World Bank Chooses U.S.-Backed Kim To Be Its Next President
Dartmouth President Jim Yong Kim is a former director of the Department of HIV/AIDS at the World Health Organization.
Archive for the ‘Business News’ Category
Spain bond yields jump above 6%
The cost of borrowing for Spain jumps above 6% ahead of two key auctions, raising again the prospect of a bailout.
BBC News – Business
Mortgage lending ‘up in February’
UK mortgage lending picked up in February, according to the latest figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders.
BBC News – Business
Haqqani Network Blamed For Attacks In Afghanistan
A militant arrested in the attacks on the Afghan capital and three other cities has confessed that the 18-hour assault was carried out by the Haqqani network, a top Afghan security official said Monday. The violence showed the Taliban and their allies are far from beaten.
Minister defends charity tax plan
Exchequer Secretary David Gauke says a limit on tax relief on charitable donations is needed to ensure the very rich cannot “opt out of the tax system”.
BBC News – Business
The Tax Man Cometh! But For Whom?
It’s tax week, and many Americans are likely scrambling to get their paperwork in before Tuesday’s deadline. Weekends on All Things Considered takes a look at why the top 10 percent of income earners pay 70 percent of all federal income taxes. And, is it possible to live legally without paying any taxes at all?
UK economy ‘to stall until 2013′
The UK may have avoided a double-dip recession, but the economy will stall for the rest of the year, an independent forecasting group says.
BBC News – Business
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