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16 Jan 2010 04:53:37 GMTVenezuela announces new finance minister, wage rise ( via Yahoo! News)
Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez on Friday named a new finance minister in a cabinet reshuffle he combined with measures to limit the impact of a sharp devaluation of the bolivar currency last week.
16 Jan 2010 13:15:50 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 Jan. 11-15:
16 Jan 2010 12:31:39 GMTRBI Governor Meets India Finance Minister Ahead Of Policy Review (Fox News)
RBI Governor Meets India Finance Minister Ahead Of Policy Review
16 Jan 2010 18:25:43 GMTRBI Governor meets Finance Minister ahead of policy review (The Hindu)
Discussing policies:The Finance Minister, Mr Pranab Mukherjee, with the RBI Governor, Dr D. Subbarao, and former Governors, Dr . Reddy and Dr C. Rangarajan, at the Platinum Jubilee celebration of RBI in New Delhi on Saturday.
16 Jan 2010 03:17:27 GMTVenezuela: Giordani To Head New Merged Finance Ministry (Fox News)
Venezuela: Giordani To Head New Merged Finance Ministry
16 Jan 2010 13:35:02 GMTRBI Governor Meets India Finance Minister Ahead Of Policy Review
MUMBAI -(Dow Jones)- Reserve Bank of India Governor D. Subbarao on Saturday met the country's finance minister Pranab Mukherjee, ahead of central bank the quarterly policy review. Subbarao discussed ...
16 Jan 2010 10:33:35 GMTRBI Governor Meets India Finance Minister Ahead Of Policy Review (Nasdaq)
MUMBAI -(Dow Jones)- Reserve Bank of India Governor D. Subbarao on Saturday met the country's finance minister Pranab Mukherjee, ahead of central bank the quarterly policy review.
16 Jan 2010 18:47:03 GMTAt a weekend retreat with officials of the union finance ministry, film actor Aamir Khan, now celebrating the ... (Business Standard India)
3 Idiots, was asked to speak on the ‘soft power’ of Indian cinema going worldwide. One does not know why finance ministry officials were interested in the topic, unless they are presently pouring over files recommending some fiscal concession or incentive for Bollywood exports!
16 Jan 2010 14:09:52 GMTFinance minister's resignation a great blow to Hatoyama Cabinet (The Japan Times Weekly)
Finance Minister Hirohisa Fujii on Jan. 6 became the first member of Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's Cabinet to resign. Mr. Hatoyama picked Deputy Prime Minister Naoto Kan as his successor.
15 Jan 2010 11:39:51 GMTGM Daewoo finance chief Mark James named Opel CFO ( via Yahoo! News)
General Motors' German unit Opel appointed a new management team on Friday led by Nick Reilly as chief executive and a close ally, Mark James, as finance chief.

Economic History


16 Jan 2010 17:27:14 GMTTrairong an unknown quantity as economic tsar (The Nation - Thailand's English news)
The business community has welcomed the nomination of veteran Democrat politician Trairong Suwankhiri as the government's new economic tsar.
16 Jan 2010 22:54:43 GMTA 'Good Year' for Economic Development (The Missourian)
Despite the ongoing recession, 2009 was a 'pretty darn good year' for economic development and job-creating projects in Washington, according to Dick Oldenburg, economic development director.
15 Jan 2010 17:44:27 GMTA look at economic developments around the globe ( via Yahoo! News)
A look at economic developments and activity in major stock markets around the world Friday:
16 Jan 2010 15:10:08 GMTHome-grown entrepreneurs important for economic future: Najib (The New Straits Times)
JEDDAH: Malaysia should not be overly-dependent on foreign companies in building its economic future because what is more important is grooming home-grown entrepreneurs willing to take on industries of the future, said Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.
15 Jan 2010 22:49:11 GMTYen, Dollar Gain as Economic Concern Discourages Risk Demand (Bloomberg)
Jan. 15 (Bloomberg) -- The yen and dollar rose against most of their major counterparts as stocks dropped and investors questioned the strength of the global economic recovery, discouraging demand for higher-yielding assets.
16 Jan 2010 07:11:50 GMTGreenfield council to give $40,000 for economic development (The Indianapolis Star)
GREENFIELD -- The Greenfield City Council this week budgeted $40,000 to contribute in 2010 to the Hancock Economic Development Council, an entity that works to bring business to the area.
16 Jan 2010 07:08:22 GMTTraining scheme will meet new requirements in new economic model (Sin Chew Jit Poh)
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 16 (Bernama) -- The Human Resources Ministry will ensure that its training scheme will be able to meet the new requirements based on the country's New Economic Model (NEM).
15 Jan 2010 21:33:15 GMTChile Ruling Alliance ‘Out of Ideas,’ Pinera Economic Aide Says (Bloomberg)
Jan. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Chile’s ruling coalition has run out of ideas for driving growth in South America’s most stable economy after 20 years in power, said the chief economic adviser to Sebastian Pinera , the frontrunner in this weekend’s presidential vote.
16 Jan 2010 08:21:28 GMTTSX stalls as economic indicators fail to excite
The Toronto Stock Exchange suffered its third loss in four days on Thursday as oil prices fell further and key . economic data came in weak, even as the Canadian dollar rose to levels not seen in m...
16 Jan 2010 14:46:52 GMTEDC members hear aout healthcare bill, economic forum (The Katy Times)
Members of the Katy Area Economic Development Council heard from a local . representative and the local chapter of the MIT Enterprise Forum at Tuesday’s general assembly meeting.
 
 

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