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Investors flee emerging markets as Fed tapering looms- report
A Reuters report said that investors had started to take out their capital from emerging markets as Fed tapering loomed.
PE firms make profit from children care homes - report
A 52-page report commissioned by UK Education Secretary Michael Gove revealed that some private equity firms and property dealers benefited in excess from child care homes subsidized by the government.
State needs to fix policy or we are out - corporate India
Corporate titans in India had pledged to invest elsewhere should there would be no long-term economic reforms in place.
Hayat Sindi calls for investments in science and technology entrepreneurship
Renowned Middle Eastern scientist Hayat Sindi called for more investments in the field of science and technology to foster inventive spirit and innovation.
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The aid by Kuwait to Egypt would consist of USD2 billion in a central bank deposit, USD1 billion grant and USD1 billion in oil products.
The sale of three Edition-branded properties are nearing completion according to Marriott CEO Arne Sorenson.
Japan was said to be studying the possibility of giving a USD 50 billion economic stimulus package to cushion the possible drag of its planned tax hike, sources told Reuters.
BlackBerry Ltd. was scheduled to meet with Canadian lawmakers to discuss the Investment Canada Act as investor concerns increased that a domestic buyout of the struggling company would no longer be possible.
After the fall of the iconic Twin Towers building in 2001 due to terrorist attacks, the city of New York had funded the reconstruction with USD250 million cash and USD1 billion sale of bonds.
A released August report by the Treasury Department indicated that the US government would be looking to exit American multinational automaker General Motors (GM) as the state recently sold USD811 million of GM's common stock.
The Canadian government announced last Tuesday that it would sell 30 million General Motors common shares.
Eike Batista's MMX sold off its debt and partial stake to commodities trader Trafigura Beheer BV and sovereign wealth fund Mubadala Development Crop for the Sudeste port.
The USD2 billion deposit by the Qatari government in support of former Egyptian President Mursi's government was converted to bonds by the current administration in Egypt.
Analysts and pundits alike saw that private insurers who received state aid are reaping more benefits than they should.