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2 Mar 2011 12:01:56 GMTFinance Committee still down a member in Ayer
AYER -- The Finance Committee is still looking to find someone to fill the fifth seat on the committee.
2 Mar 2011 17:51:32 GMTFSCS steps in at Welcome Finance
The Financial Services Compensation Scheme is taking over claims against Welcome Finance for the mis-selling of payment protection insurance.
2 Mar 2011 00:31:54 GMTFinance officials gave repeated warnings on fiscal policy
THE DEPARTMENT of Finance repeatedly warned the government of the dangers of the budgetary policies pursued during the boom years, an independent review of the department’s performance has found.
2 Mar 2011 18:08:39 GMTFinance panel balks at cancer-screening cuts
A proposed cut to the Division of Public Health's budget for cancer screening is raising eyebrows among members of the budget-writing Joint Finance Committee.
1 Mar 2011 19:18:34 GMTBusiness : Gulf Finance offers flexible options to boat buyers
DUBAI — Gulf Finance, a leading UAE-based finance company, has announced that it is geared up to target prospective boat buyers at the 19th edition of the Dubai International Boat Show which will run from March 1-5, 2011, with its range of flexible finance options that have been developed to suit a wide range of potential boat owners expected to gather at the five-day event.
28 Feb 2011 09:22:00 GMTFinance Minister promises to strengthen regional rural banks
Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Monday said the regional rural banks will be strengthened to enable them to maintain a Capital to Risk Weighted Asset Ratio (CRAR) of at least nine per cent as on March 31.
2 Mar 2011 07:55:41 GMTFinance chief fails to get CA nod
MANILA, Philippines—(UPDATE) After hours of intense questioning, Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima still failed to get the confirmation on Wednesday by the powerful Commission on Appointments.
2 Mar 2011 03:13:35 GMTFinance department 'needs revamp'
A government-ordered investigation into the Department of Finance has found it needs to "remake itself" urgently to help the country recover. Independent experts charged with reviewing the department in the lead-up to the crash said the Finance Minister also needs to more accountable.
1 Mar 2011 16:42:56 GMTTreasury and House open housing finance reform talks
The Obama administration opened talks with House Republicans on Tuesday on what is expected to be a years-long bid to overhaul a housing finance system battered by the 2007-09 financial crisis.
1 Mar 2011 15:58:35 GMTZambian Central Bank Says to Sell Finance Bank Zambia as Soon as Possible
Zambia’s central bank plans to sell Finance Bank Zambia Ltd., the lender seized by the Bank of Zambia in December and managed by FirstRand Ltd. , as soon as possible.

Economic History

2 Mar 2011 00:13:07 GMTEconomic Peace: Some Notes from Barcelona
This weekend, I was invited to Barcelona to participate in a panel at IESE's sustainable business co
1 Mar 2011 19:08:26 GMTA look at economic developments around the globe
A look at economic developments and activity in major stock markets around the world Tuesday:
2 Mar 2011 19:25:58 GMTEconomic development office gone April 1
Fort Morgan no longer has an office of marketing and economic development - and its director will be gone on April 1.
2 Mar 2011 10:34:00 GMTDid 'financial terrorism' cause the economic crash?
A government report suggests that "outside forces" may have triggered the 2008 economic meltdown. So... it wasn't our fault after all?
2 Mar 2011 12:58:02 GMT., Hawaii Top the Rest of the Union in Economic Confidence
While no state exhibited strong economic confidence in 2010, confidence was highest in Washington, ., Hawaii, Iowa, and Maryland, and lowest in West Virginia, Idaho, and Rhode Island. Economic confidence improved in 34 states and the District of Columbia last year.
1 Mar 2011 06:10:52 GMTEconomic output in Inland Empire slips
Total economic output in the Inland Empire dropped percent in 2009 - according to the latest report by the Commerce Department's Bureau of Economic Analysis.
2 Mar 2011 19:32:28 GMTEconomic Report: Businesses getting pricing power, Fed survey finds
Some firms are finding new power to raise their prices, according to the latest report on current economic conditions, known as the Beige Book, released by the Federal Reserve on Wednesday. Overall the economy is improving at a modest pace and the labor market is healing, the survey said.
1 Mar 2011 23:56:10 GMTThe economic forecast? Partly cloudy
Recession over but recovery will be long, slow, say local forecasters
28 Feb 2011 19:22:33 GMTA look at economic developments around the globe
A look at economic developments and activity in major stock markets around the world Monday:
1 Mar 2011 19:57:57 GMTReport: Economic 9/11 May Have Taken Place
Ever since 9/11, counter-terrorism experts have wondered when and how the next attack on the United States may fall. A report prepared for the Department of Defense in June 2009 suggests the attack has already happened and was economic.
 
 

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