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21 Mar 2010 20:58:30 GMTMoly Nears Spinifex Ridge Finance Pact, Financial Review Says (Bloomberg)
March 22 (Bloomberg) -- Moly Mines Ltd. is close to securing $500 million in debt finance for the development of its Spinifex Ridge molybdenum project in Western Australia, the Australian Financial Review reported, without saying where it got the information.
21 Mar 2010 21:51:03 GMTFinance Minister Expects Further Interest Rate Cuts (The Moscow Times)
The Central Bank will need to continue easing policy, Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin said Friday, as the ruble surges and loan growth misses Central Bank projections.
21 Mar 2010 20:22:10 GMTGroup pushes for changes in campaign finance, ethics laws in Raleigh (Burlington Times-News)
RALEIGH — A group that pushed for changes in the state’s lobbying and campaign finance laws a few years ago now plans to press for even more changes when the General Assembly returns to Raleigh in May. The . Coalition for Lobbying and...
20 Mar 2010 14:08:49 GMTDubai Nakheel woes may help Islamic finance in time ( via Yahoo! News)
The trillion dollar Islamic finance industry is looking beyond the troubles of Dubai developer Nakheel at possible reforms that could help draw more interest from Western players.
21 Mar 2010 18:16:52 GMTPlymouth finance board mulls % school increase (The Bristol Press)
PLYMOUTH — The Board of Finance reviewed and took note of comments on the school budget at its meeting Thursday night.
21 Mar 2010 13:40:57 GMTNDSU hires new VP for finance, administration (The Fargo Forum)
North Dakota State University has hired a new vice president for finance and administration.
21 Mar 2010 12:47:47 GMTInitiatives draw ire of finance director (Douglas County News-Press)
Town council received dire news from the town’s lead finance officer — beware November’s state ballot initiatives.
21 Mar 2010 08:17:22 GMTNEWS UPDATE: 6 15 . - Marianas Finance reports 16 percent net growth since last year (Pacific Daily News)
The Marianas Finance Corporation had an increase in net income after taxes in 2009 of 16 percent over 2008's, its second consecutive year of double digit growth in net profit, a press release from Marianas Finance stated.
21 Mar 2010 07:50:34 GMTMawarid Finance to list on DFM in Q2 (Zawya)
Mawarid Finance plans to list its shares on the Dubai Financial Market (DFM) in the second quarter of this year, a top official from the company said.
20 Mar 2010 12:15:40 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 March 15-19:

Economic History


21 Mar 2010 00:20:25 GMTThousands rally in Russia against economic policy ( via Yahoo! News)
Thousands of people have rallied across Russia to denounce the government's economic policy and demand more freedom in a new challenge to the Kremlin reflecting increasing disillusionment and a growing potential for protests.
21 Mar 2010 18:02:10 GMTBold economic reforms needed (Business Times (Malaysia))
MALAYSIA needs to boldly reform economic policies to stay ahead of the competition and realise the aspiration of achieving the status of a high-income nation.
21 Mar 2010 16:55:30 GMTBold economic reforms needed (Business Times (Malaysia))
MALAYSIA needs to boldly reform economic policies to stay ahead of the competition and realise the aspiration of achieving the status of a high-income nation. This is the view of Koong Lin Loong, deputy chairman of the Associated Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCCIM) Small and Medium Enterprises and Human Resource Development Committee. "To revitalise Malaysia's economic standing, we ...
21 Mar 2010 16:16:03 GMTMost economists expect slight economic expansion (Timaru Herald)
There is a small chance economic growth was much stronger than expected in the December quarter, but most economists tip expansion of less than 1 per cent in official figures due on Thursday.
21 Mar 2010 16:08:21 GMTEconomic recovery leads to increase in job opportunities (Taipei Times)
Fueled by the gradual economic recovery, demand for labor has also steadily grown, with companies in the high-tech, wholesale and retail, service and hospitality sectors accounting for most demand for new workers, statistics from the Council of Labor Affairs’ (CLA) job bank show.
21 Mar 2010 16:56:16 GMTIranian parliament challenges Ahmadinejad's economic plan (Payvand Iran News)
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad faces further pressure from the parliament as the economic experts of the parliament issued a statement challenging his economic expertise and reminding him that he does not have the right to disobey the laws passed by the nation's lawmakers. -Zamaneh
21 Mar 2010 21:27:45 GMTPemberton Borough council weighs economic issues, hears warning on school cuts (Community News)
PEMBERTON BOROUGH—Council dealt with a number of financial issues Monday night before hearing a grim economic forecast from School board member Ray Wells. The meeting lasted 52 minutes, which qualifies as a marathon by borough standards.
21 Mar 2010 12:27:08 GMTVoters say 'no thanks' to Sarkozy's economic plans, hand leftists big victory in regional vote (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
PARIS - The long-flailing French left made a big-time comeback Sunday, crushing Nicolas Sarkozy's conservatives in regional elections colored by voters' economic worries — and informally kicking off the 2012 presidential race.
21 Mar 2010 18:13:53 GMTFund-raisers in town adapt to altered economic landscape (Wilton Bulletin)
Until recently, the standard ways for merchants to support local fund-raisers were to buy ads in the programs, or provide cash donations. That was before the economic downturn altered the retail landscape.
21 Mar 2010 16:36:21 GMTRussian, Guatemalan leaders to discuss boosting economic ties (Russian Information Agency Novosti)
The Russian and Guatemalan presidents will discuss the expansion of economic ties, antidrug efforts and other issues on Monday, a Kremlin source said Sunday.
 
 

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