BoJ Governor Masaaki Shirakawa has vowed to keep monetary policy ultra-loose to support an economy hit hard by the March 11 earthquake. View full post on All Stories
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World Bank approves US$800 million loan
November 20th, 2010
davidguide The World Bank has approved two loans, totaling US$800 million, to support priority reform programs of the Indonesian government. View full post on All Stories
Suu Kyi Still Seeks “Peaceful Resolution” To Reform In Burma
November 16th, 2010
davidguide AHN News Staff Yangon, Myanmar (AHN) – Just two days after the military rulers released pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi from house arrest after 15 years, the Nobel peace prize winner said that she is seeking peaceful revolution in Myanmar. In an interview with BBC at the National League for Democracy’s headquarters, she expressed [...]
US Bankruptcy Filings Up 14% – Highest Since 2005 Law Reform
November 10th, 2010
davidguide The highest number of non-business bankruptcy filings for a fiscal year since 2005, immediately prior to the rush that occured before the implementation of the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act in October 2006. View full post on All Stories
Update: French Parliament Passes Pension Reform Plan
October 28th, 2010
davidguide AHN News Staff Paris, France (AHN) – Despite weeks of strikes and protests across the nation, French lawmakers on Wednesday passed President Nicolas Sarkozy’s fiercely-contested pension reforms in the National Assembly. The law will increase the minimum retirement age to 62 years old. According to a presidential advisor, Sarkozy will publish the law in an [...]
Corrected – Trichet says EU fiscal reform too weak for euro zone
October 23rd, 2010
davidguide (Corrects van Rompuy’s title)GYEONGJU, South Korea – European Central Bank President President Jean-Claude Trichet said on Saturday that new European Union fiscal rules pushed by France and Germany were too weak to safeguard the euro zone. View full post on All Stories
French Senate Approves Controverisal Pension Reform Bill
October 23rd, 2010
davidguide Linda Young – AHN News Writer Paris, France (AHN) – The French Senate on Friday approved a controversial pension reform bill by a vote of 177-153. Now it is up to a conference committee of seven senators and seven members of parliament to hammer out differences between the Senate and National Assembly versions of the [...]
Sarkozy calls for calm from protesters
October 19th, 2010
davidguide Cars burned, shop windows smashed and 4,000 petrol stations ‘awaiting supplies’ on sixth day of French protests Strikes gathering pace against Nicolas Sarkozy’s pension reforms appeared to be pushing France closer to crisis today as fuel shortages were felt across the country and violence erupted on the sidelines of protests by children. On a sixth [...]
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