George Osborne lays out plans to 'rebuild' economy BBC | Source: news.bbc.co.uk | News | 02/02, 2010 Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. George Osborne on his plans for a new economic model Shadow chancellor George Osborne ha ...s said he wants a more solid economy for Britain built on savings. ... He said the economy under Gordon Brown was severely unbalanced and growth driven by public and private debt . ... Meanwhile ...
EU ready to help Greece over debts BBC | Source: news.bbc.co.uk | News | 02/11, 2010 Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Mr Van Rompuy: We fully support the efforts of the Greek government EU leaders say they ... But EU leaders appear reluctant to call on the International Monetary Fund to shore up the Greek economy....
Country profile: New Zealand BBC | Source: news.bbc.co.uk | News | 07/06, 2009
New Zealand, a wealthy Pacific nation, is dominated by two cultural groups: New Zealanders of European descent, and the minority Maori, whose Polynesi ... John Key led the National Party to victory in the November 2008 election Economy....
US Chamber Outlines Plan to Create 20 Million Jobs VOA | Source: www1.voanews.com | News | 01/12, 2010
The largest business federation in the United States is calling on leaders in government, business and labor to unite around an ambitious goal of crea ... Despite signs of a gradually improving economy. ... Unemployment remains high at 10 percent after the economy shed another 85. ... the administration and the states must recognize that out weak ...
Kerala's love affair with alcohol BBC | Source: news.bbc.co.uk | News | 03/12, 2010
People in the southern state of Kerala are the heaviest drinkers in India, and sales of alcohol are rising fast. The BBC's Soutik Biswas examines why. ... Alcohol helps in giving Kerala's economy a good high shockingly....
Bank bonus tax expected in Darling's pre-Budget report BBC | Source: news.bbc.co.uk | News | 12/08, 2009
The pre Budget report will set the tone for the election campaign A one off tax on bankers' bonuses is expected to form the centrepiece of Alistair Da ... updating them on the state of the economy and planned fiscal changes. ... damaging the UK economy further. ... Economic forecasts Mr Darling will update MPs on his latest forecasts for the econo...
Food Aid Hurts Haiti's Farmers VOA | Source: www1.voanews.com | News | 04/29, 2010
About three hours north of Port au Prince, the Artibonite Valley is the center of Haiti's rice production. This season, farmer Charles Surfoad is stor ... food aid did not cause major disruptions in Haiti's economy....
Washington Area Residents Offer Mixed Reactions to New US War Strategy VOA | Source: www1.voanews.com | News | 12/03, 2009
U.S. President Barack Obama's decision to send 30,000 additional troops to Afghanistan is drawing mixed reactions from people around the nation's capi ... improving the economy is the answer not having guns in the streets of Afghanistan....
Gun convention 'a celebration of US culture' BBC | Source: news.bbc.co.uk | News | 05/15, 2010
Katie Connolly BBC News, Charlotte Some 460 exhibitors are displaying firearms at the NRA convention The annual National Rifle Association (NRA) Conve ...7m) boost to Charlotte's economy....
Indonesian police to remove buffalo at street protests BBC | Source: news.bbc.co.uk | News | 02/04, 2010
Protesters compared the Indonesian president to a water buffalo. Indonesian police will enforce a ban on buffalo at street protests after the country' ... Mr Yudhoyono was re elected in July 2009 in a landslide victory on the back of improved security and strong growth in South East Asia's biggest economy....
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