Hints and tips:
...Most of the extra savings went into gold. At end of 2013, the precious metal amounted to 8.3 per cent of Russia’s FX reserves; by the end of last year it stood at 21.5 per cent....
...“The housing voucher programme gets no cash support from the central bank....
...This imposing room was decorated with gold friezes, domed alcoves and a central fountain that took its cues from Middle Eastern buildings....
...This was disproved by the trial of US v Zarrab et al, in which a Turkish banker and a gold trader were convicted of laundering Iranian oil and gas revenues....
.... ————————– Japan 1980s v China now1....
...It would also hit the real value of household savings, which could drive families to shift cash abroad, possibly triggering a banking crisis....
...“We think most incumbent utilities downplay the earnings risks from solar and battery take-up,” the bank said last year....
...“European miners are priced for a highly optimistic Chinese growth recovery,” Deutsche Bank analysts wrote in a report....
...the central bank’s deliberations....
...But, as we wrote yesterday, the linkages in China’s economy, which we really doubt are all known, make us v wary....
...So, bar going back to our advise about watching the trend and remaining v sceptical about the level, we’re a bit stuck on this old problem....
...So yeah, it’s v probable this ain’t over....
...First is a recent English case, Assenagon v. Anglo Irish Bank....
...Privatising the state-owned banks was next on the agenda when the BJP-led coalition narrowly lost the 2004 election. Broad-based privatisation will be near the top of Modi’s agenda on May 17th....
...HSBC said it will target $2bn to $3bn of additional cost savings....
...As night falls over the Yalu river in north-east China, throngs of people stroll along a manicured promenade, passing musical fountains, neon-illuminated seafood restaurants and elderly citizens practising...
...Clothes are also the biggest casualty of tighter budgets in Europe and Asia, with Europeans making further savings by switching to cheaper grocery brands....
...A judge in Regina v....
...Italy V Ireland....
...While Corridor X constitutes a vital link between western and south-eastern Europe, Mr Scannapieco insists all corridors are equally important, including V (linking Ploce on the Adriatic coast with Sarajevo...
...“What if it were the Republic of Ireland v Slovenia?” “Ireland”. “Northern Ireland v Slovenia?” “Slovenia”. A Protestant later gave me the reverse set of replies....
...Though in most recession-hit countries they have been saving much more than before the crisis, savings rates have stopped rising....
...Low interest for banks cannot continue indefinitely, as it stokes inflation and discourages saving....
...At home, the reckless addition of bridges, ports, airports and steel mills will burden banks with non-performing loans....
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