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.
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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.
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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.
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Finance ministry toughens stand on indirect FDI
All interests be included in calculating the effective foreign holding in companies.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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