RF government to focus on privatisation pension reform mega regulator and...
As the government is leaving for the New Year holidays, it outlines for itself a homework for the coming year – the outstanding problems of ...
View ArticleDeputy Finance Minister Savatugin has filed a resignation
Savatugin has been Deputy Finance Minister since January 13, 2010. Earlier, for six years he was head of the ministry’s Department of Financial ...
View ArticleIndias oil economy takes baby steps in fuel pricing reforms
(MENAFN - Khaleej Times) A record hike in retail prices of transport fuels and the decision to slash subsidies on cooking gas were the high points of India's oil economy in 2012, as the sector ...
View ArticleSlump of Spains economy persists in Q2 12 -- BDE
(MENAFN - Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) Banco de Espana (BDE or Spain's central bank) reported Friday that the slump in the economic activity in the country persisted in the fourth quarter of 2012 ...
View ArticlePHT Russia tops Team USA at World Juniors
taking out Team USA, 2-1 . With all the stars on the ice for both teams, it would be Russian goalie, and Buffalo Sabres prospect, Andrey Makarov shining brightest stopping 41 shots and frustrating ...
View ArticleGlobal economy Developing countries sceptical
According to a survey conducted by CFA Institute, 35 per cent of the correspondents in the developing world compared to 42 per cent in the developed countries were optimistic that the global economy ...
View ArticleCommuters in agony as Sudan economy wanes
Khartoum's decaying fleet of public buses is leaving commuters stranded as surging inflation and a sinking currency drive maintenance costs out of control, bus operators say. The transport woes ...
View ArticleCabinet in push to reform five key state-owned finance institutions
The institutions include the Agricultural Finance Corporation, Industrial Development Bank Capital, Industrial Commercial and Development Corporation, Kenya Industrial Estates and the Kenya Tourism ...
View ArticleIt’s unsafe to rely on raw numbers to win elections in today’s world
Raw numbers don't win elections these days. It all boils down to organisation. I will illustrate with two very recent examples. Just before the Christmas period, Egypt conducted the final round ...
View ArticleMicrosofts research head Mundie stepping down ahead of 2014 retirement
Software giant Microsoft's research boss Craig Mundie is stepping down ahead of his retirement in 2014. Mundie has overseen the work of Microsoft's security programme and R&D.He was ...
View ArticleBaku State University hosts event on World Azerbaijanis Solidarity Day
The Baku State University hosted an event on World Azerbaijanis Solidarity Day on 29 December. The university rector, Abel Maharramov and chairman of the State Committee for Work with Diaspora Nazim ...
View ArticleNews Wrap U.S. Economy Dodges Blow as Longshoremen Settle Union Dispute
In other news Friday, U.S. dock workers avoided a major strike against shipping companies by extending their current contract, due to expire, for another month. Also, in Iraq, tens of thousands of ...
View ArticleAmateur and PROFESSIONAL Investors Lose Faith In the Economy
professional investors are giving up on America and other economies that have become untrustworthy. (When you have financial luminaries such as Bill Gross, Nouriel Roubini and Laurence Kotlikoff ...
View ArticlePersonal Finance Top picks for 2013 credit cards
A new year, a new credit card? If you're in the market for a credit card with better rates than what's now in your wallet, a number of credit card-comparison sites are listing their top ...
View ArticleBusiness seminars set at Natomas library
In January, the Sacramento Public Library will host a series of job search and small business startup workshops at its North Natomas branch, 4660 Via Ingoglia.The free classes are presented by ...
View ArticleFlaws seen in Wal-Mart rules
When Wal-Mart's chief executive, Michael Duke, appeared at a Council on Foreign Relations meeting in New York this month, a raucous crowd of protesters awaited him. Wal-Mart was confronting ...
View ArticleBusiness notes for Saturday Dec. 29 2012
o Jazzercise Inc. has announced the Carlsbad-based company's participation in the "Be the Boss" series, which airs on the A&E television network. From the Emmy award-winning ...
View ArticleSt. Paul planning panel approves plan to raze Ford plant
The St. Paul Planning Commission on Friday unanimously approved Ford Motor Company's plan to tear down its assembly plant in the Highland Park neighborhood, paving the way for demolition to ...
View ArticleWhy Bollywood glory eludes the industrys bit players
Twenty-one years ago, Krishna Bansal made his way from a small town in Punjab to the throbbing streets of Mumbai. For the previous decade, he had been slogging in the local theatre scene, and he was ...
View ArticleStalled pipelines cast shadow over Canadas economy
in lost revenues, relative to what they would get under more traditional spreads to Brent of about $10-$15 (U.S.) a barrel (the current spread is about $55).Share values are suffering as a result. As ...
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