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Australian Banking Sector: NAB Down, But Still Solid

added: 22-10-2008

Finally, a bank CEO has owned up to what banking analysts and more astute investors and economists have been saying for some time.

Euro Area Balance of Payments in July 2008

added: 22-10-2008

In July 2008 the working day and seasonally adjusted current account of the euro area recorded a deficit of EUR 1.7 billion. In the financial account, combined direct and portfolio investment showed net outflows of EUR 19 billion.

China: Value-Added of the Industrial Enterprises above Designated Size Expanded From January to September 2008

added: 22-10-2008

From January to September, value-added of the industrial enterprises above designated size (all state-owned enterprises and non-state-owned enterprises with an annual income over 5 million yuan) was up by 15.2 percent year-on-year, or 3.3 percentage points lower than that in the same period of 2007.

Hungary Should Boost Innovation to Drive Economic Growth, says OECD

added: 22-10-2008

Hungary should invest more in research and development (R&D) to make its economy more competitive and boost growth, according to a new OECD report.

China: Total Investment in Fixed Assets of the Country Kept Going up in the Third Quarter 2008

added: 21-10-2008

Total investment in fixed assets of the country stood at 11,624.6 billion yuan in the third quarter, a year-on-year rise of 27.0 percent. Of which, investment in fixed assets in urban and rural areas hit 9,987.1 and 1,637.5 billion yuan, climbing 27.6 and 23.3 percent respectively.

OECD Group Demands Rapid UK Action to Enact Adequate Anti-Bribery Laws

added: 21-10-2008

The OECD's Working Group on Bribery sharply criticised the United Kingdom’s failure to bring its anti-bribery laws into line with its international obligations under the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention and urged the rapid introduction of new legislation.

Australian Producer Prices Rise Sharply

added: 21-10-2008

Prices paid to Australian producers rose in the September by almost twice as much as economists had forecast as costs for energy, water and construction jumped.

Primer on Economic Collapse

added: 21-10-2008

Casey Research investment analysts unveiled a new report "The Crisis in Pictures" complete with easy-to-read charts and graphs, that outline the origins and swift collapse of the housing market, the credit market and financial institutions once regarded as "too big to fail."

Nearly Half of U.S. Companies Unprepared for IFRS Conversion

added: 21-10-2008

Many U.S. companies have not begun preparations for the possible transition from the current Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (U.S. GAAP) to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), according to a survey conducted by Protiviti Inc., a global business consulting and internal audit firm.

Homeowners Prospective Return on Equity Declines Year-Over-Year

added: 21-10-2008

Strong competition and efforts by state regulators to hold down homeowners insurance rates have driven a slight decline in the prospective return on equity in the homeowners line of insurance for 2008, with this year's prospective ROE at 6.5 percent versus 7 percent in 2007, according to an annual analysis by Aon Re Global.

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