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25 Feb 2011 01:12:56 GMTFinance board again denies ethics board funding
STAMFORD -- The Board of Finance has rejected a second, reduced funding request from the Board of Ethics to pay for legal fees associated with ongoing ethics investigations.
26 Feb 2011 11:51:37 GMTFinance Minister set to present budget Feb 28
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee is set to present his sixth national budget Monday, with people hoping for measures that will help them brave high prices and industry expecting steps that would spur demand and reduce tax burden.
24 Feb 2011 15:44:19 GMTFinance board moves on without Tarzia
Bob Kolenberg chairs the Board of Finance meeting in the Government Center where Joe Tarzia's placard marks his vacant seat in Stamford, Conn., Wednesday, February 23, 2011.
25 Feb 2011 00:02:45 GMTDnB NOR, NordLB, UniCredit Will Increase Shipping-Finance Deals
DnB NOR ASA , Norway?s largest lender, Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale and UniCredit SpA will increase shipping finance to meet demand for more vessels as the industry recovers from the global financial crisis.
23 Feb 2011 12:53:36 GMTFirms measured about corporate finance revival
CORPORATE FINANCE has proved a big money spinner for firms of all shapes and sizes. Therefore the banking crisis, which led to a liquidity crash and subsequent halt in deals, and finance hit the profession hard.
24 Feb 2011 21:57:43 GMTLive: Finance minister delivers Alberta budget
Finance Minister Lloyd Snelgrove rises in the Alberta Legislature to deliver the 2011 budget shortly after 3 . MT.
25 Feb 2011 22:42:23 GMTPersonal Finance Daily: The best movies that lost the Oscar race
Often named the greatest film ever made, ?Citizen Kane? wasn?t just denied Best Picture award at the 1941 Academy Awards ceremony, it barely merited a single Oscar. Out of nine nominations, the movie won only for its original screenplay. Such is the fate of many great films. Ahead of this weekend?s Oscars telecast, read about the 10 best movies that lost the race for Best Picture.
25 Feb 2011 11:59:56 GMTDemand for finance sector IT staff falls despite recruitment surge
The demand for finance sector IT staff has fallen 6% in the fourth quarter of 2010, despite industry recruitment levels increasing 21% compared to a year ago.
26 Feb 2011 12:44:00 GMTJ-K to take strict action against ''deadwoods'' in finance dept
Jammu, Fen 26 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Finance Minister Abdul Rahim Rather today said strict action will be taken against non-performing officers of the department and warned them against any laxity in budgetary control."Non-performing officers will have to face strict action. Time has now come to remove deadwoods from the department," Rather said during a high-level meeting at the state finance ...
26 Feb 2011 13:22:00 GMTJ-K to take strict action against ''deadwood'' in finance dept
Jammu, Feb 26 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Finance Minister Abdul Rahim Rather today said strict action will be taken against non-performing officers of the department and warned them against any laxity in budgetary control."Non-performing officers will have to face strict action. Time has now come to remove the deadwood from the department," Rather said during a high-level meeting at the state ...

Economic History

25 Feb 2011 15:28:41 GMTState spending cuts slow US economic growth in Q4
Deeper spending cuts by state and local governments weighed down . economic growth in the final three months of last year.
25 Feb 2011 14:30:08 GMTFourth-quarter economic growth revised downward
Economic growth for the final three months of last year was revised downward to an annualized rate of % by government statisticians Friday, another indication of the struggling recovery from the recession as turmoil in the Middle East threatens further...
25 Feb 2011 13:53:13 GMTEconomic growth revised sharply lower
Budget cuts by state and local governments hurt the economy more than originally thought, according to a government release Friday.
25 Feb 2011 20:30:32 GMTEconomic growth trimmed, consumers more upbeat
. consumer confidence hit a three-year high in February, suggesting the economy remained on a solid footing despite soaring gasoline prices.
25 Feb 2011 20:25:40 GMTStates' spending cuts slow . economic growth
The Commerce Department reported Friday that economic growth increased at an annual rate of percent in the final quarter of last year. That was down from the initial estimate of percent.
25 Feb 2011 16:09:39 GMTEconomic Growth Slows in Fourth Quarter Following State Spending Cuts
Deeper spending cuts by state and local governments slowed . economic growth in the final three months of last year. The government's revised estimate for the October-December quarter illustrates how growing state budget crises could hold back the economic recovery.?
24 Feb 2011 18:16:49 GMTA look at economic developments around the globe
A look at economic developments and activity in major stock markets around the world Thursday:
25 Feb 2011 07:03:37 GMTEconomic Survey: India to grow at 9 per cent
The Economic Survey was tabled in the Lok Sabha by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee.
25 Feb 2011 22:31:03 GMT. economic recovery threatened by events in Midwest, Middle East
State standoffs over benefits for public employees threaten hundreds of thousands of jobs. Meanwhile, political turmoil in Arab nations has driven up the price of oil.
25 Feb 2011 18:31:53 GMTGovernment cuts trim Q4 economic growth
Deep spending cuts by state and local governments slowed economic growth in the final three months of last year.
 
 

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