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Is there hope in Copenhagen?
Riyadh :: Saudi Arabia | 5 days ago
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The chief Saudi negotiator at the 2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen next month is pessimistic about the chances of the forum succeeding and has accused developed countries of protecting their own economic interests at the expense...
Tags: climate change, Saudi Arabia, Copenhagen, Kingdom, Mohammad Al-Sabban, finance ministers, g20 finance, Riyadh, Global warming, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, OPEC, United Nations Climate Change Conference, Carbon finance, Diplomatic conferences, Environment
Don Johnson, 2007
Toronto :: Canada | 5 days ago
Credibility Y ou've probably noticed that Canada's rich are giving away fortunes. Prospector Stewart Blusson handed $50-million he made from finding a diamond mine to the University of British Columbia. Cable magnate Randy Moffat of Winnipeg pledged $100-million...
Tags: Mr. Johnson, Mr. Martin, BMO Nesbitt Burns, finance ministers, gain tax, Canada, tax break, The Globe, Toronto, johnson says, Jim Flaherty, Capital gains tax, Bank of Montreal, Charitable organization, Donald K. Johnson, Year of birth missing, Taxation
Budget 'not helping in recession'
London :: United Kingdom | 9 days ago
Credibility It has made no significant changes to its spending plans in response to the economic downturn, according to the assembly's finance committee. Its report is backed by the Labour, Conservative and Liberal Democrat members of the committee. The assembly...
Tags: draft budget, assembly government, finance ministers, Wales, funds available, United Kingdom, London, Finance minister, Politics
European Commission warns states over mounting debt
Brussels :: Belgium | 12 days ago
Credibility The European Commission handed out a fresh batch of excessive deficit reports on Wednesday (11 November) and warned EU governments, especially Greece, over failure to tackle rising debt levels. Nine member states received the reports for the first time,...
Tags: EU Economy, France, Greece, Joaquin Almunia, Spain, European Commission, finance ministers, excessive deficit, budget deficit
EU ministers agree to increase capital requirements for banks
Brussels :: Belgium | 12 days ago
Credibility The European Union finance ministers on Tuesday agreed on a draft legislation to increase the amount of money banks hold to offset high-risk investments. The draft legislation is aimed at "strengthening disclosure and capital requirements for the...
Tags: European Union, finance ministers, capital requirements, eu finance
World leaders hope for climate deal
Barcelona :: Spain | 16 days ago
Credibility Al Jazeera's Alan Fisher, reporting from Barcelona, said: "The polar ice caps are receding, Africa is likely to face more droughts, other places will face floods, coastal states are looking at rising sea levels. "With a legally binding agreement at least...
Tags: finance ministers, climate change, stimulus measures, Alistair Darling, Scotland, Copenhagen
G20 finance ministers meet in Scotland
New York City :: NY :: USA | 16 days ago
Credibility Magna International said Thursday it has no further plans for takeovers now that the deal to acquire Opel is off. Finance ministers from the world's leading rich and developing countries are gathering in Scotland Friday to begin the difficult negotiations...
Tags: Scotland, finance ministers
Darling project
London :: United Kingdom | 17 days ago
Credibility The meeting follows a summit in Pittsburgh in September, where G20 leaders breathed a sigh of relief. The global economy had been badly damaged by the financial storms, but not demolished. Now, in St Andrews the Finance Minsters are getting stuck into...
Tags: finance ministers, fiscal stimulus, Scotland, Alistair Darling, climate change, g20 finance, St Andrews, global recovery, ministers met
Fed keeps US interest rates at emergency near-zero levels
London :: United Kingdom | 18 days ago
Credibility The Federal Reserve tonight reaffirmed its pledge to keep interest rates at their unprecedented low for an "extended period" as the US economy clambers out of the deepest recession in a generation. After its policy meeting in New York, the Fed's governors...
Tags: Pittsburgh, Federal Reserve, St Andrews, finance ministers
Berlin wants to rid Germany of US nukes
Berlin :: Germany | about 1 month ago
Credibility The precise make-up of the new German government will become known in the coming days, following negotiations between Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative Christian Democrats and the pro-business Free Democrats. A copy of the parties' new common programme,...
Tags: Angela Merkel, Ms Merkel, Merkel Seals Cabinet, chancellor angela, Germany, business free, coalition agreement, finance ministers
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