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Economist and former EU commissioner appointed Italian PM designate

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2011
... pursuing policies that foster growth and employment." Monti has yet to name his government but is expected to announce a cabinet of 12 technocrats within days. Meanwhile, pressure is continuing to mount on Europe's other troubled member, Greece, amid ...

Hero to Zero

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2011
... Unity Government but sans Papandreou as head. Here's another "but" from the New York Times, "But after meeting with his cabinet in the afternoon, Mr. Papandreou said Mr. Samaras would first have to agree to a seven-point plan of priorities that would ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2011
... Greeks come out again saying there would be a referendum and there would be a (parliamentary) vote of confidence on the cabinet on Friday. "This confidence vote is in the government, and if the government wins it then they will hold a referendum." Mr ...

Market Report- Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2011
... of the day but finished with a gain of 0.72 per cent as Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi readied an emergency cabinet meeting to review new austerity measures demanded by EU leaders. The euro soared to $US1.3954, hitting the highest level since ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2011
... nuclear power plant does not appear to have been holed, the plant operator says, following an explosion at the plant. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano told reporters earlier on Tuesday that the suppression pool of the No.2 reactor at the Fukushima ...

Egypt not just another pyramid scheme

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2011
... what will happen when he's not there. In this context, president Mubarak's attempts to appease the uprising by sacking a cabinet he appointed to be replaced by another one handpicked by him and put in place his security chief as his vice president was ...

Changes ahead for WA govt super

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2010
... Superannuation Reform Implementation Steering Group has been established by the WA Treasurer to oversee the implementation of the Cabinet Decision. The Steering Group is chaired by Stephen Home of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet and comprises ...

Danger everywhere

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2010
... economy to death. The Wall Street Journal reported that, "In a statement issued late Monday, the State Council, China's cabinet, said it will revise a government regulation and increase penalties on various forms of price speculation, such as hoarding ...

Whac-a-mole 2.0

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2010
... commercial property. It is expected to do more. Appearing on state television, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao confirmed that his cabinet is already drafting measures to tame inflation. Speculations are that this would include food price controls, a crackdown ...

Shorten takes on superannuation portfolio

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2010
... secretary widely regarded for his business savvy negotiation prowess. However, the appointment takes superannuation out of cabinet and back into the junior ministry. Meanwhile, former superannuation minister Chris Bowen, who was tipped to take on the ...