FINANCIAL TIMES News, Apr 01, 2012

EU calls for IMF to boost its war chest CNN By Peter Spiegel, FT.com The flags of the countries which make up the European Union, outside the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France. (Financial Times) -- European leaders said they believed the €200bn increase in their fiscal rescue fund agreed ... See all stories on this topic »

Dangote Cement plans London listing Financial Times The Nigerian industrialist, who has capitalised on the continent's booming demand for building materials, told the Financial Times he intends to free-float a 20 per cent stake in Dangote Cement to finance its rapid expansion. See all stories on this topic »

Dubai Drydocks looks to debt tribunal Financial Times “The deal we have on the table is fair and amicable for all stakeholders,” he told the Financial Times. “It is the right approach and people should consider this as a way for us all to move on from this horrible situation. See all stories on this topic »

Apple moves to share cost burden in China CNN By Chris Nuttall, Kathrin Hille and Robin Kwong, FT.com CEO Tim Cook tours a Foxconn plant in Zhengzhou, China on Wednesday, March 28. The plant employs 120000 workers. (Financial Times) -- The tour of China by Tim Cook this week had all the trappings ... See all stories on this topic »

Tymoshenko faces another legal probe Financial Times Rinat Kuzmin, deputy prosecutor-general, told the Financial Times he had evidence companies controlled by Ms Tymoshenko and another former premier now in jail in the US, Pavlo Lazarenko, transferred money to pay the killers of Yevhen Shcherban. See all stories on this topic » Financial Times

Zoellick throws support behind Brics bank Financial Times He told the Financial Times in an interview that the World Bank would support a Brics bank, formally proposed last week at a summit in New Delhi, as it had done with the Islamic Development Bank and the Opec Fund to build financing and analytical ... See all stories on this topic » Financial Times

Doubts cast over fares cut promise Financial Times ... long-term spending settlement with London's lead transport body would be thrown into doubt if Ken Livingstone, Labour's candidate for mayor, were to make good on his pledge to slash fares, the transport secretary has told theFinancial Times. See all stories on this topic »

Kenya blasts boost militancy fears Financial Times ... sites are not close to the tourist resorts, they're not areas where tourists would frequent, but a blast is a blast and it's not good for tourism,” Mohammed Hersi, chairman of the Mombasa and Coast Tourist Association, told theFinancial Times. See all stories on this topic »

Second lawsuit adds to Chevron's Brazil woes Financial Times “There is a concern over what happened with Chevron because of what it represents, what it can teach us,” Senator Rodrigo Rollemberg, head of Brazil's senate environment committee, told the Financial Times. “Brazil has a huge potential as an oil ... See all stories on this topic »

Greenspan defends Bernanke over GOP attacks Financial Times “Anyone has the right to criticise Federal Reserve policy, but it is wholly inappropriate and destructive to engage in ad hominem attacks,” Mr Greenspan told the Financial Times, adding that he had been “very much impressed with the depth of his [Mr ... See all stories on this topic » Financial Times

UK fights Brussels over bank capital rules Financial Times The documents, both obtained by the Financial Times, underscore the high stakes fight over the Commission's proposal, which aims to enact the internationally agreed Basel III rules. Diplomats say negotiations are deadlocked, with two unwavering camps ... See all stories on this topic »

Credit union CEO stepping down Fort Dodge Messenger It took them 15 years to make the first million and about a year to make the second million, so I think having a full-time manager does make a difference in a financial institution," he said. Becker's presence in Fort Dodge has definitely made a ... See all stories on this topic »

Monthly Archives: March 2012 FT.com (blog) To see all of our emails and alerts visit www.ft.com/nbe The minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee's mid-March meeting are out on Tuesday at 2pm in Washington, DC (8am GMT). This from the FT's US economics editor Robin Harding on what to expect: ... See all stories on this topic »

Councils take rail line battle to courts Financial Times Sarah Hayward, the councillor in charge of regeneration at Camden, told theFinancial Times the council was concerned about a lack of proper consultation with local residents. More than two-thirds of the 323 homes earmarked for demolition along route ... See all stories on this topic »

FT: VIDEO - Newcastle 2-0 LFC - Carroll's dive; Reina's red card; Cisse's goals Liverpool-Kop Suarez and Carroll have been a utter letdown today. So has our central midfield. Gerrard's way past it. A Kop hero indeed but time has finally taken its toll. Spearing and Shelvey just isn't ready yet so we're in deep deep trouble. See all stories on this topic »

