Contributor ReportsThai court rules 65 projects remain suspended
Source: Financial Times
Bangkok :: Thailand | updated Wed Dec 02 10:58:22 -0800 2009 | business-news
The projects, at the Map Ta Phut industrial estate near Bangkok, had been blocked because of allegations by local NGOs and environmentalists that the government had not fulfilled obligations requiring that companies carry out full impact surveys before the project...
Resurrected emissions scheme appears doomed
Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Pyŏngyang :: North Korea | updated Wed Dec 02 09:43:24 -0800 2009 | business-news
The Federal Government's third attempt at getting its emissions trading scheme through Parliament already appears to be heading for defeat. The Government says it wants to give the Opposition another chance to support the legislation. It plans to reintroduce the...
Westpac risks mortgage exodus
Source: The Age
Melbourne :: Australia | updated Wed Dec 02 05:06:50 -0800 2009 | business-news
This rough calculation, provided by a banking industry analyst, fills a void created by Westpac yesterday when one of its top executives was unable to tell a radio interviewer how much the additional 0.2-point rate hike would make. ''It's just...
Tokyo eyes options to cool rampant yen
Source: Financial Times
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated Wed Dec 02 11:51:39 -0800 2009 | business-news
On Wednesday, in an unusually pointed remark on the currency, Yukio Hatoyama, Japan’s prime minister, said the yen’s strength “can’t be left as it is”. It was clearest sign yet that the country was considering measures to undermine the yen....
'ICBC in talks with Cathay Financial'
Source: The Economic Times
Hong Kong :: China | updated Wed Dec 02 08:37:49 -0800 2009 | business-news
Taiwan's Cathay Financial, sources said on Wednesday, in a deal that could be worth more than $3 billion. The talks come amid an easing of cross-strait relations between the former enemies, in hopes of boosting both economies and political ties....
Rees faces leadership challenge
Source: The Daily Telegraph
Sydney :: Australia | updated Wed Dec 02 09:25:51 -0800 2009 | business-news
A NSW Labor Party under the influence of Eddie Obeid or Joe Tripodi would subject the people of NSW "to the vested interests of self appointed power brokers", Premier Nathan Rees says. Senior Labor sources said it is believed there...
Oil pares gains on industry data
Source: The Irish Times
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated Wed Dec 02 08:38:04 -0800 2009 | business-news
The US currency was almost flat and Japan's benchmark Nikkei index was down just 0.2 per cent, after the Dow Jones average closed at its highest in 14 months yesterday, when the dollar fell against the euro as Dubai debt...
Stimulus Drives Uneven Chinese Recovery
Source: Epoch Times
Beijing :: China | updated Tue Dec 01 23:59:53 -0800 2009 | business-news
Shanghai Composite Stock Index) The global economic crisis that started over a year ago has come to a turning point, thanks to the joint efforts of many countries employing various stimulus packages. The world economy is recovering, even though the...
WTO stays focused on 2010 Doha conclusion but Japan, China skeptical
Source: Kyodo News
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated Wed Dec 02 05:32:02 -0800 2009 | business-news
The World Trade Organization is expected to make clear by March the issues that must be addressed with priority to conclude its stalled Doha Round of global free trade negotiations within the target year of 2010, conference sources said Wednesday,...
Big gas find sparks Auckland plans
Source: New Zealand Herald
Auckland :: New Zealand | updated Wed Dec 02 10:21:07 -0800 2009 | business-news
Privately owned Greymouth Petroleum will push into the Auckland residential gas and electricity market after the confirmation of significant gas reserves at an onshore field it holds in Taranaki. One estimate put the value of the gas and condensate at...
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