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31 May 2011 12:55:24 GMTEU finance officials to meet in Vienna on Greek debt
European finance officials will meet in Vienna on Wednesday to thrash out Greece's debt problems, with a second bailout in exchange for new belt-tightening and sell-offs appearing more likely.
30 May 2011 16:37:53 GMTFrench finance minister kicks off IMF campaign
French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde arrived in Brazil on Monday seeking to win support from one of the most influential emerging economies for her bid to the lead the International Monetary Fund.
31 May 2011 11:30:00 GMTGeneral Finance Corporation Subsidiary Royal Wolf Closes A$ Million Australian IPO
General Finance Corporation , and today announced that the initial public offering of its subsidiary Royal Wolf Holdings Limited closed on May 30, 2011 in Australia. Royal Wolf raised gross proceeds of A$ million from the issue of 50 million new ordinary shares at a price of A$ per share.
31 May 2011 14:18:49 GMTTexas school finance bill could have cut $4B
The school finance bill that failed to pass the Texas Senate was a key piece of the state budget plan to slash billions of dollars from public education.
30 May 2011 17:36:13 GMTEU-IMF to conclude Greece audit this week: finance minister
A critical audit of Greek finances to enable the debt-hit eurozone country to access a badly-needed slice of EU-IMF funds will conclude this week, the Greek finance minister said on Monday.
30 May 2011 23:26:50 GMTFinance minister: Egypt has agreed $3 billion IMF loan
Finance Minister Samir Radwan said Monday that Egypt has agreed in principle on a $3 billion, 12-month loan from the International Monetary Fund that he hoped would be signed by Sunday.
30 May 2011 17:19:45 GMTSundaram Finance Q4 net profit jumps 81%
Sundaram Finance, the Chennai-based non-banking finance company, has reported an 81 per cent increase in standalone net profit to Rs 98 crore for the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2011, as against Rs 54 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous year.
31 May 2011 12:07:43 GMTGeneral Finance Unit Royal Wolf Completes A$ Mln Australian IPO
General Finance Corp. (GFN, GFNCL, GFNCZ) announced that the initial public offering, or the Australian IPO, of its subsidiary Royal Wolf Holdings Ltd. closed on May 30, 2011 in Australia.
31 May 2011 09:54:53 GMTCV finance keeps businesses moving in Q1
Commercial vehicle finance is leading the recovery as small and medium sized businesses seek alternative forms of financing.
31 May 2011 00:48:38 GMTSchool finance bill would have allowed $4B cut
share: digg facebook twitter AUSTIN, Texas ? The school finance bill that failed to pass the Texas Senate was a key piece of the state budget plan to slash billions of dollars from public education. The schools provision would change distribution formulas to public schools so the state could legally give schools less money under the new budget that dealt with a multibillion-dollar shortfall ...

Economic History

31 May 2011 18:52:47 GMTEconomic recovery better among optimists
CORAL GABLES, Fla., May 31 (UPI) -- . states with populations that trend more optimistically have weaker economic recessions, stronger expansions and stronger recoveries, researchers say.
29 May 2011 21:06:00 GMTObama hopes to resurrect influence of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum
Amid the thick brush of international economic and political gatherings, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum has always been a sort of second-string operation ? attended by heads of state, of course, but as noted for its tribal garb ?family photo? of leaders as for its trade or diplomatic breakthroughs. As one corporate lobbyist recently noted, the group has been derided as ?four ...
31 May 2011 14:30:45 GMTBusy Economic Calendar
While the emphasis in this week's reports will be on the labor market, we will also get a read on the nation's manufacturing sector.
31 May 2011 13:15:05 GMTMay 31: Busy Economic Calendar
Busy Economic Calendar
31 May 2011 03:57:55 GMTOne Economic Indicator Soars to Record Levels: Carbon Emissions
The global economic slowdown reduced the amount of carbon dioxide humans were putting into the atmos
31 May 2011 17:16:10 GMTA look at economic developments around the globe
A look at economic developments and activity in major stock markets around the world Tuesday: ------ BRUSSELS -- European officials are locked in a heated debate over whether -- and how -- to give more aid to debt-ridden Greece just as a much delayed examination of the country's finances draws to a close.
31 May 2011 06:22:09 GMTJapan's economic woes continue
Economic data and analysis out of Japan Tuesday underscore the struggles in the world's third largest economy, and how the lack of clear policy is adding to the problems.
31 May 2011 14:07:20 GMTEconomic slump lingers
Weak economic news raises questions if whether economy's comeback has hit another speed bump.
31 May 2011 17:48:35 GMTEconomic problems stubbornly linger
Don't look now, but the economic recovery that barely exists in the eyes of many Americans is 2 years old.
30 May 2011 14:03:15 GMTEconomic team spared from Cabinet changes
MEMBERS of the Philippines' economic team will be spared from looming changes in the Cabinet, President Benigno Aquino III said on Monday, the same day the country reported weaker growth for the first quarter this year. The economic team "is performing well," Aquino said, allaying fears of slower growth ahead. "Our economy last year grew by percent. Do we need to reshuffle our economic team ...
 
 

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