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Collections of the Bureau of Internal Revenue inched up 3.5 percent in June as the tax agency stepped up efforts to instill fear among taxpayers by shutting down erring business establishments.
Alistair Darling has refused to rule out a pay freeze for the public sector as he warned that they could face some of the pain already felt by private workers during the recession.
(RTTNews) - The recovery hopes hit a snag after some disappointing readings clouded the economic outlook further in the past week. Consumers are apprehensive and job market is nowhere near where we can call it comforting, with rising oil prices apparently keeping them at bay.
July 6 (Bloomberg) -- General Motors Corp. won approval to sell most of its assets to a U.S. Treasury-funded buyer, cementing the Obama administration’s efforts to remake the auto industry and leaving restructuring professionals with several years of work to liquidate the leftovers.
General Motors won approval to sell most of its assets to a US Treasury-funded buyer, cementing the Obama administration's efforts to remake the auto industry.
Government and private-lender attempts to stem the home foreclosure crisis so far have mostly focused on loan modifications or refinancing — giving borrowers a temporary or permanent reduction in their monthly payments.
06 July 2009 Saudi Arabia's banks netted about SR14.2 billion (Dh13.9bn) in profits in the first five months of 2009 despite a sharp slowdown in their domestic credits due to slackening domestic demand and their focus on foreign markets.
06 July 2009 The UK government remains committed to Islamic finance and will continue to work with other authorities and with industry to establish and maintain the UK as a global gateway to Islamic finance, said Sarah McCarthy-Fry, exchequer secretary to the UK Treasury in London last week.
Here is a financial glossary of words and phrases linked to the budgetary exercise to help you manoeuvre your way through the maze that is the Budget.
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