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Liberia: Govt. Gives US$300,000 to TRC
AllAfrica.com - Apr 17 11:10 AM
President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has requested the Ministry of Finance to make prompt disbursement of her government’s initial support of US$300,000 to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC).Save to My Web
Miami-Dade schools teach students about personal finance
Miami Herald - Apr 17 8:18 AM
Thinking about financial planning in April is almost unavoidable — it’s tax time. But recently the month has been gaining national recognition as Financial Literacy Month for youths.Save to My Web
Fortune Group forges alliance with Amlak to offer finance for AED 4 billion Burj Al Alam
Mena Report - Apr 15 11:21 PM
Leading Dubai-based real estate development company, Fortune Group, has announced that it had exclusively tied up with Amlak Finance (PJSC), the UAE’s leading Islamic home finance company to offer financing options for their latest project, Burj Al Alam which is one of the worlds tallest freehold commercial tower being developed at an estimated value of AED 4 billion at Business Bay.Save to My Web
Finance ordered to improve monitoring of business gross receipts
Saipan Tribune - Apr 16 9:10 PM
The House of Representatives has tasked the Department of Finance to study the feasibility of linking all businesses to a central computer system to monitor their gross receipts.Save to My Web
Personal Finance Daily — April 17
Market Watch - Apr 17 11:47 AM
If you advocate for government to run the health-care system in the United States, you will spark a major debate over the pros and cons of that strategy. On the one hand, government could make sure everyone that gets health care, and maybe at a reasonable price. On the other hand, our government hasn’t proved itself very adept at running things, so you could rightly worry about the quality of Save to My Web
Gemstar-TV Guide Appoints Finance Chief
AP via Yahoo! Finance - Apr 17 6:42 AM
Media company Gemstar-TV Guide International Inc. said Monday it appointed Bedi Singh, formerly of Novartis Pharma AG, as its new chief financial officer.Save to My Web
They Prepare the Tax Laws, but Not Their Own Returns
Washington Post - Apr 16 5:02 PM
Three of the four top lawmakers on the Senate Finance and House Ways and Means committees, which are in charge of writing tax laws, pay professionals to file their annual tax returns with the Internal Revenue Service.Save to My Web
Lawmakers Prepare for Special Session on School Finance
KCBD-TV - 19 minutes ago
In less than 48 hours state lawmakers will meet for a special session on school finance. The 30 day special legislative session starts Monday. The State Supreme Court set a June first deadline for the state to figure out how to designate money other than property taxes to finance schools.Save to My Web
Cianchette Amends Campaign Finance Reports
WMTW - Apr 16 4:02 AM
Former Republican gubernatorial nominee Peter Cianchette amends campaign finance reports from his 2002 Blaine House bid, listing previously unreported in-kind contributions from his family’s construction company.Save to My Web
Pollock leaves SunTrust for Morgan Joseph
Nashville Business Journal - Apr 17 12:05 PM
Gordon Pollock Jr. has left SunTrust Robinson Humphrey and joined Morgan Joseph & Co. as managing director in the firm’s corporate finance office in Nashville.Save to My Web
Lawmakers Look For New Way To Finance Schools
NBC 5 Dallas Fort Worth - Apr 17 9:54 AM
State lawmakers have gathered in Austin, ready to take another shot at finding a new way to finance public schools.Save to My Web
Uganda: Central Banks Want Policies to Regulate Micro Finance
AllAfrica.com - 2 hours, 12 minutes ago
CENTRAL Banks in East Africa have called on policy makers to have a better understanding of the microfinance industry to develop a clear framework for regulation and supervision of the sub-sector.Save to My Web
Thai rate rises near peak - finance minister
Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Apr 17 2:33 AM
BANGKOK, April 17 (Reuters) - The Bank of Thailand’s steady rate rises since August 2004 are approaching their peak, Finance Minister Thanong Bidaya said on Monday.Save to My Web
GM’s Wagoner Fails to Gain Bondholder Confidence With GMAC Sale
Bloomberg.com - Apr 17 2:03 AM
April 17 (Bloomberg) — General Motors Corp. Chairman Rick Wagoner won the unanimous support of his board earlier this month after agreeing to sell the automaker’s finance unit. He’s getting a vote of no-confidence from bond investors.Save to My Web
Pressure from attorney general helps reverse Senate Finance Committee funding decision
WIS-TV Columbia - Apr 17 11:02 AM
(Greenville) April 12, 2006 - A state Senate subcommittee shrunk a proposal that would have put special criminal domestic violence prosecutors in every county. That decision was made Tuesday, but there have been some major changes since then.Save to My Web