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September was the 17th successive month of falling retail sales volume, Government statistics revealed yesterday.
Around $87 million was spent on retail goods - a fall of $7 million compared to September 2008 - as the pain continued for storekeepers....
DATE: Nov 17, 2009
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Bermuda and Inner Mongolia are about as far apart as you can imagine, in more ways than one.
But for budding young Bermudian entrepreneur Michael Branco, the opportunity to visit one of the world's most remote regions on a fact-finding mission lookin...
DATE: Nov 17, 2009
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Budding young business minds will have the chance to showcase their talents following the launch of the 2009 Global Entrepreneurship Week yesterday.
The week will comprise a number of projects and events, including the Belco Sustainable Energy Challe...
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SURVIVING A PROMOTION: Newly promoted employees may be at a higher risk of job loss, particularly if they were promoted to replace others who were let go during cutbacks, according to OI Partners, a global career transition and coaching firm.
The fir...
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PARIS (Bloomberg) — France plans to raise taxes on funds transferred to tax havens and on dividends coming from these jurisdictions, to conform with a Group of 20 plan to crack down on countries that don't comply with global tax standards.
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — The Federal Reserve "severely limited" its ability to save taxpayer money during the bailout of American International Group Inc. by refusing to compel banks to accept concessions, said a chief Treasury watchdog.
The Fed didn't...
DATE: Nov 17, 2009
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Keeping workers healthy, happy and at work through so-called wellness programmes remains a priority for many companies despite financial pressures from the global economic downturn, a survey published yesterday found.
Globally, most employers offer a...
DATE: Nov 17, 2009
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Banking was the place to be on the Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) yesterday, with both Butterfield Bank and Bermuda Commercial Bank Ltd. (BCB) trading a combined total of almost 2,000 shares.
Butterfield Bank transacted 1,300 common shares and 117 pref...
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The wave of multi-billion dollar mergers that some had predicted for the Bermuda insurance market has not materialised, but the Island's companies have been adding to their size in other ways.
That was the conclusion of a session on mergers and acqui...
DATE: Nov 16, 2009
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NEW YORK 13 (Bloomberg) - Assured Guaranty Corp. rose after Moodys Investors Service lowered its insurance financial strength rating by one level.
Assured is pleased that Moodys assigned a rating that connotes significant financial strength in today'...
DATE: Nov 16, 2009
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