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Recessionary conditions are becoming more pronounced in the developed world and simultaneously reducing growth prospects in emerging countries. And inflationary pressures that were still raising concerns a few months ago are dissipating, as disinflat...
DATE: Oct 20, 2008
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Two companies have joined the growing list of reinsurance firms incorporated in Bermuda.
Class 1 reinsurer Diamond Re Ltd. and Class 3 reinsurer Pearl Reinsurance Co. Ltd. set up on the Island on September 16 and 24 respectively.
They bring the total...
DATE: Oct 20, 2008
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Bermuda Aviation Services (BAS) has appointed Wayne Scott as vice-president and chief executive officer designate of CCS Group Ltd.
With the help of the present CEO of CCS, Rob Loxton, BAS said it was keen to attract a suitably qualified and experien...
DATE: Oct 20, 2008
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The eagerly-awaited open house at new retail centre Gallery 135 has been hailed as a success by organisers and business leaders alike.
The event, which ran at the premises in 135 Front Street from Friday to Saturday, attracted about 75 visitors over ...
DATE: Oct 20, 2008
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - The US dollar largely took last week off after back-to-back weeks of enormous gains, but its strengthening trend may resume this week as the spreading credit crisis draws more money from overseas.
The dollar, perhaps ironically, ...
DATE: Oct 20, 2008
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Lorenzo Whitehurst is the first Bermudian student to receive a monetary award from Ordinance Holdings Ltd.'s Award for Achievement in Actuarial Studies offered to actuarial students from Bermuda.
Mr. Whitehurst, a Bermuda Foundation For Insurance St...
DATE: Oct 20, 2008
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Flagstone Reinsurance Holdings Ltd. has become the latest Bermuda company to buy into the London insurance market.
The reinsurer announced on Friday that it had entered into an agreement to buy Marlborough Underwriting Agency Ltd. from the Berkshire ...
DATE: Oct 20, 2008
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AMSTERDAM, (Reuters) - ING became the latest European bank to seek government funding yesterday, agreeing to a 10 billion euro ($13.5 billion) cash injection as well as scrapping executive bonuses and its year-end dividend.
Following a weekend of int...
DATE: Oct 20, 2008
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SAO PAULO (Bloomberg) — Cosan Ltd., which controls the world's second-largest sugar-cane processor, will raise the amount of stock it plans to sell to its principal shareholder and Brazil's Gavea Investimentos Ltda. to $200 million from $150 million....
DATE: Oct 20, 2008
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The lament about maturation through middle age, penned and performed by a famous international rock star came true for many people, including yours truly, this week.
For some, unfortunately, the focus is on an inevitable decline, hastened by negativi...
DATE: Oct 18, 2008
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