Posts Tagged ‘Government’

India Grappling with Rising Food Prices

Onion prices doubled, leading to a popular outcry and putting the government on the defensive over its failure to ease rising food cost View full post on Business Stories

Best Online Loans

A $23,000 loan might not cover the sticker price for many new cars, but this is what the average student is said to pay to invest in an education through traditional or online college. Recent changes in the federal government’s student loan program allow those who obtain online degrees to pay lower installments on these [...]

Japan to levy tax to counter global warming in ’11

Japan, the world’s third largest economy, will introduce an environmental tax from next year to boost revenue and promote energy conservation steps to counter global warming. The Government Tax Commission has decided to introduce an environmental tax to counter global warming in fiscal 2011, Kyodo news agency reported, quoting informed sources as saying. View full [...]

Consumer Confidence Reaches High Same Week Debt Panel Calls for Change

Ayinde O. Chase – AHN News Editor Miami, FL, United States (AHN) – Despite an estimated national debt of $14 trillion and a presidential panel calling for massive overhauls, consumer confidence is at its highest levels since the 2008 economic meltdown. Registering the highest reading since September 2008, the RBC Consumer Outlook Index increased 3.2 [...]

Tensions between South and North Korea

North Korea has placed surface-to-surface missiles on launch pads in the Yellow Sea, as the United States and South Korea began military drills and China called for talks. How serious has the situation become? Tensions between the two Koreas have risen to their highest level in at least two decades, but at street level, South [...]

Skilled worker immigrants faring well in Canada, new evaluation shows

Immigrants selected by the federal government under the current skilled worker program are contributing to Canada’s economy, a new evaluation has found. View full post on All Stories

Irish uncertainty dents markets

European shares and the euro both fall after the junior partner in the Irish government calls for a general election. View full post on Business Stories

Irish Government Stands Firm On Keeping Corporate Tax Rate Low

Linda Young – AHN News Writer Dublin, Ireland, United Kingdom (AHN) – Ireland is defending its low corporate tax rates even in the midst of talks over a European Union-led bailout for its troubled economy. Ireland’s corporate tax rate of 12.5 percent is much lower than the EU average, however Deputy Prime Minister Mary Coughlan [...]

Ukraine Extends Grain Export Quota

The government of Ukraine has decided to extend the grain export quotas until July 1, next year. View full post on Business Stories

Bank creditors fight Iceland for rights

Omar Valdimarsson Reykjavik ||| Omar Valdimarsson Reykjavik CREDITORS at Iceland’s banks said this week they would fight measures that hurt their financial interests after the government sought a guarantee from the country’s lenders that they would forfeit their right to sue the state. The administration of Prime Minister Johanna Sigurdardottir last week started talks with [...]

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