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Urbanisation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2012
... Daily reported that, in his meeting with "government officials in Beijing," Li "has called on local authorities and ministers to further the nation's industrialization, urbanization and agricultural modernization in a coordinated way in order to boost ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2012
... seemed to take an upcoming EU budget summit in stride. The rally also came a day ahead of a meeting of eurozone finance ministers that could unlock a critical instalment of bailout loans for Greece. At close on Monday, London's FTSE 100 index of leading ...

You did this! No, you did!

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012
... when Wen wants". China is really headed in the right direction. As 'The Wall Street Journal's' MarketWatch reports, "Ministers from Japan, China and South Korea are likely to declare the launch of negotiations to conclude a trilateral free trade agreement ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2012
... Australian market looks set to open flat following the overnight lead of international bourses which have treaded water as EU ministers meet over Greek debt but are unlikely to release critically needed bailout funds. At 0652 AEDT on Tuesday, the December ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2012
... earnings season also weighed on sentiment. Eyes were also on a meeting which started later in the day of the finance ministers of the Group of Seven leading industrialised nations, which is taking place in Tokyo. Tokyo slipped 0.58 per cent, or 49.45 ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2012
... LONDON - Europe's main stock markets closed lower with traders on edge about global growth prospects, as eurozone finance ministers trying to get on top of the region's debt crisis established a landmark financial firewall in Luxembourg. London's benchmark ...

Failure is not an option

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2012
... opening of the country's economy in a decade" with his proposal to raise the cap on foreign investments into the country. "Ministers will consider allowing overseas companies to own as much as 49 percent of local insurance ventures, from the current ...

Spanish fly

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2012
... Spain will have plenty of opportunity this month. It could formally request for salvation before the Eurozone finance ministers meet on the 8th and the EU money men on the 9th. Failing that, it could do so before the 18-19 October EU summit in Luxembourg ...

Liars' Club

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2012
"Honesty is such a lonely word. Everyone is so untrue." - Billy Joel, Honesty "There won't be a GST under the government I lead" promised Johnny Howard before being elected prime minister of Australia. "There won't be a carbon tax in a government I ...

Uncertainly good or bad

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2012
... through and is about to implement its first set of "breakthroughs" agreed upon at last month's summit. Eurozone finance ministers shook hands on the a,-100 billion aid promised to Spain, with an initial downpayment of a,-30 billion disbursed by the end ...