Monthly Archives: March 2007

Europeans Are Kicking Off a Quiet Revolution in Worldwide Banking

Source: www.nytimes.com LONDON, March 23 In the snow-covered mountains of Davos, Switzerland, top executives of Barclays, the British bank, and ABN Amro, a Dutch rival, ran into each other at the World Economic Forum in January. Among other things, they … Continue reading

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Miss. gov signs insurance bill into law

Gov. Haley Barbour on Thursday signed a new law designed to shore up Mississippi’s insurer of last resort and to bring economic stability to a state still recovering from Hurricane Katrina. After Katrina plowed across the state Aug. 29, 2005, … Continue reading

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Australia’s housing market

The Australian residential property market has slowed down, with demand for home finance falling sharply under the combined impact of three rate hikes in 2006 and deteriorating home loan affordability. The Housing Industry Association (HIA) said rising interest rates have … Continue reading

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