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Financing Sodium Hypochlorite Plant: KfW, UniCredit, Raiffeisen

A German-Austrian banking consortium formed by KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH as the coordinating bank, UniCredit Bank Austria AG (Bank Austria) and Raiffeisen Zentralbank…

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Eurex supports EU Commission’s outline to strengthen the safety of derivatives markets

The Communication outlines fours ways to strengthen the safety of derivatives markets: standardisation, central data repositories, central counterparty…

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USAID Invests $8.5M in Clean Water for Southeast Asia

The funding will help expand a project to bring clean drinking water and improved sanitation and hygiene to homes in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam.The program,…

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Boosting Smart Growth in the Baltic Sea Region: Key Strategies

This requires enhanced coordination between various EU instruments plus more national and regional public and private investments. The key target is to enhance…

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Owning too much company stock puts workers' retirement at risk

Sean Anderson says employee stock ownership plans, or ESOPs, are the biggest threat, with even heavier investment in company stock than the 401(k) plan that…

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Economic Crisis Deepens Financial Strain on Bereaved Families

People, whose partners had been in paid work, reported the largest income falls, mainly affecting those under pension age. Women with or without children were…

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Unpacking the Russian Flat Tax: Myths vs. Facts Revealed

The new tax policy slashed taxes for higher-income Russians who previously paid rates of 20 and 30 percent. Despite the savings to taxpayers, real tax revenues…

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Spanish Airports: Balancing Security and Economic Efficiency

“The majority of airport operators are more concerned with security parameters than with economic efficiency”, Juan Carlos Martín, a professor in the…

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KfW IPEX-Bank Finances 200 MW Power Project in Costa Rica

The signing took place in Frankfurt, Germany. FPTG will use the loan to finance a 200 MW diesel-engine peak-load electricity generation plant delivered by MAN…

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KfW IPEX-Bank Finances Ship Conversion at Blohm + Voss

KfW IPEX-Bank, acting as facility agent and collectively with BNP Paribas as mandated lead arranger, finances the conversion of a former RoRo ferry into a…

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Lack of capital not a 'death sentence' for start-ups

“Our research shows that undercapitalization is not a death sentence for start-up ventures,” says Dr. David Townsend, an assistant professor of management,…

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Insuring Innovation Risks: A Fresh Perspective on Asset Pricing

Commonly, an infusion of innovation implies increased efficiency, productivity, and profits. By nature, innovation also increases competition. Overall…

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Understanding Dollar Depreciation Amid Rising Inflation Trends

Recently, two major economic changes have taken place. First, the value of the dollar has fallen appreciably. From early March to June 1, the dollar index fell…

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Franchise Index Drops 11.6% Amid Financial Market Decline

“By March 9, 2009, financial markets, as proxied by the S&P 500 Index, had dropped a shocking 25.1 percent from the beginning of the year, wiping out almost 15…

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Supply Chain Managers to Examine Recession's Impact on Global Business

Recession-related pressures on supply chain management will be the topic of the first industry conference sponsored by the Boeing Center for Technology,…

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Bank Risk Tool Fails to Address Market Fluctuations, Study Finds

The study finds that the tests used by regulators do not detect when VaRs inaccurately account for significant swings in the market, which is significant…

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