Banks News Updates
Israel OKs new settlement in West Bank: minister (AFP via Yahoo! News)
7 March 2010
Israel has given the green light for the building of 112 new homes in a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank despite a partial moratorium on such construction, a minister said on Monday.
Senators wrestle with Fed bank oversight issues (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
7 March 2010
The Federal Reserve could retain oversight of large bank holding companies under a scaled-back regulatory reform plan being considered by key senators, but important questions remained unanswered, lobbyists said on Sunday.
Alfa Bank Said to Plan Sale of Five-Year U.S. Dollar Bonds (Bloomberg)
7 March 2010
March 8 (Bloomberg) -- Alfa Bank, Russia’s biggest private lender, plans to sell five-year bonds denominated in U.S. dollars this week, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Letter from the West Bank: In Hebron, renovation of holy site sets off strife (Washington Post)
7 March 2010
HEBRON, WEST BANK -- The Tomb of the Patriarchs -- a site revered by Jews, Muslims and Christians as the burial place of their common forefather, Abraham -- needed bathrooms and a new roof over an outdoor prayer area. To the spokesman for Hebron's Jewish settler community, that should not have been...
Icelanders reject full repayment to British, Dutch caught in bank collapse (Washington Post)
7 March 2010
LONDON -- Icelanders this weekend resoundingly rejected a plan to reimburse overseas depositors after the failure of an online Icelandic bank, a rare public referendum on the repayment of a foreign liability that could fuel further concerns over debt problems in Europe.
93% say no: Iceland votes down debt deal over failed bank (USA Today)
7 March 2010
Icelanders blew whistles and set off fireworks in the capital as referendum results Sunday showed they had resoundingly rejected a $5.3 billion plan to repay Britain and the Netherlands for debts spawned by the collapse of an Icelandic bank.
Greece won't need aid, central bank chief tells paper (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
7 March 2010
Greece will not need foreign help to deal with its debt problems, central bank governor George Provopoulos said in a German newspaper interview released Monday.
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7 March 2010
Executive Appointments at Escape Travel AustraliaASIATravelTips.comKaren also spent nine years in various marketing roles at the Commonwealth Back and two years at St George Bank. As national brand leader, Sally will be ...
We shall prevent brain drain from Serbia - Blic
7 March 2010
BlicWe shall prevent brain drain from SerbiaBlicWe have just contracted EUR 200 millions with the European Investment Bank for science and technology which shall be doubled from other sources. ...
Asian Market Update: Japan January current account, trade balance top ... - Fxtraders.eu
7 March 2010
Asian Market Update: Japan January current account, trade balance top ...Fxtraders.euRegarding the outlook for further liquidity from the central bank speculated by the press, the research report offered 3 reasons supporting additional QE, ...
China Mobile's bank splurge - MarketWatch
7 March 2010
China Mobile's bank splurgeMarketWatchChina Mobile sees its shares punished for for its stake buy in a regional bank. But, writes Craig Stephen, there may be a method to the madness.
Police arrest three suspected of assaulting Bank Manager - Haveeru Online
7 March 2010
Police arrest three suspected of assaulting Bank ManagerHaveeru OnlineThree suspects were apprehended for allegedly stabbing Mohamed Anjul Jameel, Country Manager of Habib Bank, in an armed robbery at his home in Male last ...
High Court favours freeze on Naseer's bank accounts - Haveeru Online
7 March 2010
High Court favours freeze on Naseer's bank accountsHaveeru OnlineThe High Court has issued an order to continue a freeze on the bank accounts of Ahmed Naseer, who was acquitted of drug trafficking charges by the Criminal ...
IPL defers unveiling new franchises to March 21 - Yahoo! Eurosport
7 March 2010
IPL defers unveiling new franchises to March 21Yahoo! EurosportBidders will have to make a $10 million performance deposit by 5pm on March 19 and the winning bidder will be required to provide a bank guarantee of 10% of ...