Deputy Minister Sommai says 5% shares rule not binding on interim ministers
BANGKOK, Sept 30 (TNA) - Reiterating that he holds only a 1.43 per cent share of a resort hotel in the southern resort of Phuket, Deputy Finance Minister Sommai Phasee said ministers in the current Thai interim government are exempted from a rule barring ministers from holding over 5 per cent of equity stake in private companies.
Read More at MCOT - TNA English News…
First Hawaiian, Chamber talk economics
At its quarterly membership meeting Thursday, the Kaua?i Chamber of Commerce, along with First Hawaiian Bank, presented the 33rd annual Kaua?i County Business Outlook Forum to nearly 330 attendees.
Read More at The Garden Island…
Federal transit chief sees traffic delaying recovery
St. Tammany Parish officials should seek innovative methods to finance sorely needed road improvements, while residents throughout the greater New Orleans area can help ease traffic by staying off the roads during peak travel times whenever possible, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters told local government and business leaders Friday.
Read More at New Orleans Times-Picayune…
Finance ministry toughens stand on indirect FDI
All interests be included in calculating the effective foreign holding in companies.
Read More at Business Standard India…
Accord signed for 5th Qatar investment expo
Staff Reporter MARAYA Public Relations will hold the 5th Qatar Exhibition for Investment and Finance at the Qatar International Exhibition Centre in 2008.
Revealed: SE poised to quit landmark HQ
SCOTTISH Enterprise is preparing to quit its Atlantic Quay headquarters as staff are scattered around the country in the wake of Finance Minister John Swinney’s reforms, Scotland on Sunday can reveal.
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Business urges WA to relax trading hours
The Chamber of Commerce and Industry says Western Australia’s economic boom is a significant reason to deregulate the state’s archaic and restrictive retail trading hours.
Read More at Australian Broadcasting Corporation…
GE Commercial Finance center to open in Billings
GE Commercial Finance, a division of the multinational General Electric Co., confirmed Saturday that it intends to open an operations center in Billings within a year.
Read More at Helena Independent Record…
Chamber wants drivers to pay up
A ?MASSIVE? up-front investment in the transport system financed by road charging is needed to end gridlock around the Welsh capital, according to Cardiff Chamber of Commerce.
Hispanic chamber backs HISD bond proposal
The Houston school district’s $805 million bond proposal gained the support of the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce today. Leaders of the 30-year-old business organization announced this morning that they are endorsing the bond issue, which would be used to build 24 campuses and renovate 136 others if voters approve it on Nov. 6.
Read More at Houston Chronicle…
Bank tailors unique product ?J&K Bank Commercial Premises Finance?
Srinagar, Sept 28: To meet the credit requirements of the prospective customers intending to acquire properties developed by Srinagar Development Authority (SDA) for commercial purpose, the J&K Bank has tailored a unique product ?J&K Bank Commercial Premises Finance?.
Local execs named to 25 Most Powerful Women in Banking
Several local finance executives have been named to U.S. Banker magazine’s fifth annual list of the 25 Most Powerful Women in Banking.
Read More at bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance…
Calls for tax cuts intensify as government posts second large surplus in two days
OTTAWA - Pressure is building on the Conservative government to announce substantive tax cuts as early as the October economic update after the finance department reported it was amassing another large surplus.
Read More at The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News…
Hispanic Chamber endorses HISD bond issue
The Houston Independent School District’s $805 million bond measure earned an endorsement Friday from the Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, giving school leaders hope that public sentiment will swing in their favor after a rough start in the campaign.
Read More at Houston Chronicle…
Colorado business news roundup
The Denver Hispanic Chamber of Commerce was presented with the Region 2 Large Hispanic Chamber of the Year award at this year’s U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Annual Convention, Business Expo & International Pavilion, held last week in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Commerce Commission Member David Caygill Named Chairman Of New Zealand Electricity Commission
(RTTNews) - The New Zealand Government has appointed former Labor Party Finance Minister David Caygill as chairman of the Electricity Commission. The Commission oversees the rules and regulations regarding the operation of those markets.
PINEVILLE — New Louisiana College faculty and staff members were introduced during a Central Louisiana Chamber of Commerce-sponsored breakfast this morning on campus.
David Caygill resigns from Intratil board
Former Labour finance minister David Caygill is resigning as a director of utilities investor Infratil, ahead of taking up his new appointment as Electricity Commission chairman.
Read More at NZPA via Yahoo!Xtra News…
Housing slide yet to hit bottom
Sales of new single-family homes fell 8.3% in August to a 795,000 annual sales pace, its slowest rate in more than seven years, while the inventory of homes dropped, a Commerce Department report showed Thursday.
It’s best time to do business in India: Chidambaram
Washington, Sep 28 (IANS) With Indian business going from local to global, this is the best time to have a business in India and learn how to do business around the world, according to Finance Minister P. Chidambaram.
Read More at IANS via Yahoo! India News…
Commerce ministry moots exporters’ tax cut
While the formulation is being worked out by the commerce ministry, the industry and export community is also in touch with senior functionaries in the finance ministry.
Nigeria: Ugwu for Opportunity Confab
Minister for Commerce and Industry, Chief Charles Ugwu, Minister of State for Finance, Mr Aderemi Babalola and Managing Director, First Bank of Nigeria Plc, Mr Jacobs Moyo Ajekigbe, are among six Nigerians that will be delivering key papers at this year’s edition of Opportunity Nigeria Investment Conference, organised by Nigeria British Chamber of Commerce (NBCC), in collaboration with Pielle - …
Finance, Accounting and Consultancy
The new assessment standards are deliberately designed to protect privately held companies from risks associated with the increasingly complex activities of the 21st century ? e-commerce, global competition, and outsourcing of business operations overseas ? as well as errors in judgment or fraud among management.
CCID Consulting: Building Mobile E-commerce that Serves the Public
CCID Consulting, China’s leading research, consulting and IT outsourcing service provider, and the first Chinese consulting firm listed in Hong Kong , releases its article on building mobile e-commerce to better serve public needs.
Read More at PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance…
Upsurge of interest in Trinco for micro finance
SEVERAL MICRO finance projects to the tune of Rs. 7 million involving 1300 businessmen will get underway in the Trincomalee district shortly.
Re is way above comfort level: FM
WASHINGTON: Finance minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday said the government may take steps to help exporters cope with a nine year-high exchange rate and a US slowdown. Meanwhile on Monday, commerce and industry minister Kamal Nath had said, “the Indian IT business has pampered for a long time.
Read More at The Times of India…
Mindshift Buys Fellow Manages Service Firm
US managed services firm Mindshift Technologies has secured $18m in debt financing from Orix Venture Finance, which helped the company fund its latest acquisition, the purchase of managed hosting and e-commerce apps provider Invision.
Well done Viet Nam, but more needed, says WB
HA NOI ? Viet Nam had made several regulatory changes to improve conditions for commerce during the past year, International Finance Corporation and World Bank representatives agreed in Ha Noi yesterday.
Aug. new-home sales fall 8.3%, slowest pace since 2000
Sales of new single-family homes fell 8.3% in August to a 795,000 annual sales pace, its slowest rate in more than seven years, while the inventory of homes dropped, a Commerce Department report showed Thursday.
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