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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.
16 Dec 2010 17:29:47 GMTFusion finance plan is rejected
A plan to rescue European financing of the Iter nuclear fusion reactor project has been thrown into uncertainty.
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.
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.
16 Dec 2010 16:42:00 GMTIceland finance minister presents new Icesave bill to parliament
Iceland's finance minister presented a bill to parliament on Thursday outlining a revised repayment plan to Britain and the Netherlands for Icesave debts incurred when its banking system collapsed two years ago.
16 Dec 2010 13:47:07 GMTEverBank Commercial Finance Launches Industrial Finance Group
PARSIPPANY, .--(BUSINESS WIRE)--EverBank Commercial Finance, Inc. the commercial finance and leasing subsidiary of EverBank Financial Corp, today announced the formation of a new industrial finance group. Based in Hampton, New Hampshire, the new business unit will initially service original equipment manufacturers, dealers and strategic direct customers in the flexible packaging and plastic ...
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.
16 Dec 2010 15:51:49 GMTPersonal Finance: Fudging the facts
With more job candidates than available positions, one Web site is telling little white employment lies on behalf of prospective hires.
16 Dec 2010 17:52:48 GMTPersonal Finance Daily: 401(k)s take sharper aim at retirement crisis
A lot of positive things have been put in place that will benefit the more than 70 million savers in 401(k) plans in the future ? starting in 2011.
16 Dec 2010 09:05:23 GMTSegro Promotes Finance Chief To Replace CEO
Segro Promotes Finance Chief To Replace CEO

Economic History

16 Dec 2010 15:15:00 GMT5 Ways Cities Are Using Social Media to Reverse Economic Downturn
The economic downturn has forced cities and states across the country to be more creative as they compete to attract companies and stimulate local economies. In just the past year, local economic development agencies have turned to social media tools and tactics to enhance their efforts nationally and locally.
16 Dec 2010 18:17:08 GMTReport finds widespread economic insecurity
Substantial numbers of Americans households struggled in recent years to pay for food, shelter or medical care, according to a new report that paints a grim picture of widespread economic insecurity in the era of the Great Recession. "Economic insecurity has become the rule, not the exception, for many Americans?even in good times," concludes the [... ]
16 Dec 2010 02:29:49 GMTCuba claims it made economic strides in 2010
Cash-strapped Cuba achieved some of its economic goals in 2010, but will have to improve its performance if it wants to emerge from its chronic economic funk, a top government official said on Wednesday.
15 Dec 2010 21:03:26 GMTAnalysts: Economic rebound will help life insurers
The rising economic tide will lift all boats -- but life insurance companies will float especially high, analysts said Wednesday.
15 Dec 2010 22:35:44 GMTA look at economic developments around the globe
A look at economic developments and activity in major stock markets around the world Wednesday:
16 Dec 2010 17:58:52 GMTRussia to see out economic crisis in 2012: Putin
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Thursday gave an upbeat assessment of the Russian economy two years after the global economic crisis broke, saying he expected it to finally beat the slowdown in 2012.
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 17:02:33 GMTEconomic Affairs Court opens tomorrow
The Economic Affairs Court in Tel Aviv is modeled on Delaware's Court of Chancery.
16 Dec 2010 00:27:39 GMTGerman Economic Recovery to Broaden in 2011 on Consumer Spending, S&P Says
Germany?s economic recovery will broaden next year as Europe?s largest economy benefits from faster growth in consumer demand and business investment, Standard & Poor?s said.
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.
 
 

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