Finance News Archive

03-Sep-2005

• 'First Bank expands trade finance unit with key hire (BizJournals)
First Bank in San Francisco expanded its Northern California trade Finance group with the hiring of Nancy Tso as a vice president and manager.
• 'Aide to Brazil Finance Minister Resigns (AP via Yahoo! News)
The top aide to the architect of Brazil's market-friendly economic policy resigned after denying that he participated in a corruption scandal shaking the administration of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, the Finance Ministry said Friday.
• 'Oil price hike not to affect growth targets: adviser M RAFIQ GORAYAISLAMABAD (September 04 2005): The unprecedented oil (Business Recorder)
ISLAMABAD (September 04 2005): The unprecedented oil prices will not have any adverse consequences on the government's GDP growth target of 7 percent as Pakistan has reduced its oil dependency by 75 percent during the past 15 years, Economic Adviser and spokesman of the Ministry of Finance Dr Ashfaq Hassan Khan told Business Recorder here on Saturday.
• 'Top aide to Brazil's finance minister resigns (Sun-Sentinel)
SAO PAULO, Brazil · The top aide to the architect of Brazil's market-friendly economic policy resigned after denying involvement in a corruption scandal shaking the government of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, the Finance Ministry said Friday.
• 'PERSONAL FINANCE : Junk Food for Thought ; Homeowners' Patience is Being Tested to the Limit By a Rising Tide of Junk (RedNova)
"We're trying to save the rain forests, yet all this paper is being wasted," says Paul Claridge with a shake of his head. Clasped in the 58-year-old ex-firefighter's hand are four direct mailings from finance firms that have arrived in that morning's post. All are unsolicited.
• 'Finance and Commerce (Finance and Commerce)
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• 'DIB's conference on Islamic finance set to begin today (Khaleej Times)
DUBAI ? Under the patronage of Shaikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and UAE Minister of Finance and Industry, Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB) will open today a three-day forum on Islamic finance from September 3 - 5, 2005 at Meridien Hotel, Deira, Dubai.
• 'Finance director walks out in Hamden (New Haven Register)
HAMDEN ? That Finance Director Donald Gray walked out of the Hamden Government Center Thursday appears to be a fact. to view the requested article. Registration provides you with free access to articles and stories in this section of the site.
• 'Personal Finance Daily -- Sept. 2 (CBS Market Watch)
Here is a case in which we all need to take judicial notice: John Roberts, President Bush's nominee to the Supreme Court, may be wise in the ways of the law. But a simple analysis of his investment portfolio shows his rulings on personal-finance matters should be overturned.
• 'Aide to Brazil finance chief resigns amid scandal (CNN.com)
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) -- The top aide to the architect of Brazil's market-friendly economic policy resigned after denying he took part in a corruption scandal shaking the government of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, the Finance Ministry said Friday.