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Australia & Nz Bank. Anz Completes Acquisition Of Rbs In Hong Kong (Fox News)


22 March 2010
Australia & Nz Bank. Anz Completes Acquisition Of Rbs In Hong Kong...

Indian Stocks, Bonds Decline After Central Bank Raises Rates (Bloomberg)


22 March 2010
March 22 (Bloomberg) -- Indian stocks and bonds fell after the central bank raised interest rates for the first time in almost two years. Automakers and lenders led the drop.

Indian Stocks, Bonds Decline After Central Bank Raises Rates (Bloomberg)


21 March 2010
March 22 (Bloomberg) -- Indian stocks and bonds fell after the central bank raised interest rates for the first time in almost two years. Indian stocks, the most expensive in the largest emerging markets, fell as a surprise interest-rate increase hurt financial and consumer shares.

Nomura Asia TMT Head Chiu Rejoins Bank Of America Merrill-Source (Fox News)


21 March 2010
Nomura Asia TMT Head Chiu Rejoins Bank Of America Merrill-Source...

Indian Central Bank’s Chakrabarty Says Inflation May Have Peaked (Bloomberg)


21 March 2010
March 22 (Bloomberg) -- Indian central bank Deputy Governor K.C. Chakrabarty said inflation in the South Asian nation may have peaked. The Reserve Bank of India will take rate action as needed, Chakrabarty said in Bangalore today.

Indian Stocks, Bonds Decline After Central Bank Raises Rates (BusinessWeek)


21 March 2010
Indian stocks and bonds fell after the central bank raised interest rates for the first time in almost two years.

National Wealth Hires National Australia Bank for Bond Sale (Bloomberg)


21 March 2010
March 22 (Bloomberg) -- National Wealth Management Holdings Ltd. hired National Australia Bank Ltd. to help it sell three-year bonds denominated in Australian dollars, said Joe Azzam, NAB’s global head of debt syndicate.

Bank Sohar to raise capital, add branches - Zawya


22 March 2010
Bank Sohar to raise capital, add branchesZawyaMUSCAT - Bank Sohar SAOG plans to raise capital this year and expand the number of its branches by seven to scale up the total branch network to 21, ...

Call for a charitable investment bank - Zawya


22 March 2010
Call for a charitable investment bankZawyaA charitable investment bank (CIB) funded by voluntary interest-free loans and philanthropic investments, including donations and zakat, should be set up to ...

March 27 benefit for Haiti relief - Willits News


22 March 2010
March 27 benefit for Haiti reliefWillits NewsOrganizers want to thank Marty Lombardi from Savings Bank of Mendocino County, who was supportive from the beginning, donating $500, which helped them feel ...

Long arm of law reaches online - NWAOnline (subscription)


22 March 2010
Long arm of law reaches onlineNWAOnline (subscription)Others were watching, too: a federal prosecutor in Seattle, where Sopo was wanted on bank-fraud charges. Tracking Sopo through his public “friends” list, ...

Gold eyes greenback and Greece - Financial Express


22 March 2010
Gold eyes greenback and GreeceFinancial ExpressAn increase in benchmark rates by India's central bank on Friday to tame inflation has also worked to keep gold prices in check. ...

Polish c.bank may pay budget PLN 4-8 bln-c.banker - Interactive Investor


22 March 2010
Polish c.bank may pay budget PLN 4-8 bln-c.bankerInteractive InvestorWARSAW, March 22 (Reuters) - Poland's central bank could pay out between 4 and 8 billion zlotys to the state budget from its 2009 earnings, Monetary Policy ...

Refund checks could be held up this year - The News Journal


22 March 2010
Refund checks could be held up this yearThe News JournalIf you're not sure whether you received the $250 payment, you'll have to check your bank records. The IRS didn't send out a notice about the payment, ...