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1 Sep 2010 17:07:30 GMTFinance shake-up - after $8b wiped out
The biggest shake-up of the finance sector in 35 years is under way in a bid to restore shattered confidence, but it will be too late for most of those who invested more than $8 billion in finance companies that then failed.
1 Sep 2010 06:45:17 GMTFinance Ministry trying to revive Tel Aviv light rail plan
Deputy Finance Minister Yitzhak Cohen is attempting to strike a compromise between the state and the MTS consortium that was awarded the franchise to build the light rail network in the Tel Aviv area.
1 Sep 2010 06:13:15 GMTPower Finance of India Said to Seek Arrangers for Sale of Two-Year Bonds
Power Finance Corp ., the state-owned Indian lender to power projects, approached banks for bids to help it sell two-year bonds, according to two people familiar with the plans.
1 Sep 2010 07:46:50 GMTFinance with Rebecca Hyam
The latest finance news here and abroad with Rebecca Hyam.
1 Sep 2010 05:13:50 GMTFinance Ministry rejects allegations of 'discrepancies'
BEIRUT: The Finance Ministry rejected allegations that the open government borrowing from the market has contributed to the rise of Lebanon?s public debt.
31 Aug 2010 07:39:58 GMTFinance, Economic Ministers Defend Monetary Policy Steps as Stocks Slide
Japanese finance and economic ministers defended measures pledged by the government and the Bank of Japan yesterday, amid concern they won?t be sufficient to halt the yen?s gain and boost growth.
31 Aug 2010 19:56:32 GMTFinance Ministry sells Esso
The cabinet approved a Finance Ministry plan yesterday to sell its entire stake in Esso (Thailand) Plc to the state-controlled mutual fund for billion baht.
31 Aug 2010 15:42:00 GMTHousing Finance of Kenya Secures Approval to Sell $ Million of Bonds
Housing Finance Ltd. , Kenya?s only publicly traded mortgage company, received regulatory approval for a 10 billion-shilling ($ million) bond, Managing Director Frank Ireri said.
31 Aug 2010 21:33:44 GMTFinance company 'ran out of time'
31 August 2010 South Canterbury Finance says it ran out of time to stitch up a deal to avoid the company's collapse.
1 Sep 2010 09:17:44 GMTUK finance professionals unaware of carbon reduction scheme
A quarter of senior finance professionals have not heard of the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme , formerly known as the Carbon Reduction Commitment. The survey, carried out by document management software company Version One , questioned 139 finance directors and finance managers in the UK's public and private sector.

Economic History

1 Sep 2010 07:38:34 GMTEconomic growth smashes forecasts
Australia's economic growth has passed all but the most optimistic forecasts, with the economy expanding per cent over the past financial year.
31 Aug 2010 23:08:50 GMTEconomic faltering continues
Western North Carolina economic activity, as measured by the Western North Carolina Economic Index, fell .1 percent in June 2010?the second consecutive monthly decline.
1 Sep 2010 05:28:21 GMTEconomic Club to present Doug Rothwell on Sept. 23
ELBA TWP. ? The Economic Club of Lapeer County will present Doug Rothwell, president and CEO of Business Leaders of Michigan, at noon on Sept. 23 at the Lapeer Country Club. Doors will open at 11:30 . Guest fee is $15. read more
1 Sep 2010 17:14:17 GMTMichigan Economic Activity Index hits two-year high, Comerica reports
The Michigan Economic Activity Index climbed three points in July to 87, up 16 points from a year ago and the largest year-on-year increase in the index in nearly six years.
1 Sep 2010 17:33:28 GMTWorld Economic Forum picks 2011 tech pioneers
The World Economic Forum has selected 31 start-ups as Technology Pioneers of 2011 for answering some basic human needs with their innovative technologies.
31 Aug 2010 00:28:11 GMTEconomic Power Moving From Western World to East, CIC's Li Writes in Daily
Economic power is moving from the western world to the east and from the northern hemisphere to the south, Jin Liqun, chairman of China Investment Corp.?s supervisory board, wrote in a commentary published in today?s China Daily newspaper.
1 Sep 2010 15:38:07 GMTEconomic indicator shows growth in Oklahoma again
For an eighth straight month, Oklahoma?s leading economic indicator from a monthly survey of supply managers continued to point to growth in the months ahead.
1 Sep 2010 02:07:56 GMTAustralian Economic Growth Accelerates More Than Estimates; Currency Gains
Australia?s economic growth accelerated in the second quarter, driving up the nation?s currency as China?s demand for raw materials intensifies a mining boom.
31 Aug 2010 07:07:45 GMTEconomic pressures spurring foreclosures in region, group says
POUGHKEEPSIE ? Economic pressures, not bad mortgage products, are largely driving the foreclosure crisis, according to Hudson River Housing?s director of home ownership and education.
1 Sep 2010 02:25:11 GMTEconomic growth hits the 'sweet spot'
SHOPPERS drove strong economic growth in the June quarter but rates should remain on hold until late in the year, economists say.
 
 

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