The FINANCIAL -- According to Nikkei News, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. (8306) said on July 1 that Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ and affiliate Morgan Stanley have agreed to jointly establish a marketing firm.
The FINANCIAL -- According to RIA Novosti, the sole survivor of Tuesday's Yemenia Air crash off the Comoros in which 152 people are believed to have died returned home to France on July 2, Al Jazeera reported.
The FINANCIAL -- The country of Pakistan is a bit of an enigma to most Americans – is it a friend and ally or is it an enemy? The Taliban and other extremists have their roots in Pakistan and it is a part of the nuclear club, with the United States committing billions of dollars in aid to the country.
The FINANCIAL -- According to RIA Novosti, North Korea has conducted two test launches of short-range missiles, a South Korean news agency reported on July 2.
The FINANCIAL -- WASHINGTON, Washington wants to build stronger ties with Russia, but is not seeking trade-offs on key disputes, a U.S. presidential adviser said ahead of a Russian-U.S. summit.
The FINANCIAL -- HSBC Bank Georgia has changed its strategy: retail is not the bank’s focus any more. HSBC private clients are being asked to close their accounts in 60 days. The Bank will serve corporate customers only from now on. Guy Lewis, the newly appointed Chief Executive Officer talked with Tako Khelaia, The FINANCIAL, about the new strategies of the bank. Mr. Lewis says there are very slow but positive signs of improvement on the local financial market.
The FINANCIAL -- The EBRD is providing further support for the development of the private sector in the Kyrgyz Republic with a credit line for small businesses.
The FINANCIAL -- The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), a subsidiary of NYSE Euronext (NYX), has reduced the time it takes to execute an order to five milliseconds from 105 milliseconds, with the implementation of the new NYSE Super Display Book system (SDBK) for processing orders.
The FINANCIAL -- Turkish Airlines and Etihad Airways have signed codeshare agreement.The deal follows the launch of Etihad’s four flights a week service to the Turkish commercial capital, Istanbul, which began on June 1, 2009.
The FINANCIAL -- It is expected that long queues will form on the check-in counters and the security control points of Helsinki-Vantaa Airport on the first weekend of July and especially on Saturday, when the number of passengers peaks.
The FINANCIAL -- According to RIA Novosti, an EU expert group on gas advised EU members on July 2 to fill gas storage facilities to mitigate any potential gas cuts amid uncertainties in Ukraine , the European Commission said in a statement.
The FINANCIAL -- According tot CNS, Angelina Jolie wins the money round versus Jennifer Aniston. Brad Pitt's current partner has beaten his ex-wife in the new Forbes list of Hollywood's Top-Earning Actresses.
The FINANCIAL -- According to Civil Georgia, the United States maintains close ties with Georgia and Ukraine and is not going “to trade anything” with Russia regarding NATO expansion or missile defense, Michael McFaul, the U.S. President’s special assistant and senior director for Russian and Eurasian affairs at the National Security Council, said.
The FINANCIAL -- Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) said on July 1 that Wachovia Insurance Services, Inc. has officially changed its name to Wells Fargo Insurance Services USA, Inc.
The FINANCIAL (via finchannel.com) IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, on June 22 unveiled a new online training program designed to help financial institutions better understand sustainable finance, social and environmental risk management, and explore sustainability-related business opportunities.
The FINANCIAL (via finchannel.com) -- The Centre for Strategic Research and Development of Georgia (CSRDG) and Eurasia Partnership Foundation (EPF) – Georgia are hosting the workshop on corporate social/sustainability reporting based on the framework of Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). The workshop will take place in the hotel "Ambasadori" (13, Shavteli str.) on June 25, 2009, 10-14 AM. It will be facilitated by Ms Asthildur Rutten, senior expert from Global Reporting Initiative.
The FINANCIAL -- The euro area1 (EA16) seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate2 was 9.5% in May 2009, compared with 9.3% in April3. It was 7.4% in May 2008.
The FINANCIAL -- General Motors dealers in the United States delivered 176,571total vehicles in June, down 33.6 percent compared with a year ago.
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The FINANCIAL -- According tot CNS, Angelina Jolie wins the money round versus Jennifer Aniston. Brad Pitt's current partner has beaten his ex-wife in the new Forbes list of Hollywood's Top-Earning Actresses.
