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NEWSMAKER-Bank of Canada's Poloz is outsider with financial savvy
ReutersOTTAWA, May 2 (Reuters) - Stephen Poloz, named on Thursday as the next Bank of Canada governor, is seen as an outsider with a solid financial background who will be well able to navigate Ottawa's politics and bureaucracy. Poloz, 57, takes over as...Tags: Executive Branch, Government, Politics, Money and Monetary Policy, Canada
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Troika heading to Lisbon to pore over spending cuts
ReutersLISBON (Reuters) - Portugal's lenders will this week scrutinize new spending cuts outlined by the austerity-minded government on Friday to meet the country's bailout targets, the finance ministry said on Monday. The latest 2-billion euro tranche of the...Tags: Government, European Central Bank, Politics, Finance, International Organizations
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Russia extends Cypriot loan by 2 yrs, cuts interest -troika document
ReutersBERLIN, May 6 (Reuters) - Russia has agreed to extended the maturity and reduce the interest on its loan to Cyprus, a document prepared by international lenders showed, providing additional but expected financial relief to the island on top of an EU-IMF...Tags: European Central Bank, Money and Monetary Policy, Politics, Cypriot Banking Crisis (2013), Finance
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Exclusive: Oman may issue USD bond for first time in 17 years: finance minister
ReutersMANAMA (Reuters) - Oman is considering whether to issue a U.S. dollar-denominated sovereign bond, its first international bond since 1997 and its second ever, to facilitate debt sales by its private sector, finance minister Darwish al-Balushi told...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Politics, Public Finance, Bonds, Saudi Arabia
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EXCLUSIVE-Oman may issue USD bond for first time in 17 yrs -fin min
Reuters* High oil prices removed need to issue debt * But budget break-even oil price has been rising * Balushi says issue would create benchmark for corporates * Would be at least $500 mln, details not decided * Could prepare for deficit financing a few...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Politics, Saudi Arabia, Public Finance, Bonds
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INTERVIEW-Sharif says Pakistan should reconsider support for U.S. war on terror
ReutersBy Mehreen Zahra-Malik and Michael Georgy LAHORE, Pakistan, May 5 (Reuters) - Nawaz Sharif, seen as the front-runner in Pakistan's election race, said the country should reconsider its support for the U.S. war on Islamist militancy and suggested that...Tags: Islam, Wars and Interventions, Government, Pakistan, Judges
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Greece to get $13 billion in rescue funds
ATHENS — International debt inspectors gave conditional approval Monday to an additional $13 billion in rescue aid for the beleaguered Greek government, but insisted that it cut thousands of civil service jobs as part of an effort to slash...Tags: Government, Politics, Alexis Tsipras, Finance, Layoffs and Downsizing
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Europe has no exit
WASHINGTON -- For most Americans, Europe is out of sight and out of mind. We figure that the worst of its debt crisis has passed. Italy has a new government. To mute social unrest, some countries are slightly relaxing austerity policies. The European...
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ANALYSIS-Canadian housing: bursting bubble or gentle landing?
ReutersBy Andrea Hopkins TORONTO, May 2 (Reuters) - It's looking like an unsettling spring in Canadian housing, a market that has proven far more even-keeled and less scary for investors in recent years than in the United States. In what is traditionally the...Tags: Real Estate Buyers, Government, Politics, Psychology, Canada
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Yuan rally has fundamental base despite points of confusion
Reuters* PBOC fixes record high midpoint to guide yuan higher * Maintains trend it introduced in April * Lack of transparency keeps market at loss of govt intentions * Wild speculation such as possible trading band widening (Adds background on yuan rally)...Tags: China, Money and Monetary Policy, Hong Kong, Central Bank, People's Bank
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Greece's Alpha Bank says succeeds in recapitalisation plan
ReutersATHENS, May 1 (Reuters) - Greece's third-biggest lender, Alpha Bank, said on Wednesday it found enough investors to back its recapitalisation plan, thus avoiding falling under state control as part of the country's international bailout. Alpha's 457...Tags: European Union, France, HSBC Holdings plc, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Citigroup Incorporated
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Inflation spikes as Qatar gears up for spending spree
Reuters* Tiny country has history of big inflation swings * Rate now at highest since 2009 * Long time frame for infrastructure building may limit pressure * Authorities may use price regulation, monetary policy * But small size, dollar peg make Qatar...Tags: Prices, Finance, Inflation and Deflation, Soccer, Economy
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