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Because I'm happy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2014
... spite of all the bad economic reports - never mind geopolitics, markets see them as positive now (even Putin's turned humanitarian) - in Japan, in Europe and in Obamaville, investors are hapeee. The Nikkei's happy - it closed 0.4% in the black yesterday ...

Only the dead have seen the end of war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2014
... NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen to shush when he "warned of a "high probability" that Russia, using the guise of a humanitarian mission, could intervene militarily in Ukraine". Now everybody's onto it - even US President BO (not Benjamin Ong, ehem). ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2014
... the crisis. Concerns persisted over a possible Russian military incursion in Ukraine as Russia said it would send a humanitarian convoy to the east of the country, despite strong warnings from the West that Moscow should not act alone in case the operation ...

China's winning

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2014
... are here again." -- Lou Levin It appears to be working... calling invasion, incursions, strikes or what have you's "humanitarian missions" works. Investors are happy, no more worries, no more tears, no more geo-political risks, there are only humanitarian ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2014
... conflict. US officials are reportedly considering air strikes in response to what the White House called a possible "humanitarian catastrophe". LONDON - Europe's main stock markets fell, weighed down by concerns of escalating tensions between the West ...

Humanitarian you, humanitarian me too

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2014
... Only now it's developed into something more positive - positive spin, that is. It's now turned into "I'll take your humanitarian mission and raise you my humanitarian mission". Yup, the combatants have all become humanitarians now! What a relief for ...

Africa wants slice of bail-out

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2009
... closed, tourism slowed and foreign investors stopped injecting capital into the region. The Fund would also help humanitarian programs, provide microfinance loans and continue current health, education and school feeding projects, she said. Ezekwesili ...

Hunter Hall donates $1.32m to charity

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2008
... shareholders donate 5 per cent of their pre-tax profits to non-profit organisations that support social, environmental or humanitarian causes. To date, that scheme has donated $5.49 million to organisations such as the Black Dog Institute and the Sea ...

AIG Life promotes two

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2008
... manager of insurance. In other news, AIG Life is donating $1.04 million to the AIG Disaster Relief Fund to assist humanitarian and medical efforts in China's earthquake ravaged Sichuan province. "AIG's Disaster Relief Fund, which is a not-for-profit ...

ASEAN's mute economic muscle

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2008
... influential relationship with ASEAN also explains why the Nippon Foundation has just seeded the Myanmar emergency humanitarian relief fund set up by the ASEAN Secretariat with a US$100,000 initial donation. While Australia will be under pressure to supplement ...