The FINANCIAL

16% of Companies in Georgia are Ruled By Women

08/02/2010 11:05 (23:14 minutes ago)

The FINANCIAL -- According to the recent research carried out by the FINANCIAL about businesswomen, from 645 companies and organizations in Georgia only 100 are ruled by women, with titles such as Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

British Airways Sees Record Losses This Year

05/02/2010 13:45 (3 Day 20:34 minutes ago)

The FINANCIAL -- British Airways said Friday that net losses in the nine months to December nearly doubled to 245 million pounds, as the slump in demand for air travel persisted in the wake of the global recession. The airline confirmed that it is on track for a record full-year loss.

OP-ED

10 Geopolitical & Economic Predictions for 2010

A great - and still growing - divergence appeared in 2009 between public statements by leaders and their public performance. The politicized, romanticized theater of increasingly populist “democratic” leaders and media seemed to be of a different planet from activities taking place in the real world.
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Banks

KeyCorp's Peter Hancock Accepts Position at AIG

08/02/2010 18:20 (15:59 minutes ago)
The FINANCIAL -- KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY) on February 8 announced that Peter D. Hancock, vice chair responsible for Key's national banking business groups, has resigned from the company effective immediately.
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Politics

Yanukovych Wins 48.46% Of Votes, Tymoshenko 45.87% After 83.95% Of Protocols Counted

08/02/2010 10:26 (23:53 minutes ago)
The FINANCIAL -- Presidential candidate, leader of the Party of Regions Viktor Yanukovych won 48.46% votes, and presidential candidate, Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko received 45.87% votes, according to results of vote count of 83.95% protocols of district election commissions.
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World News

Dozens of Palestinians injured as Israelis raid refugee camp

09/02/2010 10:16 (00:03 minutes ago)

The FINANCIAL -- GAZA. Israel police injured dozens of Palestinians in violence that broke out after they raided a refugee camp on the edge of Jerusalem on February 8, a Palestinian news agency reported.

Latvia's president says stopped telling lies 30 years ago

09/02/2010 10:14 (00:05 minutes ago)

The FINANCIAL -- RIGA. Latvian President Valdis Zatlres has a rare quality: he never lies. At least, that is what he says.

Hamas leader says no future for Mideast peace talks

09/02/2010 10:11 (00:08 minutes ago)

The FINANCIAL -- According to RIA Novosti, the leader of the radical Palestinian group Hamas said on February 8 he sees no prospect whatsoever in peace talks in the Middle East as Israel is led by warmongers.

Iran builds own aerial drones with strike capabilities

08/02/2010 17:19 (17:00 minutes ago)

The FINANCIAL -- Iran started on February 8 production of two domestically-developed unmanned aerial vehicles capable of delivering high-precision bombing strikes and performing reconnaissance missions, the Fars news agency said.

CityLife

'Dear John' Overtakes 'Avatar' At Weekend Box Office; Weekend’s Top-Grossing Films

08/02/2010 16:45 (17:34 minutes ago)

The FINANCIAL -- Romantic drama Dear John, based on the novel by Nicholas Sparks, has topped the weekend box office, knocking sci-fi epic Avatar off the top spot.

TRAVEL BIZ »
British Airways Sees Record Losses This Year IATA: 2009 Demand Decline Worst In Airline History Emirates' A380 becomes Airbus' 6000th aircraft

PRESS RELEASES »
About the ecological inspection carried out in Batumi Oil Terminal. Chartis Europe to Launch New Georgian-English Web-page ENGAGE AND MONITOR FOR CHANGE

FINANCIAL »
Government: Indian economy to grow 7.2% in the year to the end of March NASDAQ-OMX profit rises beating Wall Street expectations Boeing to Continue Providing F/A-18 Engineering Services to Royal Australian Air Force

UKRAINE »
Internal Affairs Ministry: Violations During Voting Not To Influence Presidential Elections Results Ukraine sold over 16 mln tonnes of grains on exchange market MP Shevchuk: Turnout Overstated By 120,000 Voters At Presidential Election Runoff In Luhansk Region

