Finance News Archive

04-Sep-2005

• 'Dubai Islamic Bank inaugurates a three-day conference on Islamic finance (AME Info)
Dr. Mohamed Khalfan bin Khirbash, UAE Minister of State for Finance and Industry and Chairman of Dubai Islamic Bank, delivering the inaugural speech.
• 'Italian finance minister asks embattled central bank chief to resign (TODAYonline)
Bank of Italy governor Antonio Fazio attends the 14th European Banking Congress in November 2004. Italian Finance Minister Domenico Siniscalco officially asked Fazio, accused of abusing his authority, to resign in order to restore the institution's credibility.
• 'DIB opens three-day forum on Islamic finance in Dubai (Khaleej Times)
DUBAI ? Under the patronage of Shaikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and Minister of Finance and Industry, Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB) inaugurated yesterday a three-day forum on Islamic finance from September 3 - 5, 2005 at Le Meridian Hotel, Deira, Dubai.
• 'G-20 finance, central bank officials set agenda for ministerial meeting (People's Daily)
Finance ministers and central bank governors of seven industrialized countries and major developing countries will gather in north China's Hebei Province next month for the group's seventh annual ministerial meeting, Chinese Deputy Finance Minister Li Yong said Sunday.
• 'South Korea's State-Run Woori Finance to Sell Off Stake (Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Asia News)
SEOUL, Sept. 5 Asia Pulse - Woori Finance Holdings Co., South Korea's state-run financial service company, will invite international bids in the second half of next year to sell a portion of its stake, the Finance Ministry said Sunday in a report.