Posts Tagged ‘reform’

Japan vows fiscal reform, easy monetary policy at G20

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

Collective Bargaining Rights for Public Sector Unions?

Union advocates see a political assault; critics say reform is necessary for fiscal health. View full post on All Stories

World Bank approves US$800 million loan

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

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

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

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

(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

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

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 [...]

France Gears Up For 4th Strike Over Pension Reforms

AHN News Staff Paris, France (AHN) – France is bracing for the fourth national strike since September against the pension reform bill as unions have blocked the highways, while police are deployed to stop strikers from cutting further fuel supplies. Several government agencies, post offices, public transport and schools will participate in Tuesday’s strike. The [...]

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