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16 May 2011 13:37:56 GMTComments by EU finance ministers, officials
Euro zone finance ministers are likely to back a bailout package for Portugal on Monday, with new conditions set by Finland.
16 May 2011 17:14:30 GMTEU Finance Ministers Approve 78 Billion-Euro Bailout Package for Portugal
European Union finance ministers cleared the way for Portugal to receive 78 billion euros ($111 billion) in aid, making it the third euro-area country to fall back on official loans.
16 May 2011 17:52:33 GMTEU Finance Ministers Approve 78 Billion-Euro Portugal Bailout
European Union finance ministers cleared the way for Portugal to receive 78 billion euros ($111 billion) in aid, making it the third euro-area country to fall back on official loans.
16 May 2011 18:14:03 GMTEU Finance Ministers Approve 78 Billion-Euro Portugal Rescue
European Union finance ministers cleared the way for Portugal to receive 78 billion euros ($111 billion) in aid, making it the third euro-area country to fall back on official loans.
14 May 2011 06:50:11 GMTFinance ministers tackle Greek bailout No. 2
European finance ministers will huddle Monday for discussions certain to centre on a second Greek bailout, while anointing an Italian to head the pivotal European Central Bank.
16 May 2011 04:43:05 GMTHousing finance falls to 10-year low
Housing finance approvals fell to a 10-year low in March, dragged down by the Queensland floods and the interest rate rise in November, economists number of home loans approved in the month fell ...
16 May 2011 15:50:33 GMTMCB Finance surges as profits grow
MCB Finance Group, the north eastern European consumer finance company, saw share rocket by over a third on Monday after revealing that it expects 2011 pre-tax profit to be above current market expectations....
15 May 2011 16:15:10 GMTPersonal finance tips for graduates
This graduation season, I have two nieces finishing master?s degree programs and a nephew about to head off to college. Those of us who have long since hung our diplomas on the wall know that for those leaving college or high school, graduation is just the beginning. There?s still so much to learn.
15 May 2011 07:05:50 GMTAbu Dhabi Finance to offer mortgages for 'Hills Abu Dhabi'
Abu Dhabi, UAE - 15 th May 2011: Abu Dhabi Finance Abu Dhabi Finance , the Emirate's fastest growing home finance provider, today announced it will offer mortgages for the exclusive 'Hills Abu Dhabi' development with rates starting from per cent.
16 May 2011 18:19:06 GMTFinance Classes To Be Offered To Inmates
Personal finance classes will be offered to inmates at the Sedgwick County Jail.

Economic History

16 May 2011 17:11:05 GMTEconomic recovery under way in Northeast Ohio
?We found the actual economic statistics about the region are more favorable than many people understood,? said Team NEO CEO Thomas A. Waltermire.
16 May 2011 17:31:56 GMTA look at economic developments around the globe
A look at economic developments and activity in major stock markets around the world Monday: ------ BRUSSELS -- European governments wrangled over how best to keep Greece from defaulting on its mountain of debt, with one of them acknowledging for the first time that they had discussed a restructuring -- a risky move to delay or cut debt repayments.
16 May 2011 13:58:17 GMTRussian Economic Growth Rate Falls to % on Outflows, Missing Estimates
Russia?s economic growth slowed in the first quarter as corporate investment stagnated and the biggest quarterly gain in oil prices for two years failed to offset $ billion of capital outflows.
15 May 2011 00:57:35 GMTEconomic Reports for the Week of May 16
Economic reports will include housing starts and existing home sales for April, and companies reporting earnings will include Wal-Mart, Target and Sears.
15 May 2011 17:53:06 GMTEconomic and Political Fallout after Strauss-Kahn's Arrest
News that Dominique Strauss-Kahn, head of the International Monetary Fund, was arrested yesterday for allegedly sexually assaulting a hotel maid in New York was met with world-wide shock. While shifting details continue to emerge regarding the allegations, what is clear is this: the New York Police Department arrested Strauss-Kahn ?on charges of criminal sexual act, attempted rape, and an ...
15 May 2011 20:40:04 GMTEconomic Action Plan signs could become permanent
? Those temporary Economic Action Plan signs promoting federal stimulus projects have proved so popular with Conservative cabinet ministers that some want to make them permanent.
16 May 2011 08:11:02 GMTAmericans' Economic Concerns Reach Two-Year High
Three in four Americans name some type of economic issue as the "most important problem" facing the country today -- the highest net mentions of the economy in two years. The economy in general (35%) and unemployment (22%) are Americans' top two concerns, with the federal budget deficit in third (12%).
16 May 2011 15:35:40 GMTEconomic Worries Dominate Polls, Though Obama's Approval Climbs
In the weeks following the death of Osama bin Laden, we've heard a lot about how President Obama's approval numbers took a big jump. But time and again, we've also been reminded that Americans still aren't thrilled with the state of the economy--and that could cost Obama's re-election effort.
16 May 2011 13:46:55 GMTEconomic Outlook: IMF in disarray
By ANTHONY HALL United Press International The International Monetary Fund's leader was supposed to be helping Greece and Portugal this week, two countries with economies in desperate straits.
16 May 2011 01:40:55 GMTTory ministers wanted Economic Action Plan signs made permanent
Those temporary Economic Action Plan signs promoting federal stimulus projects have proved so popular with Conservative cabinet ministers that some want to make them permanent.
 
 

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