 | May 22 2013 | IRS official refuses to testify before Congress ,AFP |
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(MENAFN - AFP) The IRS official who oversees non-profit applications refused to testify Wednesday at a congressional panel probing abuse at the US tax agency but defiantly insisted she had done ... |
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| May 22 2013 | Germany's Bundesbank chief says France must cut deficit ,AFP |
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(MENAFN - AFP) The head of Germany's Bundesbank, Jens Weidmann, said France needs to make additional efforts to reduce its public deficit, in an interview published Wednesday.
France was ... |
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| May 22 2013 | BoE boss again loses call for more QE stimulus ,AFP |
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(MENAFN - AFP) Bank of England governor Mervyn King called in May for more quantitative easing stimulus cash at his penultimate meeting, but was out-voted for the fourth month in a row, minutes ... |
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| May 22 2013 | Societe Generale sacks Russian unit head ,AFP |
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(MENAFN - AFP) French bank Societe Generale said Wednesday it had sacked the head of its Russian unit Rosbank, who was arrested last week in Moscow for accepting a $1.5-million bribe.
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| May 22 2013 | Bernanke warns against premature policy tightening ,AFP |
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(MENAFN - AFP) US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke acknowledged the risks of the Fed's low interest-rate policy Wednesday but warned that tightening policy now could stall the US ... |
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| May 22 2013 | Swiss banks facing huge fine over US assets ,AFP |
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(MENAFN - AFP) Swiss banks holding US citizens' funds that are not declared to American tax authorities are set to have to pay a massive fine, under a deal between Switzerland and Washington, a ... |
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| May 22 2013 | Indian medics reconstruct baby's swollen head ,AFP |
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(MENAFN - AFP) Indian doctors said Wednesday they have successfully carried out a first round of reconstructive surgery on the skull of a baby suffering from a rare disorder that caused her head to ... |
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| May 22 2013 | Emirates increases weekly flights to Sri Lanka's Colombo ,MENAFN |
| (MENAFN) Emirates Airlines is planning to add 3 more weekly flights to Colombo starting this June in order to increase the capacity on its services to that destination, reported Emirates ... |
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| May 22 2013 | Saudi sets new food inflation record last month ,MENAFN |
| (MENAFN) Jadwa Investment announced that Saudi food inflation hit a record high in April driven by rising food prices over the past months, reported Emirates 24/7.
On the other hand, the general ... |
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| May 22 2013 | IMF urges Britain to privatise state-rescued banks ,AFP |
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(MENAFN - AFP) The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday urged Britain's government to adopt a "clear" plan to sell its stakes in state-rescued lenders Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds Banking ... |
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