Archive for March, 2009

Hillary Clinton proposes a moderate Taliban “Zamirje”

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (Hillary Clinton) said at an international conference on Afghanistan that left-wing extremism to members of the Taliban should be given the opportunity for reconciliation, reports Reuters. "We must also support the efforts of the Government of Afghanistan to office ...

Ukraine will allocate to the recapitalization of major banks about $5.7 billion

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

Kiev send 44 billion hryvnia ($5.7 billion) for the recapitalization of major banks, the Interfax-Ukraine transmits. According to the Vice Chairman of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) Alexander Savchenko, we are talking about 10-15 backbone banks, which are important for the economy, with a ...

Australian bank Macquarie Group reduces staff bonuses

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

largest INVESTBANK Australia Macquarie Group Ltd. reduce the cash prize of 300 top managers in an effort to conserve capital and reassure investors after the fall of the value of its shares in 2008 to more than 60%, the Bloomberg. Executive Director of ...

Morgan Stanley predicts the cancellation of $2 trillion. of the 15 largest banks in 2009.

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

Fifteen of the largest banks in 2009. perform the cancellation of the order of $2 trillion., with return on equity will grow very slightly more in two years. This is stated in a joint statement Investbank Morgan Stanley and consulting firm Oliver Wyman, transmits Reuters. ...

Medvedev called for a radical change of the world’s reserve currency

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has expressed confidence that the system is the world's reserve currency does not need to be adjusted, but a radical change, RIA-Novosti. During the meeting with finance ministers of the CIS countries in Barvikha Medvedev said that the global financial crisis, ...

HSBC sells 13% stake in retailer Debenhams for $69 million

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

HSBC Holdings Plc sells 13% stake in the second-largest British retailer Debenhams Plc, informs Bloomberg. According to the agency, HSBC sold 115.8 million shares on behalf of the client, whose name has not been disclosed. Each share was valued at 45 pence, said anonymous sources ...

Ai Chairman of the Board of Directors of GM appointed crisis manager Kent Kress

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

on vacant following the resignation of Rick Wagoner (Rick Wagoner) became Chairman of the Board of Directors of General Motors Corp. Kreso appointed Kent (Kent Kresa). businessman, formerly a member of the Board of Directors of GM on human simple Director, famous for its rescued ...

CNOOC net profit grew by 42% in 2008. to a record $6.4 billion

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

net profit of one of the largest Chinese oil and gas company CNOOC Ltd. in 2008. increased by 42% to a record 44.4 billion yuan ($6.4 billion) due to higher oil prices. This was reported in the press releases. In the II half of 2008. ...

Employees of the French units of Caterpillar hold hostage 4 managers

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

of the French unit Caterpillar captured and held hostage in the office of 4 managers, transmits radio "> France Info. At the radical actions of the world's largest manufacturer of construction equipment pushed the company's management decision to conduct large-scale reduction. Earlier Caterpillar announced plans reductions of jobs ...

In the Greek capital have been well-coordinated arson

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

group of unknown burned last night in Athens, a few banks, post offices and cars. Within 15 minutes of bad guys, acting in coordination, fired in arson ten different points of the Greek capital. This was conveyed Vesti.ru. for arson used bottles filled with gasoline ...