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...The first employer-sponsored pension plan in Canada was introduced in 1874 (Gale et al., 2006). By contrast, some countries have only recently introduced private pension plans....
...Some people didn’t appreciate Alphaville’s recent comparison of Greece’s economic performance since 2007 with that of the United States during the Great Depression, which implied the Greek government missed...
...In the first nine months of last year, 22 per cent of filming for French movies was completed abroad; tax breaks and greater access to financing have made Belgium and Luxembourg popular locations....
...) at 4,765 European markets Eurofirst 300 up +4.84 (+0.36%) at 1,361 FTSE100 up +79.27 (+1.23%) at 6,545 CAC 40 down -7.84 (-0.18%) at 4,242 Dax down -24.10 (-0.25%) at 9,787 Currencies €/$ 1.22 (1.22)...
...While in New York he talked about Citgo, the US-based subsidiary of his country’s state oil company PDVSA, which is supposedly up for sale....
...* Kerry in Iraq to discuss US assistance | US secretary of state is expected to seek political support in the Gulf for possible US military action against Sunni militants * From ‘Game of Thrones’ to Iraq...
...US officials have defined the advances made by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (known as Isis) – an offshoot of al-Qaeda – as a potential direct threat to US national security....
...The prime minister, Nouri al-Maliki, asked parliament to declare a state of emergency after Sunni militants from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, (Isis), which operates in Iraq and neighbouring...
...Good morning New York, FT ALPHAVILLE Naming and shaming in Japan: David notes another angry reflection of how important rising wages are to Abenomics’ success and how irritated Abe et al are at those big...
...will test investor hopes for a pick-up in the U.S. and global economies… Bulls are hoping to see evidence of an economic rebound in the United States in this week’s busy calendar of data that includes the...
...at 2,293 MSCI Asia ex-Japan up +0.36% at 467.25 CNX Nifty up +1.66% at 6,083 Currencies €/$ 1.29 (1.29) $/¥ 100.83 (101.45) Commodities Brent Crude (ICE) down -0.24 at 102.40 Light Crude (Nymex) down...
...The UN Security Council unanimously approved the deployment of African troops to retake northern Mali from Islamists linked to al-Qaeda....
...Masterpieces of Chinese Painting: 700-1900, edited by Zhang Hongxing, V&A Publishing, RRP£40/$60 The world’s oldest painting tradition explored in the glorious catalogue to the V&A’s current, once-in-a-lifetime...
...“[B]y being a passive investor in the $1.5bn equity investment in Cheniere led by Blackstone, alongside Government of Singapore Investment Corp, and the state of Louisiana, CIC hopes to avoid the sort of...
...Prices for steel are falling, demand is poor, loans are hard to come by, and no relief is in sight. http://on.ft.com/ThtTtG Clinton brings to Beijing plea for maritime solution US Secretary of State Hillary...
...and business figures in the latest sign of growing investor interest in the country amid the easing of western sanctions, the FT reports....
...United States v Apple, Inc et al is more than a US Justice department antitrust action against publishers allegedly colluding on ebook prices....
...in a sudden reversal of policy for Latin America`s largest economy, the FT reports....
...The MSCI Asia Pacific excluding Japan Index dropped 1.4% as of 11:45 a.m. in Singapore....
...The deal excludes ING’s 36 per cent stake in Brazilian insurer Sul America, which the company plans to sell separately in the near future....
...0.36% at 12,605 S&P 500 up +0.22% at 1,344 Bovespa down -0.75% at 62,367 Asia Nikkei 225 down -0.14% at 9,607 Topix down -0.50% at 827.77 Hang Seng up +0.16% at 23,199 Shanghai Composite down -0.04% at...
...at 809.36 Hang Seng up +0.32% at 21,668 Shanghai Composite up +0.22% at 2,627 MSCI Asia ex-Japan up +0.45% at 544.00 S&P CNX Nifty Index up +0.10% at 5,263 Currencies €/$ 1.43 (1.43) $/¥ 80.13 (80.28)...
...We must urgently implement the package of IMF quota and voice reforms agreed in April 2008. Reforming the Mission, Mandate and Governance of Our Development banks 22....
...The market’s afternoon plummet came in spite of the Federal Reserve and European Central Bank’s move to double the size of their currency swap line. Smaller banks were among the biggest victims....
...And in India, there is more demand for more money, because of the increase in cost of living there,” says K.V....
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