CBC.ca (Free subscription) | yesterday
B.C. will duck the looming global recession without running a deficit, and taxpayers will have an extra $70 dollars in their wallets thanks to an economic relief package introduced in the legislature today, according to B.C.'s Finance Minister Colin Hansen.
Belfast Telegraph (Free subscription) | 11/20/2008
Finance Minister Brian Lenihan is due to meet the heads of the Ireland's main banks today to discuss the latest developments in the ongoing financial crisis.
Sofia News Agency (Free subscription) | 11/19/2008
Bulgaria's Finance Minister Plamen Oresharski stated Wednesday the measures in the 2009 Draft Budget would not be able to neutralize all of the negative effects of the global financial crisis. "The draft budget cannot neutralize all expectations about the unfavorable development of the economy be...
Globe and Mail (Free subscription) | yesterday
The recent U.S. presidential election turned, in part, on Republican candidate John McCain's delusional assessment of the U.S. economy as fundamentally sound despite evidence to the contrary.
Sofia News Agency (Free subscription) | 11/18/2008
The Bulgarian Finance Minister Plamen Orecharski signed on Tuesday two agreements for over EUR 140 M with the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development - the World Bank. The funds are going to be used in programs in the areas of education, health care and the social sector. Oresharski...
People Daily (Free subscription) | 11/19/2008
Inflation in Russia will fall to around 8 percent in 2009 due to declining prices, Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin forecast Wednesday. "Indeed, prices in the Russian economy will be falling next year, and inflation will go down," Kudrin, who is also deputy prime minister, told the State Duma, the lower house of parliament. "In general, we expect it to keep up with the planned inflation...
Politics.ie (Free subscription) | 11/18/2008
He was just pipped by Fernando Teixeira dos Santos of Portugal for the title of worst Finance Minister in Europe, although give him time, he is only...
Twitter / Davos (Free subscription) | 11/18/2008
davos: The G20 replaces G7, says Indian Finance Minister Chidambaram at India Economic Summit - http://www.weforum.org/India2008
All Africa (Free subscription) | 11/18/2008
Somalia: Djibouti Finance Minister Visiting SomalilandA high-level delegation from the government of the Republic of Djibouti began an official three-day visit on Saturday to Hargeisa, capital of Somalia's breakaway republic of Somaliland.Djiboutian Finance Minister Ali Farah and the delegation were warmly received at Egal International Airport in Hargeisa by a number of...
The Sofia Echo (Free subscription) | 11/18/2008
As a shareholder in the International Monetary Fund, Bulgaria can get funding from it quickly and at any time but currently the country sees no need to do so, Finance Minister Plamen Oresharski said on November 18 2008.
Belfast Telegraph (Free subscription) | 11/20/2008
The government has rowed back on some of the measures announced in October's Budget. The changes are contained in the new Finance Bill, which was published in Dublin this afternoon. Those who earn over €250,000 will have to pay a 3% income levy, while those on incomes up to just over €18,000 will be exempt from the levy entirely. There will be a 1% levy on incomes up to €100,000, rising to 2%...
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 11/19/2008
Russia's finance minister sought Wednesday to reassure investors and citizens that the economy will survive the global financial turmoil, thanks to ample gold and currency reserves.
The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 11/19/2008
Russia's finance minister sought Wednesday to reassure investors and citizens that the economy will survive the global financial turmoil, thanks to ample gold and currency reserves.
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/18/2008
Damascus - The global financial crisis will have a negative impact on the Syrian economy in the coming months, particularly on next year's state budget, Syrian Minister of Finance Mohammad al-Hussain said on Tuesday. Al-Hussain said that the crisis u...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/18/2008
Damascus - The global financial crisis will have a negative impact on the Syrian economy in the coming months, particularly on next year's state budget, Syrian Minister of Finance Mohammad al-Hussain said on Tuesday. Al-Hussain said that the crisis u...
