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Finance History 2011-04-07 (07 April 2011 ) |
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| The college bowl game system, which has come under attack for doling out perks and other favors, is now the target of new allegations: that one of its top members brazenly violated campaign finance laws. | |
| SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Portugal's finance minister said his country will need a bailout from the European Union, according to media reports Wednesday. Finance Minister Fernando Teixeira dos Santos reportedly told the Jornal de Negocios that Portugal will need to "resort to the financing mechanisms available within the European framework." A finance ministry spokeswoman confirmed the ... | |
| Egypt's finance minister sharply revised down earlier estimates of the country's economic growth rate to percent and said the nation would seek to broaden its "fiscal landscape" by trying to secure aid and reaching out to the oil rich Gulf Arab states, a ministry statement said Tuesday. | |
| The finance ministry has opposed a Planning Commission move to induct three senior corporate executives as consultants to the government's think tank. | |
| Two of Britain's biggest banks have refused to support a London-based not-for-profit lender that makes small loans to low-income families. | |
| The . should make explicit its guarantees of the housing-finance market and bring them fully onto the government balance sheet, the International Monetary Fund said in a report today. | |
| CFOs and finance directors see technology as a key to their long term effectiveness, yet express frustration as they continue to battle with dated and misaligned IT systems ? according to a survey of senior finance executives from KPMG International, the global network of audit, tax and advisory firms. | |
| Google plans to create 20 special channels on its YouTube site, and will spend $100 million to create original programming to populate them, according to sources who talked with the Wall Street Journal. | |
| HOUSING finance fell more than expected in February, which economists put down to concerns about interest rates and flooding in Queensland. | |
| SAO PAULO, April 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ Braskem Finance Limited ("Braskem Finance"), intends to commence offers to purchase for cash (with respect to each series of Notes (defined below), a "Tender Offer" and, collectively, the "Tender ? |
Economic History|
| Paul Ryan's budget dramatically reduces the size of the federal government over the long run, which could be incredibly bullish for economic growth in the United States. | |
| China's foreign ministry said Thursday that dissident artist Ai Weiwei was being investigated for economic crimes. | |
| Chinese police said they are investigating the detained artist and activist Ai Weiwei for "suspected economic crimes," while his family said on Thursday he was the innocent victim of a political witchhunt. | |
| Economic problems could be fuelling a rise in depression, figures obtained by the BBC suggest. | |
| Day one of the Davos World Economic Forum saw George Soros issue a stern warning about the UK economy. | |
| The Chinese government said on Thursday detained artist and activist Ai Weiwei was being investigated for "suspected economic crimes," while his family said he was the innocent victim of a political witchhunt. | |
| Why Does Economic Freedom Matter? This belief in political and economic freedom has had real consequences. Americans have cultivated, amassed, and shared throughout their society the greatest stock of personal and national wealth in history. | |
| Lawmakers and the current director of the Iowa Department of Economic Development agreed Thursday that donors to a proposed public-private partnership that would replace the agency will be made public. | |
| After days of speculation surrounding the sudden disappearance of renowned Chinese avant-garde artist Ai Weiwei, China's foreign ministry has confirmed that they've detained Ai for suspected "economic crimes," insisting that the investigation "has nothing to do with human rights or freedom of expression." Ai is a frequent critic of the Chinese government, but "economic crimes" seems like an odd ... | |
| Officials are investigating Ai Weiwei, the celebrity artist and social critic, who was detained in Beijing while trying to board a flight to Hong Kong. |
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