GREECE MUST PROVE ITSELF: FRENCH FINANCE MINISTER (The Tocqueville Connection)
SYDNEY, Feb 26, 2010 (AFP) – French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde lashed Greece for failing the eurozone with its lack of discipline, but said the country would not stand alone as it battles to rein in its massive debt.
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GREECE MUST PROVE ITSELF: FRENCH FINANCE MINISTER (The Tocqueville Connection)
Post Office finance firm pulls out (Belfast Telegraph)
The finance company operating in about 1,000 of the country’s post offices is to pull out of Ireland, it was revealed. Related Stories Ruling over mayor challenge Settlement in Prince concert case SDLP leader eyes Westminster seat Hospital admits safety failings Shop closures put 80 jobs at risk
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Post Office finance firm pulls out (Belfast Telegraph)
Europe Finance Ministers Face Pressure Over Greece (Update3) (Bloomberg)
Feb. 15 (Bloomberg) — European finance ministers are under pressure from investors to spell out the concrete measures they will take to rescue Greece, as new evidence emerged that the country may have turned to U.S
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Centennial College to offer Islamic finance course (Toronto Star)
Scarborough’s Centennial College, one of the most diverse campuses in the country, has become the first in Canada certified to teach Islamic finance – a system that does not charge interest or invest in commodities that contravene Islamic law.
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Finance asks Arroyo not to sign bill exempting elderly from VAT (ABS-CBNNEWS.com)
MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Finance has appealed to President Gloria Arroyo not to sign into law a measure exempting the country’s estimated 4.6 million senior citizens from paying the 12% value-added tax (VAT).
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Larrain Wants Double Growth as Chile Finance Minister (Update2) (Bloomberg)
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Larrain Wants Double Growth as Chile Finance Minister (Update2) (Bloomberg)
Greece sticks to austerity plan: finance minister (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Greece will stick to its deficit-cutting plan and the first three months of the year will be crucial for regaining investors and EU confidence, the country’s finance minister said in an interview on Sunday.
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Greece sticks to austerity plan: finance minister (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
China’s finance ministry may inject money into BoCom -paper (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News)
SHANGHAI, Feb 4 (Reuters) – China’s Ministry of Finance is considering injecting money into Bank of Communications (BoCom) to consolidate its position as the largest shareholder of the country’s fifth-largest lender, the China Business News reported on Thursday.
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Finance minister, Chinese envoy discuss writing off 80% of debts (Zawya)
31 January 2010 BAGHDAD: The Iraqi minister of finance has discussed with the Chinese ambassador to the country a bilateral agreement to cancel 80 percent of the debts owed by Iraq to China, a ministry statement said on Sunday.
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German Technology Companies Face Finance Problems, Bitkom Says (Bloomberg)
Jan. 28 (Bloomberg) — Some German information technology companies still have problems securing finance even as the country’s economy is improving, a survey by the Bitkom industry group found.
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