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15 Dec 2010 12:04:57 GMTFinance Bank Zambia Won't Close Down, Has Enough Reserves, Minister Says
Finance Bank Zambia Ltd., the country?s biggest privately owned lender that is under central bank supervision, isn?t at risk of closing down, Finance Minister Situmbeko Musokotwane said.
13 Dec 2010 23:26:07 GMTColleges Expanding Shariah Courses Amid Scholar Shortage: Islamic Finance
Universities are expanding Islamic finance courses as demand for professionals qualified in Shariah law outstrips supply in the $1 trillion industry.
15 Dec 2010 03:12:11 GMTFinance director Barber leaving Macon City Hall
Macon Finance Director Tom Barber is resigning, effective Jan. 7, to become city administrator of Fairburn.
14 Dec 2010 10:16:36 GMTSupervised Finance Bank Zambia Is Operating Normally, Central Bank Says
Finance Bank Zambia Ltd., the country?s biggest privately owned lender, is operating normally and customers shouldn?t be concerned about reports of higher than normal withdrawals, the Bank of Zambia said.
14 Dec 2010 13:20:35 GMTFinance report to blame politics, partnership
Finance Minister Brian Lenihan has said a report into how his department handled the economic and financial crisis will lead to changes in its structure.
14 Dec 2010 22:19:32 GMTSt. Louis Science Center names new VP of Finance and CFO
BOYLE'S BEAT: Barbara Boylehas been named VP of finance and chief financial officer for theSt. Louis Science Center, replacing CFO TomJaskiewicz, who is retiring at the end of the year aftermore than 25 years on the job.
13 Dec 2010 21:06:01 GMTReal estate finance firm Walker & Dunlop plans IPO
Commercial real estate finance company Walker & Dunlop plans an initial public offering this week valued at an estimated $140 million to $160 million.
15 Dec 2010 03:13:39 GMTParliament passes new electoral finance laws
Parliament today voted overwhelmingly to pass new electoral finance laws to govern next year?s General Election. The Electoral (Finance Reform and Advance Voting) Amendment Act passed its third reading 116 votes to 5.
15 Dec 2010 18:49:47 GMTPemex Finance Chief Sees Debt Soaring to $56 Billion on 2011 Funding Needs
Petroleos Mexicanos, Latin America?s largest oil producer, sees debt rising to as high as $56 billion next year as it boosts spending to arrest declining output.
14 Dec 2010 13:30:00 GMTCBC Trade Finance Adds Veteran Trade Finance Executive to Team
CBC Trade Finance, a division of Capital Business Credit that provides trade finance solutions to .-based importers and their Asia-based exporters/manufacturers, announced the addition of Robert Denhert as senior vice president.

Economic History

14 Dec 2010 02:35:28 GMTAs he prepares to leave, Summers defends Obama administration's economic policies
The top White House economic advisor was a key player in decisions to enact the economic stimulus legislation and continue the financial bailouts started by the Bush administration. Top White House economic advisor Lawrence Summers defended the Obama administration's economic policies in his final speech before stepping down at year's end.
14 Dec 2010 18:32:32 GMTA look at economic developments around the globe
A look at economic developments and activity in major stock markets around the world Tuesday:
13 Dec 2010 20:14:27 GMTLawrence Summers defends Obama administration economic policies in final speech
Top White House economic advisor Lawrence Summers on Monday defended the Obama administration's economic policies in his final speech before stepping down at year's end, and the White House said a replacement for the key position likely won't be named...
14 Dec 2010 17:02:33 GMTEconomic Affairs Court opens tomorrow
The Economic Affairs Court in Tel Aviv is modeled on Delaware's Court of Chancery.
14 Dec 2010 21:05:11 GMTEconomic Recovery Nonsense Continues
For the duration of what I estimate to be a 10 year economic slowdown (we are entering year 4), you will hear countless experts proclaim that the economy has recovered. Economic recovery evangelists were temporarily silenced earlier in the year, but they have now come out in force.
15 Dec 2010 19:51:38 GMTEconomic outlook brightens for 2011, major banks say
After slowing to a crawl, Canada's economy is expected to get back on track in 2011 on expectations for sustained domestic growth and an improved outlook for the United States, according to reports Wednesday by two of Canada's major banks.
14 Dec 2010 17:43:20 GMTOil prices rise on positive economic news
Crude oil prices responded to encouraging economic news and climbed higher on Tuesday.
14 Dec 2010 18:39:39 GMTObama considers Levin, others for economic adviser
The White House has cast a wide net in its search for a replacement for outgoing economic adviser Larry Summers with a list that includes Yale University President Richard Levin.
14 Dec 2010 22:39:00 GMTAmericans hit with widespread economic shocks in recession
As the . economy slowly recovers from a severe recession, Americans are still skating on thin ice financially, according to a report released Tuesday.
15 Dec 2010 14:05:33 GMTEconomic Outlook: Day of reckoning
By ANTHONY HALL United Press International With the original deadline for a report by the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission set for today, there is still time to ponder what the commission will say.
 
 

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