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LONDON (Reuters) Stronger tax revenues helped Britain to a bigger-than-expected budget surplus last month, raising the possibility the government might borrow less than planned in the 2010/11 fiscal year.
However, there is a strong chance Chancellor ...
DATE: Feb 23, 2011
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Economy
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TOKYO (Reuters) Moody’s Investors Service warned yesterday that it may cut Japan’s sovereign rating if government policies fall short of comprehensive tax reform needed to bring ballooning public debt under control.
The ratings agency said Japan, whe...
DATE: Feb 23, 2011
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Economy
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The total assets of Bermuda’s insurance market rose to almost half a trillion dollars by the end of 2009, after gaining $23.1 billion over the year.
The astounding number, revealed yesterday by financial regulator the Bermuda Monetary Authority, is m...
DATE: Feb 22, 2011
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Economy
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PARIS (Bloomberg) Finance ministers from the Group of 20 nations signalled concern that surging commodity costs are driving inflationary pressures around the world.
French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde, whose country chaired the meeting, said at...
DATE: Feb 21, 2011
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Economy
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Retailers saw their sales fall by 3.2 percent in December - their most important month of the year - compared to 2009.
After inflation was taken into account, retail sales volume fell 5.6 percent in the traditional peak shopping month, figures releas...
DATE: Feb 17, 2011
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Economy
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Consumers paid 2.7 percent more for goods and services in December than they did a year before.
The annual inflation rate climbed 0.4 of a percentage point from 2.3 percent in November.
The Consumer Price Index (CPI), released yesterday by the Depart...
DATE: Feb 08, 2011
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Economy
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A deposit insurance scheme to protect customers' money in the bank is set to be introduced in 2012, the Bermuda Monetary Authority's (BMA) CEO Jeremy Cox revealed yesterday.
Mr Cox, who was launching the BMA's 2011 business plan to key stakeholders i...
DATE: Feb 03, 2011
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Economy
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Bermuda and the Czech Republic negotiators met this week to finalise discussions on a tax information exchange agreement (TIEA) between the two countries.
Premier and Finance Minister Paula Cox said that the text of the agreement now had to be approv...
DATE: Feb 02, 2011
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Economy
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DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) It has been the question of the day at every high-powered international gathering for two years: Are we out of the woods? The answer at this year’s World Economic Forum appears to be an optimistic “Yes, but...”
The world may h...
DATE: Jan 27, 2011
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Economy
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Business leaders met with Minister of the Economy, Trade and Industry Kim Wilson yesterday to air their views on the economy at a roundtable discussion held on Monday.
The talks, described in a Government press release as “robust and frank”, focused ...
DATE: Jan 26, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Economy
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