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5 May 2011 14:02:58 GMTVirginia debates personal finance course
When Virginia officials decided every student should take a course on personal finance and economics, their goal was to ensure that high school graduates have practical skills in the wake of the global financial crisis. But some Northern Virginia educators and parents now accuse Richmond of needless meddling in local academics , robbing busy students of a precious elective. These critics say the ...
5 May 2011 04:33:33 GMTFinance Committee releases early Berkley town budget
The Finance Committee presented their final preliminary town budget to the selectmen Monday night, which slashed expenses for nearly every town department by ten percent.
5 May 2011 13:46:34 GMTShould you trust finance publications?
Personal finance advice that runs in publications can be useful, but it's not always unique
5 May 2011 06:52:44 GMTGlobal Islamic Finance Report 2011 Released
According to the Global Islamic Finance Report 2011, strides have been taken by the global Islamic finance industry over the last 40 years. Ensuring continuity and expansion will require further domestic and global regulatory changes, expediting development and consolidating growth.
5 May 2011 11:03:46 GMTDG-News: 3A Finance PLC (deutsch)
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5 May 2011 11:00:25 GMT3A Finance PLC : 3A FINANCE GROUP INTRODUCES I.
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5 May 2011 17:32:47 GMTPersonal Finance Daily: Hospitals try to shorten ER wait times
Have you ever had to wait for hours in an emergency room, either for treatment for yourself of someone else? On average, emergency room wait times aren?t getting any better in America, but at least someone other than the patients has noticed. Anya Martin writes today about what hospitals are doing to cut the wait.
5 May 2011 17:51:12 GMTJapan Finance Chief Says Yen Rally Is Different Than Post-Crisis Push
Yoshiko Noda attributes Thursday's advance to dollar weakness.
5 May 2011 18:23:27 GMTFinance Minister meets Noda; Japan key country for India
New Delhi, May 5 : At a bilateral meeting with Japanese Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda in Hanoi today, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee made out a case for early operationalisation of the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) between the two countries, saying it will result in a win-win situation for both the Eastern nations.
5 May 2011 11:10:40 GMT3A FINANCE GROUP INTRODUCES ITS MICROCREDIT SERVICE FOR SMALL & MIDDLE SIZE ENTERPRISES IN THE MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA
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Economic History

5 May 2011 17:11:43 GMTEconomic growth not improving Africans' lives
African economies are among the world's fastest-growing but leaps in output have not been a silver bullet for better living standards, delegates at the World Economic Forum said Thursday.
4 May 2011 22:42:32 GMTGood Economic Indicators: Three Make a Trend?
For the past year, the economic signs have been decidedly mixed
5 May 2011 16:30:52 GMTMore economic power for Iran's Rev. Guards
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, May 5 (UPI) -- Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps has widened its ever-expanding economic power with a no-tender contract from the Oil Ministry to develop two big natural gas fields in southern Fars province.
4 May 2011 11:21:39 GMT analysis: Economic stress drops to 3-month low
Lower unemployment, bankruptcies and foreclosures in March reduced the nation's economic stress to its lowest point this year, according to The Associated Press' monthly analysis of conditions around the country.
5 May 2011 17:33:33 GMTA look at economic developments around the globe
A look at economic developments and activity in major stock markets around the world Thursday: ------ FRANKFURT, Germany -- European Central Bank head Jean-Claude Trichet offered struggling Greece, Portugal and Ireland a little bit of relief by signaling that the bank would not raise interest rates as fast as the markets had been expecting.
4 May 2011 20:43:35 GMTSelloff hits three days as economic worries mount
Weak economic figures heightened stock investors' anxiety over the extended rally, knocking . shares lower for a third day on Wednesday.
5 May 2011 09:09:59 GMTBarack Obama's Economic Policy Platform
Obama differentiates himself from John McCain on taxes, spending and trade.
5 May 2011 17:40:41 GMTUS opens $5mn special economic zone in Sierra Leone
The United States launched its first Special Economic Zone in Africa on Thursday, with the opening of a mango and pineapple juice concentrate factory in Sierra Leone.
5 May 2011 18:07:43 GMTEconomic index shows March improvement in Oregon
A new monthly report suggests the Oregon economic recovery is a little slow but is staying on pace. The University of Oregon Index of Economic Indicators rose slightly in March to mark the fifth consecutive monthly gain.
4 May 2011 21:13:54 GMTEconomic analysis updated for the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska
The US Geological Survey assessment on the economic recoverability of undiscovered, conventional oil and gas resources within the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska and adjacent state waters is now available. Economically recoverable resources are those that can be sold at a price that covers the costs of discovery, development, production and transportation to the market. The new economic ...
 
 

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