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23 Oct 2010 21:34:00 GMTFairfax students get hands-on lesson in personal finance
Lake Braddock Secondary School student Zenat Raza has a problem that an eighth-grader wouldn't expect to encounter for a while: how to budget the $81,085 salary of a 35-year-old single mom with two kids.
24 Oct 2010 14:43:52 GMTGeithner keeps pressure on China after G20 finance meeting
US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is keeping the pressure on China, after finance ministers meeting in South Korea this weekend seem to have staved off the immediate threat of a 'currency war.'
21 Oct 2010 10:20:28 GMTG20 finance chiefs face tough task on currencies
Global finance mandarins get another chance this week to defuse international currency tensions as a festering dispute over exchange rates overshadows debate about reforming the world economy.
24 Oct 2010 18:50:51 GMTSign posts to Islamic finance
IS the AIR (authenticity, innovation and reach) out of Islamic finance? It has been operating in a viral vacuum of ?Islamic on Islamic? as an over the counter fragmented industry without global connectivity.
23 Oct 2010 13:14:58 GMTHighlights: G20 finance chiefs on fx, global imbalances, IMF
The Group of 20 advanced and emerging economies agreed on Saturday to move toward market-determined exchange rates and to pursue the full range of policies needed to reduce excessive external imbalances.
22 Oct 2010 12:04:24 GMTFinance Committee adopts new policies
TOWNSEND -- Finance Committee approved new financial management policies designed to provide future guidelines for budgeting and debt management.
24 Oct 2010 04:11:56 GMTUS finance chief 'upbeat on yuan'
US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner says he believes China is now "committed" to allowing the yuan to go up in value.
24 Oct 2010 16:40:25 GMTFinance Committee suggests reopening of Concord Street, recommends against $300,000
A less expensive plan for alleviating safety concerns in the Oliver Neck Road area of South Plymouth has won the support of the Advisory and Finance Committee, but it?s not the option supported by the Board of Selectmen.
22 Oct 2010 07:15:35 GMTG20 finance chiefs confront currency tensions
Global finance figures get another chance this week to defuse international currency tensions as a festering dispute over exchange rates overshadows debate about reforming the world economy.
23 Oct 2010 11:50:00 GMTRussia Finance Minister seeks more control over state companies
Russia's finance ministry is seeking the right to approve big borrowing and investment plans of state-controlled companies in order to better coordinate issuance and crackdown on any excesses.

Economic History

24 Oct 2010 16:43:27 GMTGeithner in China for talks on economic ties
US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner held talks with his Chinese counterpart Sunday on economic ties amid tensions over China's currency, which Washington believes is undervalued.
24 Oct 2010 18:33:54 GMTEconomic problems hit well beyond Indianapolis
How Indiana's other metro areas and some key areas along the state's borders are feeling the recession.
24 Oct 2010 07:36:39 GMTGeithner, China's Wang discuss economic ties
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Sunday discussed economic ties with Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan in a brief meeting in eastern China.
24 Oct 2010 13:16:11 GMTEconomic Preview: GDP, other reports won?t cut through gloom
Most of the economic data in the coming week is expected to show improvement but won?t shake the prevailing belief that the economy will remain subpar over the longer-term.
23 Oct 2010 06:13:30 GMTEconomic forecasters to speak in Norwich
Norwich - Two top state economic-development consultants will give a presentation at Norwich City Hall on Tuesday morning on current conditions and forecasts for short-term and long-term growth in
24 Oct 2010 01:06:35 GMTEconomic, social value of ecosystems stressed
NAGOYA, Japan?Businesses and policy-makers need to recognize the tremendous economic value of ecosystems, as well as the social and economic costs of losing such natural resources as forests, freshwater, soils, and coral reefs, a new United Nations report released last week said.
23 Oct 2010 22:38:21 GMTEconomic developer named to new state advisory council
Yuma's leading economic development official has been appointed by Gov. Jan Brewer to serve on the newly formed Rural Business Advisory Council as part of the governor's strategy to jump-start the state's economy.
24 Oct 2010 11:13:17 GMT., China discuss economic ties amid tension
. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner met China's Vice-Premier Wang Qishan on Sunday and "exchanged views" about economic relations between their countries, both sides said.
23 Oct 2010 19:53:34 GMTLanka poised for accelerated economic growth
Sri Lanka is poised for accelerated economic growth in the post-conflict era through enhanced investments, fiscal discipline and expansion of human capital, says the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF expressed optimism about economic prosperity in Sri Lanka following measures taken to cut the budget deficit and introduce fiscal policy reforms to fast-track development.
21 Oct 2010 14:16:32 GMTEconomic Report: Sept. leading economic index up %
. economic growth is ?slow? and doesn?t have momentum, the Conference Board says, as it reports that its leading economic index rose % in September.
 
 

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