optimism Goes Viral
Economic optimism is starting to really make itself felt as the slow-motion disembowelment of the pessimism bubble continues apace.
16 Feb 2011 18:04:42 GMTA look at economic developments around the globe
A look at economic developments and activity in major stock markets around the world Wednesday: ------ Inflation is climbing across Asia as the cost of food jumps, echoing the previous global food crisis that peaked in 2008.
16 Feb 2011 05:03:55 GMTEconomic stress remains high in Utah
Utah is one of only five states in which economic stress did not go down at least a little during 2010, according to the Associated Press' monthly analysis.
15 Feb 2011 00:26:13 GMTEconomic illiteracy slows . progress
Economic illiteracy slows . progress
16 Feb 2011 20:34:33 GMT3 Economic Benefits of Deflation: Opinion
The following commentary comes from an independent investor or market observer as part of TheStreet's guest contributor program, which is separate from the company's news coverage. The opinions expressed are those of the author and do not represent the views of TheStreet or its management. NEW YORK (Bullion Bulls Canada) -- Since the general public is never exposed to the "virtuous" side of ...
16 Feb 2011 06:36:39 GMTMerkel's Economic Aide Weidmann May Be Picked as Youngest Bundesbank Chief
Jens Weidmann , the chief economic adviser to Chancellor Angela Merkel , may be picked as early as today to become the youngest president of Germany?s central bank in its 53-year history.
16 Feb 2011 04:35:36 GMTEconomic outlook good for manufacturing
SYCAMORE ? An economic outlook presentation Tuesday in Sycamore left Gail Payonk feeling positive about the stabilization of the economy.
15 Feb 2011 20:20:05 GMTMiss. economic head: No politics in site selection
Lawmakers are asking the head of Mississippi's economic development agency why the Delta and the southwestern part of the state are often overlooked for major industrial projects.
15 Feb 2011 16:11:23 GMTEconomic union with Aussie urged
The Muldoon-era Cabinet minister widely credited as the architect of closer economic relations between Australia and New Zealand is calling on both countries to bite the bullet on economic union.
16 Feb 2011 16:16:45 GMTEconomic growth falls in 10 of 14 regions
Regions around the country appear to have run out of economic puff during the three months to December, with 10 of the 14 areas experiencing a decline in economic activity. read more
 
 

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