Mar. 11, 2008 09:10
Venezuela has recently allowed foreign oil development firms to return to the country after having thrown them out over a year ago. Interestingly, most US oil companies are stating away from Venezuela (and indeed some, such as Exxon/Mobil are still involving in litigation against Venezuela), however European oil companies have responded favorably to the invitation to return. See http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5c4d3202-eef0-11dc-97ec-0000779fd2ac,noOfParas=2,emailFormat=plainText,storyType=ultralight,dwp_uuid=8fa2c9cc-2f77-11da-8b51-00000e2511c8,print=no,_i_email=y.html
Mar. 11, 2008 09:07
Persian Gulf states and energy creation
Posted by NancyOta under [General ][ (0) Comment ] | [ (0) Trackbacks ]
This article discusses attempts by several Persian Gulf states to develop alternative methods of fuel and energy generation for economic and environmental reasons. See http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2e10ac0c-eef5-11dc-97ec-0000779fd2ac,noOfParas=2,emailFormat=plainText,storyType=ultralight,dwp_uuid=728a07a0-53bc-11db-8a2a-0000779e2340,print=no,_i_email=y.html
Mar. 11, 2008 09:05
The IMF has warned Vietnam that it needs to implement certain economic measures in order to keep its economy from developing too fast to be sustainable. See http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2733077c-eef5-11dc-97ec-0000779fd2ac,noOfParas=2,emailFormat=plainText,storyType=ultralight,dwp_uuid=7f5f6b12-2f66-11da-8b51-00000e2511c8,print=no,_i_email=y.html
Mar. 11, 2008 09:04
New Chinese inflation rates
Posted by NancyOta under [Finance ][ (0) Comment ] | [ (0) Trackbacks ]
New figures state that China's inflation rates continued to rise in February, 2008. See http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/03/11/business/11yuan.php
Mar. 11, 2008 09:01
Combined actions of reserve banks
Posted by NancyOta under [Finance ][ (0) Comment ] | [ (0) Trackbacks ]
This article discusses the combined actions of the US and several European reserve banks in order to combat the threat of inflation. See http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/03/11/business/fed.php
Mar. 11, 2008 08:59
Immigrant remittance levels
Posted by NancyOta under [Finance ][ (0) Comment ] | [ (0) Trackbacks ]
This article discusses the findings of a new report by the Inter-American Development Bank which indicates that remittances by immigrants to the US to their home states dropped last year. See http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d76f27a6-eedc-11dc-97ec-0000779fd2ac,noOfParas=2,emailFormat=plainText,storyType=ultralight,dwp_uuid=8fa2c9cc-2f77-11da-8b51-00000e2511c8,print=no,_i_email=y.html
Mar. 11, 2008 08:56
New data from January, 2008 indicates that German export rates rose, which is surprising to some given the increased strength of the euro. See http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/2/hi/business/7288324.stm
Mar. 11, 2008 08:55
Online gambling investigation
Posted by NancyOta under [International Politics ][ (0) Comment ] | [ (0) Trackbacks ]
In another issue which might reach the WTO in the future, the EU is investigating whether the US' rules on online gambling are violations of international trade law. See http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/2/hi/business/7288365.stm
Mar. 11, 2008 08:53
Hedge funds and market volatility
Posted by NancyOta under [Finance ][ (0) Comment ] | [ (0) Trackbacks ]
This article discusses the impact of recent market volatility, especially in the lending sector, on hedge funds. See http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/03/10/business/hedge.php
Mar. 11, 2008 08:51
China Railway Construction IPO
Posted by NancyOta under [Finance ][ (0) Comment ] | [ (0) Trackbacks ]
This article discusses the less than stellar performance of a new Chinese IPO involving China Railway Construction and what this performance means for the markets in China and Hong Kong generally. See http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/03/10/business/chipo.php
Mar. 11, 2008 08:48
This article discusses the concerns of Europe's Central Bank regarding the volatile currency market and its effects on the euro and the dollar. See http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/03/10/business/euecon.php
Mar. 11, 2008 06:07
Now Boeing protests the tanker refueler award to the EU group. Given Boeing's past history of corruption in connection with defense contracting it is a bit ironic.
http://www.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idUSWEB824920080311
The Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction