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...Diet's ruling parties aim to pass the legislation this month. Nakagawa, the Finance Minister, says the law could include a new measure that would allow credit unions and credit associations with weak capital bases to apply for public funds...
...supermarket. Its closure has cost about 400 people their jobs, and effects are rippling out into the community, says Tadayasu Yamamoto, chairman of the Hitachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry. "Shop owners of the nearby shopping arcades are in trouble and so are the consumers," Yamamoto says. "We cannot allow the city's ray of light to be extinguished...
...billion bailout plan is implemented, banks should begin to be able to restructure their balance sheets and regain the capacity to make loans at interest rates that will be attractive at home and abroad. While a U.S. recession looks unavoidable, the stabilization of the financial system should allow a recovery to begin next year. That's good for the dollar...
...world of frozen credit lines, it was announced that Russia would lend Venezuela over a billion dollars to fund purchases of Russian weaponry in the next few years, which complements the joint naval and air exercises agreed upon this summer. Moreover, the two countries signed deals that allow Kremlin-controlled energy behemoths Gazprom and Rosneft to invest in Venezuela, less than two years after Chavez nationalized all assets from European and American companies in the country...
...time dealing with his upcoming separation from mayoral power. For one thing, he has installed enormous countdown timers in several government offices that measure the time he has remaining in office (440 days, as of today). More insidiously, he is now proposing a change in city law that would allow him to run for a third term, claiming that the current financial crisis requires continuity in municipal leadership in New York. The current law regarding term limits in New York City limits the mayor to two terms, and voters have twice approved the legislation through referendums. While voter support...