It's OK to get a tax refund if you don't blow it Lehighvalleylive.com Individuals expecting refunds look forward to windfalls thistime of year. While financial planners often advise against over withholding, many admit it's not such a bad thing so long as the refund is put to good use. Getting a big tax refund is ... See all stories on this topic » Lehighvalleylive.com

UK regulator declares ETF concerns Financial Times By Chris Flood The Financial Services Authority detailed its concerns about exchange-traded funds at an investment conference in London last week, with the UK regulator emphasising there were important differences between physical and synthetic ETFs ... See all stories on this topic »

Taking the lid off CEO pay Management Today 'Shareholders have done worse out of shareholder value than they did before,' points out Richard Lambert, previously director general of the CBI and a former editor of the Financial Times. 'The worthy alignment of CEO compensation with shareholders has ... See all stories on this topic »

Lord Corp. gets more than $4 million from state to keep operations in Erie County GoErie.com By KEVIN FLOWERS, Erie Times-News Lord Corp. received a $4 million-plusfinancial package from Gov. Tom Corbett's administration -- including low-interest loans, grants, tax credits tied to job creation and workforce training money -- to keep its local ... See all stories on this topic »

Sun-Sentinel To Put A Price Tag On Website CBS Local Like most South Florida media websites, full access to sunsentinel.com has been free until now. While other newspapers like the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times have placed full content behind a “paywall”, the Sun Sentinel will be the first ... See all stories on this topic » CBS Local

Ben Little's path to Anniston produced a man who supporters and opponents ... Anniston Star About 600 live there today. When Little was a boy, trust came easy to Hemingway residents, said Lee, Little's former basketball coach. It was a place where people left their doors unlocked, violent crimes happened only rarely and everyone knew everyone ... See all stories on this topic »

From corn to Congress, reflections on the WDT Washington bureau WatertownDailyTimes.com One thing that impressed me early on about the Times was the paper's practice of covering the 10th Mountain Division's deployments. In 1994, the decision was made to send a reporter and photographer to Haiti with soldiers from Fort Drum who were to ... See all stories on this topic »

run-ins indicative of alcohol problem TheNewsTribune.com The Joint Base Lewis-McChord soldier now is charged with gunning down four women, four men, seven girls and two boys in a pair of villages near a military outpost in Kandahar province on March 11 in Afghanistan. The New York Times, citing unnamed ... See all stories on this topic » TheNewsTribune.com

Post-IPO, NBCC draws up big expansion plans Business Standard The government-owned National Buildings Constr-uction Corporation (NBCC), after a recently concluded Initial Public Offer that was 4.93 times subscribed, is ready to kick off expansion plans for the next two years. The diversified company is looking at ... See all stories on this topic »

The Individual Mandate's Growth In Unpopularity Vermont Public Radio Pauly tells weekends on All Things Considered host Guy Raz that, at the time, many Republicans, including the president, loved the idea. "Legislation was drafted, but never made it as a bill because the word from the Democrats in Congress was [that] it ... See all stories on this topic »

Resurgent, transforming, fading or overwhelmed? Muncie Star Press "There were times when we could not get a quorum, which is why (Mayor) Sharon (McShurley) appointed Kathie Onieal and me. She knew we would go." Onieal, a financial adviser and unsuccessful candidate for Muncie city council last year, attended six of ... See all stories on this topic »

Guest Column: Pioneer family serves in War of 1812 Hudson Hub-Times These three men helped build Fort Meigs in Perrysburg, but little else is known about their military service. Even though the contributions of the Oviatt men to the War of 1812 is unknown, Hudson's rich history cannot be discussed without mentioning ... See all stories on this topic »

16th Congressional District incumbent Silvestre Reyes: 'Whoever says I'm out ... El Paso Times by Chris Roberts \ El Paso Times 16th Congressional District Congressman Silvestre Reyes, center, talks with Yolanda and Ben Arriola, owners of Southwest Career Center, during a recent campaign stop. (Ruben R Ramirez / El Paso Times) Silvestre Reyes ... See all stories on this topic »

Everyone Has a Story: Vineland man lost his wife and daughter in accident, but ... Press of Atlantic City This photo is of the water taxi that blew over in a storm later in the day was taken at 2 pm, as the Pierce family waited to go to Fort McHenry in Baltimore's Inner Harbor. Pediatric nurse Jo Ann Pierce, 62, died in March 2004 in a water taxi accident ... See all stories on this topic »

De la Garza, Amis featured speakers at Holy Week services Cleburne Times-Review “The first time we sang together was at our school's annual Veteran's Day program last fall,” Price said. “We needed someone to sing the National Anthem and I thought about Stephanie and Ashley. “Stephanie and I had been in a musical together several ... See all stories on this topic »

