Finance News Archive
20-Aug-2005
- 'Finance Branch Manager (Quad-City Times) Progressive-minded Finance company, a subsidiary of a Midwest bank holding company, is committing resources to expand its market. To carry out expansion and growth objectives, we are looking for a proactive and detail oriented Branch Manager.
- 'Loans for oil bill payment ruled out M RAFIQ GORAYAISLAMABAD (August 21 2005): "It is the policy of the government to (Business Recorder) ISLAMABAD (August 21 2005): "It is the policy of the government to protect the consumers as much as possible from the unprecedented and stubborn increase in oil prices in the international markets," spokesman and Economic Advisor to the Ministry of Finance, Dr Ashfaq Hassan Khan told Business Recorder here on Saturday.
- 'Lula's finance minister accused of corruption (Miami Herald) A former aide to Brazil's Finance Minister Antonio Palocci accused him of taking kickbacks in the 1990s when he was mayor of a small town, in the latest twist of a corruption scandal that has besieged the government of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva since May.
- 'Finance minister says Telstra shares may go to fund (The New Zealand Herald) The federal government may park all or some of its Telstra shares in the proposed future fund next year, Australian Finance Minister Nick Minchin says.
- 'Banks and DFIs bad loans stand at Rs 205.45 billion RECORDER REPORTISLAMABAD (August 21 2005): The amount of bad loans (Business Recorder) ISLAMABAD (August 21 2005): The amount of bad loans held by banks and development Finance institutions (DFIs) during the quarter ended June 30, 2005 increased from what it was during the previous quarter. However, the amount with the commercial banks showed a decline.