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Anglo Irish Bank To Sell $4 Bln Of Loans -report - Reuters
dublin, oct 19 (reuters) - anglo irish bank (angl.i: quote , profile , research , stock buzz ) is packaging up for sale on the international markets 3 billion euros' ($4 billion) worth of loans in a bid to raise fresh funds, the dublin-based sunday ...
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L.i.c. Bank First In Boro To Accept Nycha Checks
councilman eric gioia (d-astoria) praises amalgamated bank’s decision to allow housing authority residents to pay rent at a branch near ravenswood houses in l.i.c.
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China Construction Bank Nine-month Profit Climbs 48% (update1)
oct. 19 (bloomberg) -- china construction bank corp ., the nation's second-biggest lender, said profit for the first nine months rose 48 percent.
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Corrected-bayernlb To Tap State Rescue Funds -state Finmin - Forbes
frankfurt, oct 19 (reuters) - bavaria's public sector bank bayernlb will tap the german government's 500 billion euro ($673 billion) rescue package for billions of euros, bavaria's state finance minister erwin huber said on sunday. huber told bild ...
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Nab Joins Mortgage Rate War - News.com.au
nab and aussie home loans have joined the rush to cut interest rates, following the anz's surprise move to change rates independent of the reserve bank for the first time in over a decade. nab yesterday dropped its standard variable home loan by 20 ...
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Shuaa Capital Declines After First-half Loss, Lehman Writedown
oct. 19 (bloomberg) -- shuaa capital psc , the united arab emirates' biggest investment bank, fell as much as 9.8 percent in dubai trading after reporting a first-half loss and disclosing an unexpected exposure to bankrupt lehman brother holdings inc.
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Reserve Bank Act Rewrite A Bottom Line, Peters Says
new zealand first leader winston peters says a rewrite of the reserve bank act would be a bottom line for his party in any post-election negotiations to form a government.
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Philippine Q1 Public Sector Deficit 1.1 Pct Of Gdp - Forbes
manila, oct 19 (reuters) - the philippine public sector recorded a deficit of 18.079 billion pesos ($377 million) in the first quarter, mainly due to the national government budget shortfall and central bank operations, the government said. the ...
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Bayernlb To Tap Government Bailout Package - Cnbc
bavaria's public sector bank bayernlb will tap the german government's 500 billion euro ($673 billion) rescue package for 1 billion euros, bavaria's state finance minister erwin huber said on sunday. huber told bild newspaper in an interview to be ...
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Community first Bank Breaks Ground On New Woodlawn Facility
by tesa cullitesa.culli@register-news.comwoodlawn — the village will be getting a new bank, as community first bank of the heartland broke ground on a new facility next door to the village hall and across from the grade school.
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China Bank Opens Me Subsidiary
the industrial and commercial bank of china has announced the launch of its operations in the middle east and north africa region. icbc (middle east) is the first wholly-owned subsidiary bank established in the middle east by any chinese bank.
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Rbs To Review Future Of €2bn Ulster Bank - Independent
royal bank of scotland is thought to be reviewing the future of its €2bn ulster bank and first active. last week, incoming rbs chief executive stephen hester said that asset sales could be part of a strategic review. he added that there would be no ...
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Nab, Aussie Home Loans Join Rush To Cut Rates - News.com.au
nab and aussie home loans have joined the rush to cut interest rates, following the anz's surprise move to change rates independent of the reserve bank for the first time in over a decade. nab yesterday dropped its standard variable home loan by 20 ...
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First National Bank Of Altavista’s Parent Declares Dividend
the holding company of first national bank of altavista, pinnacle banskshares, has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of 15 cents per share.
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Bank Earnings Meet Expectations
springdale -- another arkansas bank reported respectable earnings to its shareholders thursday, sending the stock of pine bluff-based simmons first national corporation up 13.7 percent by the final bell. after a week of ups and downs, simmons first shares closed at $30.71, up $4.61 -- recovering all the losses from earlier in the week.
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Dutch Prepare To Pump $12bn Into Ing - Times Of India
london/amsterdam: dutch financial group ing is in talks with the dutch government about a state-backed cash injection estimated to be worth up to 9 billion euros ($12.12 billion), the sunday times reported. the netherlands' biggest listed bank, which ...
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Official: Thieves Hack Sarkozy's Bank Account - Miami Herald
paris -- the french cabinet's spokesman says "swindlers" have broken into the personal bank account of president nicolas sarkozy. spokesman luc chatel told france's radio-j an investigation is under way and insists the incident "proves that this ...
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Heads Set To Roll Over Trading Scandal At French Savings Bank
the fate of top executives at french savings bank caisse d'epargne hung in the balance sunday over huge losses in a trading scandal that president nicolas sarkozy said were unacceptable.
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Chinese Bank Chooses Nyc For First Us Branch
gov. david paterson says the largest commercial bank in china has chosen new york for its first u.s. branch. industrial and commercial bank of china will open the branch in manhattan, giving the global financial hub a shot in the arm amid wall street's meltdown.
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Safest Place To Keep Your Money Is Still In A Bank - News-sun
okeechobee -- riverside bank is reassuring bank customers that while financial woes plague wall street, the safest place for your money is still in the bank. "riverside bank is well prepared to ride out the economic storm," explained john williams ...
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