Finance News Archive

30-Aug-2005

• 'Rohm and Haas Company Begins Exchange Offer for 6.0 Percent Notes of Rohm and Haas Denmark Finance A/S Due March 2007 (ChemPoint)
PHILADELPHIA -- August 23, 2005 - Rohm and Haas Company today announced that it has launched an exchange offer outside the United States to existing holders of euro 400 million in Rohm and Haas Denmark Finance 6.0 percent euro notes due March 9, 2007. The company is offering existing holders of the 2007 notes the opportunity to exchange the 2007 notes for Rohm and Haas Company 7-year
• 'France plans levy on airline tickets to finance global fight on poverty (USA Today)
France plans to put a tax on airline tickets next year to Finance efforts against poverty and disease in the developing world, President Jacques Chirac said Monday.
• 'General Finance takes on Sovereign (Stuff)
Cairns Lockie subsidiary General Finance has expanded the range of no financials loans it offers to include a prime mortgage at regular interest rates in direct competition with fellow lender Sovereign.
• 'MDI establishes finance, accounting services division (BizJournals)
Management Decisions Inc. announced Tuesday the creation of a "finance and accounting solutions" arm, which will be called MDI-FAS.
• 'France to Help Finance Fight on Poverty (AP via Yahoo! News)
France plans to put a tax on airline tickets next year to help finance the global struggle against poverty and diseases that are ravaging the developing world, including AIDS, President Jacques Chirac announced Monday.
• 'Finance Ministry slashes forecasts (Bangkok Post)
The Finance Ministry yesterday cut its 2005 economic growth forecast by a half-point to 4.1% to 4.6% due to the impact of higher-than-expected global oil prices.
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• 'British ex-finance minister Clarke preparing for opposition leadership bid (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Former British finance minister Kenneth Clarke is preparing to announce a bid for the leadership of the main opposition Conservative Party, reports said.
• 'FEC asks appeals court to reconsider campaign finance decision (CNN.com)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Federal Election Commission on Monday asked an appeals court to reconsider a decision ordering the FEC to write tougher rules to carry out a 2002 campaign finance law.
• 'Task force discusses revised PRSP-IIISLAMABAD (August 31 2005): Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance and Economic (Business Recorder)
ISLAMABAD (August 31 2005): Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance and Economic Affairs Dr Salman Shah chaired the fourth meeting of the Task Force on Economic Policy (TEP) held in the Finance Ministry here, on Tuesday.