GEORGIA »
20,245 Trademarks Registered in Georgia Saakashvili: Ukraine is Georgia’s Strategic Partner Ukrainian Security Service: Georgian Citizen with Explosives Arrested

WORLD »
UPDATE: Eight Die, Eight Taken To Hospital After Explosion In Luhansk Hospital No. 7 Jobs Report Shows Improvement IFJ Calls for Global Show of Solidarity in Demanding Justice for Philippine Massacre Victims

BANKS »
Raiffeisen Bank Aval is Best Bank in Kyiv Bank of America sees $194m loss Citigroup posts $7.6 billion Q4 loss

BUSINESS »
AIG Names John Plueger Acting CEO of ILFC Zurich Financial 4Q Net Jumps To $1.05B Aviva reports encouraging fourth quarter sales

TECH »
HP Helps Organizations Reduce Business Risk with Transparent Records Management Xerox Completes Acquisition of Affiliated Computer Services Oracle Buys AmberPoint

MARKETS »
NYSE Technologies Selected to Build Technology Solution for ASEAN Exchange Network NASDAQ OMX Launches INET Trading System Across its Seven Markets in the Nordics and Baltics ASX Review of Algorithmic Trading and Market Access Arrangements

B SCHOOLS »
Tony Hayward kicks off Business Leaders Series at London Business School USB appoints new director Deutsche Bank & the University of Chicago Booth School of Business form multi-year academic partners

SPECIAL REPORTS »
Kazakhstan at a Crossroads Television in Georgia – Ownership, Control and Regulation Georgia/Russian Federation: The impact of the war one year on

PR Releases

About the ecological inspection carried out in Batumi Oil Terminal.

08/01/2010 22:31 (31 Day 11:48 minutes ago)

(Press Release via finchannel.com) January 8, 2010 -- Management of “Batumi Oil Terminal” Ltd confirms that Environmental Inspection is inspecting Batumi Oil Terminal. “Batumi Oil Terminal” Ltd has obtained Permission on Environmental Impact # 00165 of Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Recourses in February 3, 2009.

Markets

NYSE Technologies Selected to Build Technology Solution for ASEAN Exchange Network

08/02/2010 14:34 (19:45 minutes ago)

The FINANCIAL -- NYSE Technologies and four leading ASEAN equities exchanges-Bursa Malaysia (BM), the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), Singapore Exchange (SGX) and the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET)-today during the 10th ASEAN Exchanges CEO's Meeting in Manila signed a Letter of Intent that designates NYSE Technologies as the solutions provider for the ASEAN Trading Link.

Jobs

Unemployment up 1.8% to 2.2 mln in Russia

08/02/2010 13:07 (21:12 minutes ago)

The FINANCIAL -- According to RIA Novosti, Russia's official unemployment rate grew 1.8% to 2.2 million people over the past week, the country's Health and Social Development Ministry said in a statement on February 8.

TRAVEL BIZ

Jet Airways Registers Impressive Growth For Forth Consecutive Month

08/02/2010 17:16 (17:03 minutes ago)
The FINANCIAL -- Jet Airways, India’s premier airline, on February 8 announced a fourth consecutive month of impressive growth for January 2010, helping the airline further strengthen its leadership in the Indian aviation industry.
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Dubai hotel chain enters South Africa

08/02/2010 15:11 (19:08 minutes ago)
The FINANCIAL -- Dubai. Coral Hotels and Resorts opened its first hotel in Cape Town, marking the entry of the UAE's home-grown hotel chain into South Africa, according to Gulf News.
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Oil&Auto

Russia's LUKoil in talks to develop oil fields in Uganda

08/02/2010 18:10 (16:09 minutes ago)
The FINANCIAL -- According to RIA Novosti, Russia's largest independent crude producer LUKOIL has begun talks with the government of Uganda to develop oil fields in the East African country, Dow Jones reported, citing a company spokesman.
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INSURANCE

AIG Names John Plueger Acting CEO of ILFC

05/02/2010 12:49 (3 Day 21:30 minutes ago)
The FINANCIAL -- American International Group, Inc. (AIG) and International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) announced on February 4 that Steven F. Udvar-Hazy will retire as director and chief executive officer of ILFC, effective February 5, 2010.
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