Standard & Poor revises Steel Dynamics outlook to positive SteelGuru On March 29th 2012, Standard & Poor's Ratings Services revised its rating outlook on Fort Wayne based Steel Dynamics Inc to positive from stable. At the same time, we affirmed our ratings, including the BB+ corporate credit rating on the company. See all stories on this topic »

European Capital of Culture in 2018? Malta Independent Online Now why do I find those words disturbing? How does one rejuvenate a city famous for its baroque architecture? But more on that study later. In July 2008, Miriam Galea interviewed (then) Valletta mayor Paul Borg Olivier for ME magazine. See all stories on this topic »

New Clam Cannery owners to move into Port Townsend historical building Peninsula Daily The new owners, in an email forwarded to the Peninsula Daily News by MacLeod, said they were now moving into the building's second floor and had no plans yet for the remodeled first floor. “We have no plans to open up as a hotel or bed and breakfast,” ... See all stories on this topic »

Civil War April 1862: Springfield native unsung hero of Shiloh, slavery ends... MassLive.com On April 12, the one year anniversary of the attack on FortSumter, The Republican reported that the bill to abolish slavery in Washington, DC, passed. On that same day the newspaper pointed out that many women are employed as “copyists, accountants, ... See all stories on this topic » MassLive.com

Interactive Intelligence to Demonstrate Innovative Contact Centre and BPA... Zawya (registration) (press release) "Success in today's financial markets is driven by excellence in customer service, innovation in product delivery and rapid turn around times on any customer request. Our solutions help streamline the entire customer interaction process resulting in ... See all stories on this topic » Zawya (registration) (press release)

India: foreign business blasts tax plans ... - Blogs - Financial Times By Stefan Wagstyl beyondbrics, from the Financial Times, brings news and comment from more than 40 emerging economies, headed by China, India, Brazil, Russia, Mexico, Indonesia and South Africa. We cover politics and economics, finance and business ... beyondbrics

FT Launches Facebook News App - About us - Financial Times Today the Financial Times is launching a Facebook News App , which offers users ... The FT News App displays top news stories, infographics, blogs and video ... aboutus.ft.com/2012/03/21/ft-launches-facebook-news-app/

News Corp in fresh storm - FT.com - Financial Times Rupert Murdoch's News Corp was on Tuesday facing a fresh barrage of ...further light on commercial disputes between News Corp and pay-TV rivals that now ... www.ft.com/.../2fe09336-782f-11e1-bffc-00144feab49a.html

Financial Times launches FTChinese.com MBA Gym iPad ... Financial Times. ft.com/ ... Hong Kong: 23 March 2012: The Financial Timestoday announced the launch of an MBA Gym app for FT Chinese.com. ... TheFinancial Times, one of the world's leading business news organisations, is recognised ... aboutus.ft.com/.../financial-times-launches-ftchinese-com-mba...

Indian coal: damage limited – for now ... - Blogs - Financial Times beyondbrics, from the Financial Times, brings news and comment from more than 40 ... Singh under fire over new India scandal, FT .... Building Africa today... blogs.ft.com/beyond.../indian-coal-damage-limited-for-now/

Financial Times launches interactive marketing campaign at New ... NEW YORK: 27 March 2012: The Financial Times today launches a stunning... topics in line with the global breadth and expertise of FT news and analysis:... aboutus.ft.com/.../financial-times-launches-interactive-marketi...

Nigeria: restaurants, rolexes and bribes - Blogs - Financial Times beyondbrics, from the Financial Times, brings news and comment from more than 40 ... ft.com > markets > .... Oteh appears to have emerged on top – fornow. blogs.ft.com/.../nigeria-restaurants-rolexes-and-bribes-muck-fl...

How to ensure stimulus today, austerity tomorrow ... - Financial Times Several considerations suggest that this time may be different. Employment growth has been running well ahead of population growth for some time now. www.ft.com/.../52818152-74d8-11e1-ab8b-00144feab49a.ht...

Iceland: Recovery and reconciliation - FT.com - Financial Times Many in Iceland say the country is now putting the past behind it ... almighty bankers, and received a steady stream of good economic news, many in government ... www.ft.com/.../8a0390dc-78c7-11e1-9f49-00144feab49a.htm...

Ireland must vote for an end to its humiliation in ... - Financial Times ft.com > Comment > .... of Greece's debt took some pressure off policy makers, who are now delaying vital discussions on Europe's financialarchitecture. www.ft.com/.../40a75be2-782e-11e1-b237-00144feab49a.ht.

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