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17 Nov 2010 08:33:22 GMTComments from EU finance ministers, officials
Following are comments by European Union finance ministers and officials ahead of a meeting in Brussels on Wednesday.
17 Nov 2010 07:34:57 GMTGhanaian Finance Minister Likely to Signal Smaller Budget Deficit for 2011
Ghanaian Finance Minister Kwabena Duffuor may announce plans to cut the fiscal deficit in the budget tomorrow as the West African nation starts to reap revenue from oil exports.
18 Nov 2010 16:05:23 GMTFinance Department recognized by national association
The city ?s Finance Department has been awarded the Certificate for Achievement of Excellence in Financial Reporting by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada.
17 Nov 2010 10:13:10 GMTFinance deputy says significant changes needed
The incoming senior bureaucrat in the Department of Finance says "significant changes" are needed to end the province's spending shortfall.
17 Nov 2010 12:01:13 GMTEU finance ministers discuss Irish debt crisis
Ireland's economic problems were expected to dominate Wednesday's regular meeting of European Union economic and finance ministers in Brussels, Belgium.
16 Nov 2010 22:10:57 GMTEU Finance Ministers Voice Confidence in Ireland, Stop Short of Aid Accord
European finance ministers voiced confidence that Ireland will ride out its fiscal crisis, ducking investors? pleas for a bailout package and risking a renewed convulsion on bond markets.
18 Nov 2010 08:28:33 GMTFinance Ministry Considering Higher Corporate Taxes, Handelsblatt Reports
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble is considering an increase in corporate taxes to fund lower levies for small and mid-size companies, Handelsblatt said, citing government officials it didn?t identify.
18 Nov 2010 13:39:51 GMTCONSUMER FINANCE: Some Small Businesses Glad To Pay Estate Tax
CONSUMER FINANCE: Some Small Businesses Glad To Pay Estate Tax
18 Nov 2010 20:04:41 GMTFinance Partner Pamela J. Martinson Joins Sidley Austin LLP in Palo Alto
PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sidley Austin LLP is pleased to announce that Pamela J. Martinson will join the firm as a partner in its Palo Alto office. Ms. Martinson will focus her practice in the area of finance and lending. ?Pam is a seasoned finance lawyer with tremendous experience in banking and commercial lending,? said Tom DeFilipps, Managing Partner of Sidley?s Palo Alto office ...
16 Nov 2010 15:14:23 GMTFinance industry may face GST levy increase
AN extra ?3m levy could be put on the finance industry to fund reduced income tax bills for Islanders.

Economic History

18 Nov 2010 18:14:44 GMTUnemployed Man and the Master of Degrees Take on Economic Foes
In these rough economic times, no jobs are safe, not even the ones held by superheroes.
17 Nov 2010 15:49:19 GMTEconomic Watchdog, November 17
Economic reports have been heavy during the past couple of sessions, but the data has done little to help stock prices. Inflation has been a topic of conversation of late after the Fed decided to add more money to the economy in the form of Treasury buying. However, the most recent reports on pricing pressures show few signs of concern. Housing data has also been on the calendar, but this sector ...
18 Nov 2010 15:35:50 GMTEconomic Report: October leading economic indicators up %
A ?mild pickup? may be in store for the . economy this spring, following a post-holiday lull, the Conference Board says.
18 Nov 2010 16:21:17 GMTLeading Index Points To Economic Pickup In 2011
A gauge of future economic activity grew in October after a summer lull, suggesting the . economy may slowly start strengthening early next year. The Conference Board, a private research group, said its index of leading economic indicators increased percent last month.
18 Nov 2010 19:22:43 GMTEconomic downturn takes toll on health of Americans with heart disease, diabetes or cancer
A new poll shows that many people with heart disease, diabetes or cancer believe the economic downturn is hurting their health and will have further negative impacts in the future.
18 Nov 2010 16:34:34 GMTEconomic Reports Feed Bulls
NEW YORK (TheStreet) - - Alan Valdes of DME Securities says today's economic reports point to bullish signs for the market through December.
18 Nov 2010 19:36:49 GMTNetwork Theorists: 2008 Economic Crash Was Inevitable
A new study of the 2008 collapse has joined economics and network theory in a graphic depiction of inevitable failure.
17 Nov 2010 15:27:22 GMTOnt. economic growth to slow in 2011: report
An economic outlook from Scotiabank says Ontario will see considerably slower economic growth in 2011, underperforming resource-rich areas of the country.
17 Nov 2010 14:42:01 GMTEconomic sluggishness to affect Central Canada most
The country's slowing economic growth will be most evident in Central Canada next year as opposed to areas in the West, East and North that are supported by resource industries, says a report released Wednesday.
18 Nov 2010 13:13:56 GMTEconomic Outlook: Deja vu
By ANTHONY HALL United Press International Germany's reaction to the Irish bank crisis sounds like deja vu all over again, which is to say it sounds like Greece revisited.
 
 

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