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Business Bermuda promoted the Island’s commitment to growing its Islamic finance sector at the inaugural Islamic Financial News European Forum held in London.
At the event, which was held last week and endorsed by the London Stock Exchange, investors...
DATE: Jul 12, 2011
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Economy
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Bank depositors will be covered for up to $25,000 of their cash in their bank under legislation for a new deposit insurance scheme tabled by Premier and Finance Minister Paula Cox on Friday.
Plans for the Island's first such scheme have been in the w...
DATE: Jul 11, 2011
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Economy
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An strengthened framework to combat money-laundering has brought a sharp increase in prosecutions and seizures, according to Attorney General and Minister of Justice Michael Scott.
Mr Scott told MPs in the House of Assembly that the work of the Nati...
DATE: Jul 11, 2011
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Economy
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BEIJING (Reuters) - China’s central bank will raise interest rates once more this year before pausing in its current policy tightening cycle and keep rates on hold in the first half of 2012, a Reuters poll showed.
The People’s Bank of China raised in...
DATE: Jul 08, 2011
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Economy
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LONDON (AP) - The Bank of England has kept its key interest rate at an all-time low of 0.5 percent as the tepid economic recovery in Britain continues to outweigh concerns over inflation.
Yesterday’s decision by the nine-member Monetary Policy Commit...
DATE: Jul 08, 2011
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Economy
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FRANKFURT (Bloomberg) - European Central Bank (ECB) President Jean-Claude Trichet signalled he may raise interest rates again in coming months and will ease Portugal’s access to emergency funds as officials battle both faster inflation and the debt c...
DATE: Jul 08, 2011
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Economy
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PARIS (Bloomberg) - World food prices rose in June as the cost of sugar, meat and dairy increased, adding to inflationary pressure that has prompted central banks across the world to raise interest rates.
An index of 55 food commodities rose to 233.8...
DATE: Jul 08, 2011
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Economy
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Bermuda may be battling through a recession, but workers in the international business sector have been feeling the pain less than most.
Compensation paid to Bermuda’s international business workers shot up by a staggering 40 percent in the first qua...
DATE: Jul 08, 2011
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Economy
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The rate of inflation hit 2.5 percent during the month of May, driven by the rising cost of health care and increases in the rental and food prices.
It was the second highest rate rise of the year on a par with March, up from 2.4 percent in April, bu...
DATE: Jul 07, 2011
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Economy
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The value of imports in the first three months of this year fell to their lowest level for a first quarter since 2003, data suggesting a shrinking economy.
The Quarterly Bulletin of Statistics for the first quarter of 2011, released by Government yes...
DATE: Jul 07, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Economy
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