Sunken ferry operator arrested in Tonga ABC via Yahoo!7 News Sun, 28 Feb 2010 21:55 PM PST A Scottish executive and lawyer who gave evidence into a ferry accident that claimed 74 lives has been arrested after he allegedly used public funds to finance overseas holidays. | Georgia Seeks $2.5 Billion for First Nuclear Plants in 30 Years Bloomberg Sun, 28 Feb 2010 21:39 PM PST March 1 (Bloomberg) -- Georgiaâs Municipal Electric Authority plans to borrow more than $2.5 billion this week to help finance its share of two nuclear reactors, which would be the first licensed in the U.S. since the Three Mile Island reactor accident in 1979. | Kan calls for end to deflation Straits Times Sun, 28 Feb 2010 21:36 PM PST TOKYO - JAPAN'S Finance Minister Naoto Kan said on Monday he wants the country to beat deflation by the end of the year, setting an earlier deadline than the central bank's own forecast. 'Two or three years is too long' before the country beats deflation, he told parliament. 'If possible, I hope the consumer price index (CPI) turns positive by the end of this year,' he added. | Budget concessions for soleckshaws The Hindu Sun, 28 Feb 2010 21:34 PM PST NEW DELHI: Move over cycle rickshaws. Here come soleckshaws. The solar-powered pedicab, developed by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) got the much needed push from Finance Minister Mr Pranab Mukherjee which could speed up its comm ercialisation. | Ruling could allow anonymous business donations St. Louis Post-Dispatch Sun, 28 Feb 2010 21:27 PM PST The Supreme Court decision last month allowing corporations to spend unlimited money on behalf of political candidates left a loophole that campaign finance lawyers say could allow companies to pay for extensive political advertising while avoiding the disclosure requirements the court appeared to leave intact. | Fuel hike rollback? Will talk and sort out, says FM Express India Sun, 28 Feb 2010 21:19 PM PST The UPA's allies, DMK and TMC, have joined the Opposition in demanding a rollback of Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee's decision to hike the excise duty on petrol and diesel in Budget 2010-11.... | Barclays hires former Goldman banker Leven MalaysiaNews.net Sun, 28 Feb 2010 20:51 PM PST ) banker Johan Leven as co-head of corporate finance in Asia-Pacific, Barclays said on Monday, as the British bank continues its push as a full-fledged investment bank. | | |
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