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6 May 2011 20:20:59 GMTGreek Finance Ministry Says Report Of Eurozone Exit Is 'Completely Untrue'
UPDATE: Greece's finance ministry has issued the following statement Friday evening, refuting a report today in Germany's Der Spiegel that said the nation was mulling an exit from the Eurozone. Announcement concerning an article about the possible exit of Greece from the Eurozone
6 May 2011 00:12:52 GMTFinance Ministers Discuss Next Step for Greece
European finance ministers met to discuss new moves to prevent the huge burden of Greek debt from overwhelming the country?s economy.
6 May 2011 20:54:07 GMTEU Finance Chiefs Said to Hold Talks Involving Greek Debt
European finance officials are meeting in Luxembourg for an unscheduled meeting that may address proposals for restructuring Greek debt, said two European officials familiar with the situation.
7 May 2011 12:07:33 GMTEU Finance Chiefs See More Help for Greece, Reject Euro Exit
European nations may provide more aid to Greece, recipient of the first euro-area bailout, as it struggles to reduce a debt load that some investors say will lead to a restructuring.
6 May 2011 13:28:08 GMTPower Finance Said to Plan Share Sale Valued Up to $1 Billion
Power Finance Corp. , India?s biggest lender to utilities, will sell as much as billion rupees ($1 billion) of shares, as the nation revives its asset sale program, a government official with direct knowledge of the plan said.
6 May 2011 18:37:22 GMTKeya Sarkar: Micro finance is now bankable
Given the amount of press that micro finance as an activity has got in recent times, coupled with a few pronouncements of the finance minister on the subject, a host of banks and finance companies are examining it as a business opportunity.
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 ...
6 May 2011 21:47:05 GMTGreek finance minister did not discuss euro exit
Greek Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou attended a eurogroup meeting in Luxembourg on Friday but did not discuss Greece's exit from the euro, the finance ministry said in a statement.
6 May 2011 09:03:26 GMTStrategic Finance receiver trims likely returns
Investors in failed lender Strategic Finance are facing a smaller return with the receiver cutting 9 cents in the dollar from the top end of the prospective recovery John Fisk, of PricewaterhouseCoopers, expects...
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.

Economic History

7 May 2011 16:27:35 GMTThree Questions for America?s Financial Future - Economic View
Three puzzling questions are at the heart of today?s economic uncertainty, N. Gregory Mankiw says.
7 May 2011 00:00:47 GMTEconomic Recovery Brings Some Relief
Rising job figures and dropping gas prices help alleviate the economic pain felt by many in this country.
6 May 2011 06:10:32 GMTEconomic incentive zone proposed for North Brevard
County Commissioner Robin Fisher proposes a special economic incentive program for his district hit hard by space shuttle-related layoffs.
6 May 2011 19:08:18 GMTNE Indiana impresses economic expert
"You have really strong economic developers," an expert from Ball State University told NewsChannel 15.
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.
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 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.
6 May 2011 18:10:57 GMTEconomic development corp. to drop executive
The Elk Grove Economic Development Corporation (EDC) board announced on May 5 they are reducing their staff, including Chief Executive Officer Steve Czarnecki.
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.
4 May 2011 22:42:32 GMTGood Economic Indicators: Three Make a Trend?
For the past year, the economic signs have been decidedly mixed
 
 

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