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Wireless sector at forefront of Tories' deregulation plans

theglobeandmail Thursday, March 11, 2010 4:50:00 AM CET | info

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Entities: Tony Clement[1]; Michael Chong[1];

Industry Minister Tony Clement indicates foreign ownership restrictions likely to be relaxed, but not without public consultations...

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England’s Onions ruled out of first Bangladesh Test

dailytimesPK Thursday, March 11, 2010 2:53:00 AM CET | info

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Entities: James Anderson[1]; Ryan Sidebottom[1]; Stuart Broad[1]; Graham Onions[1];

LONDON: England bowler Graham Onions will miss the first Test against Bangladesh starting later this week with a back injury, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Wednesday. Onions hurt his back in practice last week ahead of the two Test-series which gets underway on Friday in.......

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German banks chief raises fund doubts

examiner Thursday, March 11, 2010 2:14:00 AM CET | info

Trigger words: (ECB) ECB[1]; European Central Bank[1];

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Entities: Geoff Percival[1]; Paul Volcker[1]; Axel Weber[1]; Fergus Murphy[1];

Other categories: Economic Crisis - Internal Market;

THE head of Germany’s Central Bank has expressed serious doubt over the potential effectiveness of the proposed European Stabilisation Fund, which is aimed at reducing future failings in the international banking sector....

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Trichet Comments Leave Door Open to EMF

wsj Thursday, March 11, 2010 1:35:00 AM CET | info

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Entities: Jean-Claude Trichet[1];

The jury is still out on what will be the ECB's position on the proposed monetary fund for the currency union—but it's not an outright "no," comments by ECB President Trichet showed....

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Bulgaria backpedals on Turkey compensation claim

euobserver Wednesday, March 10, 2010 11:24:00 PM CET | info

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Entities: Rumiana Jeleva[1]; Marin Raykov[1]; Ahmet Davutoglu[1];

Other categories: Market; Turkey-EU;

Bojidar Dimitrov, a minister without portfolio responsible for the Bulgarian diaspora, told a newspaper on Sunday that Bulgaria would veto Turkey's EU bid unless it pays €14 billion in compensation for Bulgarians driven out in 1913. A Bulgarian official later said the question is being handled by.......

Liquor of the gods: Cognac for $15,000 a bottle

expressindia Wednesday, March 10, 2010 10:34:00 PM CET | info

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Entities: Victor Hugo[1]; Rémy Martin[2];

French winemaker Remy Martin is selling 786 bottles of a very special cognac Louis XIII Rare Cask for the heavenly price of $15,000 each. Thirty bottles will be sold in fine wine shops in the United States beginning in April. French writer Victor Hugo once said, "Cognac is the liquor of the gods."...

Support for European economic fund

aljazeera-en Wednesday, March 10, 2010 9:51:00 PM CET | info

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Entities: Juergen Stark[1]; François Fillon[1]; Axel Weber[1]; Angela Merkel[1]; Christine Lagarde[1];

Other categories: Monetary Issues EU; Market; Financial Crisis;

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François Fillon said: "We are in agreement about discussing instruments for the medium term if crises of this kind [like Greece] repeat themselves, including a proposal on the table for a European monetary fund,"

Angela Merkel said: "The details still have to be nailed down by the experts, but the EMF is, so to speak, at the end of a chain of sanctions that I see as necessary"

French and German leaders in positive talks over scheme to help states in times of need....

Germany economy minister wants EMF modeled on the IMF: press

tehrantimes Wednesday, March 10, 2010 9:44:00 PM CET | info

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Entities: Rainer Brüderle[1]; Juergen Stark[1]; Axel Weber[1]; Wolfgang Schäuble[1]; Angela Merkel[1];

Other categories: Monetary Issues EU; Market; Institutional Affairs;

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Angela Merkel said: “I think the idea is good and interesting,”

BERLIN (MNI) - Germany’s Economics Minister Rainer Bruederle wants a possible future European Monetary Fund to be modeled on the International Monetary Fund, the daily Financial Times Deutschland (FTD) reported on its website Wednesday. In a letter to German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble,.......

UPDATE 1-ECB does not reject Europe fund idea-Trichet

finanznachrichten-en Wednesday, March 10, 2010 9:12:00 PM CET | info

Trigger words: (ECB) ECB[3]; TRICHET[1]; European Central Bank[1]; Trichet[5];

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Entities: Krista Hughes[1]; Elena Salgado[1]; Juergen Stark[1]; Jean-Claude Trichet[1]; Angela Merkel[1]; Mark Jones[1];

Other categories: ECOFIN; EC News; Spanish Presidency EU; Market; Reform;

By Marc Jones FRANKFURT, March 10 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank does not dismiss the idea of a new European financial support fund in principle ......

Articles published more than 12 hours ago

Quebecor profits from Vidéotron strength

theglobeandmail Wednesday, March 10, 2010 5:33:00 PM CET | info

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Entities: Rogers Communications[1]; Pierre Karl Péladeau[1];

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Pierre Karl Péladeau said: “Despite the economic crisis, which has hit the media industry hard, Quebecor's diversified business model proved to be a robust driver of growth. Our restructuring programs in the news media segment also bore fruit,”

Q uebecor Inc. QBR.B-T posted strong gains in the fourth quarter and ended the 2009 fiscal year with nearly 50-per-cent profit growth, mainly on the strength of its telecommunications division, Vidéotron Ltée, and recovery in its media divisions. But even as the company closed a profitable 2009,.......

EU silent on Chinese currency move

euobserver Wednesday, March 10, 2010 5:23:00 PM CET | info

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Entities: Jean-Claude Juncker[1]; Zhou Xiaochuan[1];

Other categories: Monetary Issues EU; Economic Issues EU; Market; Financial Crisis;

Mr Trichet said the Chinese currency issue was not discussed during a meeting of central bankers from industrialised and major emerging countries at the Bank for International Settlements in Basel on Monday. "No, there was absolutely nothing on that. It was not discussed, but the position of a.......

Ashton needs steady hands to mould new diplomatic team

bbc Wednesday, March 10, 2010 5:20:00 PM CET | info

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Entities: Dmitry Medvedev[1]; Juergen Stark[1]; Hillary Rodham Clinton[2]; Wolfgang Schäuble[1]; Catherine Ashton[7]; Sergei Lavrov[1]; Angela Merkel[3];

Other categories: European Parliament; Members of the European Parliament; Economic Crisis - Internal Market; EU-USA; EC News; Catherine Ashton; EU2020; Monetary Issues EU; EU Foreign Affairs Representative; EU Treaty; Market; Financial Crisis; Natural Disasters;

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Angela Merkel said: "We want to be able to resolve our problems in the future without the IMF"

For anyone it would be a big ask. But for someone with little or no experience of foreign affairs to be tasked with setting up a diplomatic service and to expound foreign policy on behalf of 500 million people the hurdle is immense. Welcome to the world of Catherine Ashton....

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