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14 Feb 2011 22:25:08 GMTEuropean Finance Officials Want to Increase Rescue Fund to 500 Billion Euros
Finance ministers said that they wanted their rescue fund to be able to lend 500 billion euros.
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.
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
17 Feb 2011 10:12:32 GMTFinance Commission approved Rs 9,842 crore for Meghalaya
Shillong, Feb 17 : The 13th Finance Commission has approved Rs 9,842 crore for Meghalaya, an increase of around 125 per cent, against the total outlay of Rs 4,073 crore during the 12th Finance Commission, an official said today.
17 Feb 2011 19:10:00 GMTSocial Finance, Inc. to Bring Social Impact Bonds to the .
Social Finance, Inc. has commenced operations as a newly formed non-profit organization dedicated to mobilizing capital to drive social change. ? We work to connect the social sector with the capital markets by structuring and managing innovative investment instruments that both generate meaningful social impact and provide a financial return. ?
17 Feb 2011 14:28:44 GMTUK unveils finance watchdog
The government reveals who will sit on a powerful new Bank of England committee set to take over UK financial regulation.
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.
17 Feb 2011 04:43:10 GMTFinance sector to grow at least 10pc
THE finance sector, which grew more than 10 per cent since 2000, is expected to grow by at least 10 per cent this year, said Deputy Finance Minister Datuk Donald Lim Siang Chai.
16 Feb 2011 03:39:02 GMTNashville mayor defends, but warns finance director
Finance director needs to amend financial disclosure forms to avoid conflict of interest questions.
17 Feb 2011 04:49:20 GMTMalaysia finance sector to grow 10pc
THE finance sector, which grew more than 10 per cent since 2000, is expected to grow by at least 10 per cent this year, said Deputy Finance Minister Datuk Donald Lim Siang Chai. "Foreign funds, which are coming into the securities market, will drive the sector," he said after witnessing the signing of collaborative agreements between the Malaysian Financial Planning Council and three learning ...

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.
17 Feb 2011 16:36:15 GMTEconomic Report: Philly Fed?s factory index hits seven-year high
A February survey on the business outlook for manufacturers in the Philadelphia region improves far more than forecast, reaching the highest level seen since January 2004.
17 Feb 2011 17:54:59 GMTA look at economic developments around the globe
A look at economic developments and activity in major stock markets around the world Thursday: ------ PARIS -- Finance ministers and central bankers from 20 of the world's largest and fastest growing countries will use their meeting here to try to hash out a set of standards to identify imbalances in the international monetary system, but national differences over what should be measured, and ...
17 Feb 2011 18:05:22 GMTEconomic leaders to seek an Indiana-India alliance
State economic development leaders are headed to India next week, their first trip to that country in the hopes of establishing partnerships with information technology, life sciences and new energy companies.
17 Feb 2011 12:29:16 GMTEconomic wounds deep; 'reset' will take time
We're almost two years beyond the "technical" end of the Great Recession and three years into the economic "reset" that began in 2007.
17 Feb 2011 19:23:20 GMTGlobal governance 'ineffective' facing economic challenges: Carney
Global economic governance is failing to meet the complex challenges of the 21st century, Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney said here Thursday on the eve of a gathering of G20 finance ministers to discuss ways to avoid a second financial crisis.
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.
17 Feb 2011 17:59:15 GMTOil up on mixed economic news, Middle East unrest
Benchmark crude oil rose Thursday on mixed . economic reports and lingering worries about tensions in Middle East countries.
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.
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.
 
 

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