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20 Dec 2009 21:08:35 GMTMoody's cut of Greek credit rating 'possible': finance minister (Malaysian Mirror)
MADRID -Moody's could follow the lead of two other international ratings agencies and downgrade Greece's debt rating, the country's finance minister said in an interview published Sunday.
19 Dec 2009 23:41:16 GMTWisconsin lawsuit tests a pioneering campaign finance law (The Christian Science Monitor)
Wisconsin Right to Life is challenging a law that provides public money to candidates for the state supreme court. The group says the campaign finance law will create a chilling effect on political speech.
20 Dec 2009 09:36:49 GMTSakan Finance launches its operations in Cairo (Mena Report)
Sakan Finance, a newly established Egyptian joint stock company specialized in providing innovative mortgage solutions to both residential and commercial property buyers, announced its official launch at a press conference in the Four Seasons Hotel in Giza today.
20 Dec 2009 09:13:06 GMTFinance Ministry reluctant to remove LPG VAT (Nepalnews. com)
Finance Ministry seems reluctant to comply with the request made by Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) to nullify a VAT (Value Added Tax) being imposed on LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas).
20 Dec 2009 07:09:44 GMTIMF to finance $100m projects in Mauritania (MENAFN)
IMF to finance $100m projects in Mauritania
19 Dec 2009 13:16:17 GMTPersonal Finance Daily: The week's 10 best Personal Finance stories (Market Watch)
In case you missed them, here are the top 10 Personal Finance stories from MarketWatch for the week of Dec. 14-18:
20 Dec 2009 04:50:39 GMTSAIL Finance Director bags GSBA- Top Rankers Excellence Award (New Kerala)
New Delhi, Dec 19 : Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) Director (Finance) Soiles Bhattacharya was conferred upon the GSBA- Top Rankers Excellence Award 2009 under the 'Best Finance Professional' category.
19 Dec 2009 18:51:21 GMTShort-term loans to housing finance cos not a priority sector lending: RBI (The Hindu)
NEW DELHI: The Reserve Bank has said short-term loans granted by banks to housing finance companies (HFCs) for further lending to end borrowers will not be treated as priority sector lending. The apex bank said certain scheduled ...
20 Dec 2009 22:54:06 GMTWho wins, who loses in Senate health bill ( via Yahoo! News)
The little town of Libby, Mont., isn't mentioned by name in the Senate's mammoth health care bill, but its 2,900 citizens are big winners in the legislation, thanks to the influence of Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont.
18 Dec 2009 23:17:29 GMTFinal Glance: Finance companies ( via Yahoo! Finance)
NEW YORK -- Shares of some top finance companies were up at the close of trading: Bank of America rose $.17 or percent, to $. Citigroup rose $.20 or percent, to $. JPMorgan Chase rose $.68 or percent, to $.

Economic History


20 Dec 2009 18:52:44 GMTIraq PM calls for stronger economic ties with Egypt ( via Yahoo! News)
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki called for stronger economic ties with Egypt during a visit to Cairo on Sunday, the official MENA news agency reported.
20 Dec 2009 16:48:28 GMTTunisian dates fuel economic growth (BBC News)
Dates are a popular Christmas snack and sells well during Ramadan, boosting economic growth in Tunisia.
20 Dec 2009 17:46:43 GMTCommon economic space to settle problem of “long money”-lawmaker (Itar-Tass)
MOSCOW, December 20 (Itar-Tass) - The establishment of a common economic space (EEP) of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan will settle the problem of the so-called long money and will result in cutting credit rates in Russia.
20 Dec 2009 21:59:36 GMTEconomic outlook probed (Gulf Daily News)
MANAMA: Financial experts discussed the economic outlook for the region and currency risks at a seminar held at the Gulf Hotel yesterday.
20 Dec 2009 18:28:01 GMTCity economic chief must juggle a host of competing priorities (Argus Observer)
ONTARIO — Ontario Economic Development Coordinator and Airport Manager Alan Daniels admits much of his work on the economic development side is done behind the scenes.
20 Dec 2009 19:40:08 GMTMore kids eat free lunch at school with economic downturn (Eastern Arizona Courier)
Graham County's economic downturn is evident in the public schools, where the number of children eating free or reduced-price lunches have increased significantly — at least at the two largest school districts.
20 Dec 2009 18:05:47 GMTEconomic woes topped headlines in January (Weirton Daily Times)
Bad economic news in the Ohio Valley topped the headlines in January.
20 Dec 2009 19:46:09 GMTGalle promises boom with economic development (Daily News)
Socio-economic development of the Galle district has taken a high priority during the past four years. Under the Mahinda Chinthana policy of President Mahinda Rajapaksa now the long neglected Galle district was developing rapidly day by day.
20 Dec 2009 08:16:53 GMT2 projects key to jobs, economic growth (The Tennessean)
In Nashville, the health-care industry and the tourism industry are the two largest private-sector drivers of the economic health and well-being of our city's economy. Nashville is widely known as both Music City and the Silicon Valley of Health Care. These unique and powerful brands draw millions of visitors and billions of dollars into our community each year. Today, we have the opportunity to ...
20 Dec 2009 17:43:56 GMTEconomic recovery is hit and miss (Journal & Courier)
Recently Greater Lafayette was dubbed a "rising star" by an online magazine because of its job growth and improving economic conditions.
 
 

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