Tom Ramstack – AHN News Legal Correspondent Washington, DC, United States (AHN) – The House of Representatives plans to vote on two bills as soon as Tuesday to increase economic sanctions against Iran for what U.S. lawmakers say is Iran’s program to develop nuclear weapons. The bills would freeze U.S. assets of countries or companies [...]
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Debt woes come back to haunt Dubai
December 7th, 2011
davidguide The Media Line Staff Dubai, United Arab Emirates David Rosenberg (The Medi – More than two years after one of its showcase companies announced a “standstill” on its loan repayments, signaling the end of a real estate-fueled boom, a mountain of debt continues to cast a long shadow over Dubai’s economy. Moody’s Investors Service brought [...]
Caribbean, Latin America weathered recession better than other regions – report
April 15th, 2011
davidguide The World Bank says Latin America and the Caribbean region “decisively outperformed” many others during the recent recession with a decline in growth smaller than that of the middle-income country average and with a rebound that was “swifter … View full post on Business Stories
Govt seeks World Bank’s aid for 37,000 km roads
April 1st, 2011
davidguide “We have sought assistance from World Bank for 37,000 km of roads as we plan to take up work on these projects soon,” Road Minister C P Joshi told reporters after a meeting with a World Bank delegation, headed by its South Asia Region Vice President Isabel Guerrero. View full post on Business Stories
One thing that Twitter fails at
February 12th, 2011
davidguide We put customer service to the test at companies from Zappos to Delta to Bank of America, asking for help over Twitter, on the phone, and on the web. The results were surprising. View full post on Business Stories
BMO Financial buys Marshall & Ilsley for $4.1B
December 17th, 2010
davidguide Canadian Bank BMO Financial Group says it agreed to buy Marshall & Ilsley Corp. for $4.1 billion in stock in an effort to expand its North American business. View full post on Business Stories
Can SBI be an agent of its insurance subsidiary?
December 16th, 2010
davidguide Can the government-run State Bank of India (SBI) become the agent of its own insurance subsidiary SBI Life? This question was raised in a public interest litigation (PIL) before the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court. View full post on Business Stories
VIDEO from International Monetary Fund Available on thenewsmarket.com: Togo Achieves IMF World Bank Debt Relief
December 15th, 2010
davidguide NEW YORK, Dec. 14, 2010 /PRNewswire/ — See video from International Monetary Fund at: http://www.thenewsmarket.com/Releases/StoryDetailPage.aspx?GUID=f5c444e7-65bb-4e6f-8cfa-e2e9d31903f6 The IMF and the World Bank have announced up to US$1.8 billion in debt relief for Togo. In this interview, the View full post on All Stories
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