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Finance History 2010-12-19 (19 December 2010 ) |
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| Finance and fiction seem like an unlikely mix, but a number of Indian and Pakistani novelists are finding their stints as finance professionals may have helped ward off writer's block. | |
| Two municipal finance officials who helped steer Vallejo , California?s two-year effort to emerge from bankruptcy plan to leave their posts. | |
| IPOH: The Finance Ministry is currently studying whether to amend or abolish regulations in the national financial system to ensure they do not hinder government policies formulated to suit current needs. | |
| Finance Bank Zambia Ltd., the country?s largest privately owned lender, said its liquidity and cash positions are ?stable? a week after the central bank took control of the company. | |
| IPOH: The Finance Ministry will amend any financial regulation found to be outdated or which hinders the effective implementation of the country?s transformation initiatives. | |
| Russian Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin said Saturday the country's deficit will be percent of gross domestic product this year, higher than the figure announced by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. | |
| COVINGTON ? The Newton County Finance Department has been awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for the fifth consecutive year. | |
| The Standing Committee on Finance has pulled up the government for ignoring its recommendation of giving top most priority to financial inclusion and social banking while formulating plans to issue additional bank licences to private players. | |
| In case you missed them, here are the top 10 Personal Finance stories from MarketWatch for the week of Dec. 13-17. | |
| 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. |
Economic History|
| The gauge of future economic activity has risen for five consecutive months, suggesting it would continue to accelerate into next year. | |
| The Winter Olympics provided an economic boost worth C$2 billion or more to the Vancouver area, according to an economic study released Friday. | |
| Economic hard times and corresponding financial duress among Americans appear to be taking a toll in the form of a modest increase in suicide, seen in several high-profile deaths this year. Some of the evidence is anecdotal, but it correlates with an uptick in the number of workplace suicides since 2007. | |
| Cuban President Raul Castro told legislators Saturday that the future of the country's revolution is at stake as the government tries to institute sweeping economic reforms, adding that the changes are meant to strengthen socialism ? not replace it. | |
| Copper and silver prices rose Friday as a strong economic forecast sparked hope that demand for industrial metals would grow next year. | |
| Durable-goods orders for November will be the key economic indicator of the week as analysts are keen to see whether business spending improves in line with the recent pickup in consumer activity. | |
| 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. | |
| Security forces flooded Iran's capital in a warning against possible unrest as fuel prices surged 400 percent Sunday under plans to sharply cut government subsides and ease pressure on an economy struggling with international sanctions. | |
| Next year should see the economic recovery move from jobless tojob-creating, economists say. | |
| A gauge of future economic activity rose in November, at the fastest pace since March, suggesting the economy will strengthen early next year. |
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