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2. Pakistan bond scheme targets diaspora.

Subjects
BONDS (Finance), NATIONAL currencies, BALANCE of payments
Abstract

The article discusses Pakistan has launched a bond scheme for its citizens living overseas, aimed at generating funds in foreign currencies to help bridge a balance of payment crisis.

Published
2019

3. Editorial.

Subjects
AIDS, BALANCE of payments
Abstract

The article reports on an International AIDS conference to be held in Washington D.C. from July 22-27, 2012 and the proposal by Vincent Gray, Mayor of Washington D.C. to Kwame Brown, chairman, D.C. Council related to the payment to the public for the furlough days.

Published
2012

4. South Africa records R 19 billon trade deficit in August - SARS.

Subjects
BALANCE of trade, BALANCE of payments, INTERNATIONAL trade, IMPORTS
Abstract

The article focuses on trade statistics released by the South African Revenue Service (SARS) for August 2013 which found a trade deficit of 19.05 billion Rand. It is mentioned that exports of 70.70 billion rand and imports of 89.75 billion rand have led to the deficit for August 2013. It is noted that te country experienced decrease in precious and semi-precious stones and metals as well as mineral products and base materials.

Published
2013

5. The Speech Gordon Brown, House of Commons, Wednesday March 17, 2004

Subjects
Balance of trade -- United Kingdom, Government spending policy, Public finance, Taxation, Economic conditions, Budget, Balance of payments, Economic indicators, Banking, finance and accounting industries, Business, Business, international
Abstract

The purpose of this Budget is to lock in, for Great Britain, an economic stability that can and will endure. And it is a sign of the stability Britain has [...]

Published
2004

6. America's rocketing external deficit faces a shortage of fuel

Author

Wolf, Martin

Subjects
Balance of trade -- United States, Global economy, Economic indicators, Balance of payments, Banking, finance and accounting industries, Business, Business, international
Abstract

After the first world war, the US became the world's dominant creditor nation. Since the end of the cold war it has turned into its biggest debtor. As a share [...]

Published
2004

7. 'Our currency, but your problem': the dollar's delicate balancing act: US ECONOMY: The weak dollar may worry Europeans, but US policy-makers have no desire to ease their fears, writes Martin Wolf. However, we need to find a better way of sustaining global economic activity than with a growing mountain of US debt

Author

Wolf, Martin

Subjects
Global economy, Accounts payable, Balance of payments, Economic indicators, Foreign exchange -- Prices and rates, Banking, finance and accounting industries, Business, Business, international
Abstract

The dollar, said JohnConnolly, treasury secretary to Richard Nixon, 'is our currency, but your problem'. Gerhard Schroder, Germany's chancellor, knows what he meant. In his trip to Washington last week, [...]

Published
2004

8. A truer measure of China's trade surplus: ALAN RUSKIN

Author

Ruskin, Alan

Subjects
Economic indicators, Balance of payments, Balance of trade -- China, Balance of trade -- United States, Banking, finance and accounting industries, Business, Business, international
Abstract

Today John Snow, US Treasury secretary, will testify before the Senate Banking Committee on US exchange rate policy. The treasury's semi-annual report is normally an innocuous affair, to which only [...]

Published
2003

9. French deficit set to breach stability pact limit

Author

Dempsey, Judy and Mabille, Philippe

Subjects
Budget, Public finance, European federation, Economic indicators, Balance of payments, Banking, finance and accounting industries, Business, Business, international
Abstract

PARIS and BRUSSELS -- Jean-Pierre Raffarin, French prime minister, will today tell Romano Prodi, president of the European Commission, that France's budget deficit for this year was worse than expected. [...]

Published
2003

10. Acknowledge your debts - all of them: If a promise to pay is not a debt, what is it?

Subjects
Balance of payments, Economic indicators, Economic forecasting, Public finance, Public debts, Banking, finance and accounting industries, Business, Business, international
Abstract

If there is one lesson to be learnt from Enron, it is the importance of looking carefully at debt hidden off the balance sheet. But when it comes to public [...]

Published
2003

11. After default: Argentina needs a very substantial reduction in its debt

Subjects
Balance of payments, Economic indicators, Public finance, Public debts, Balance of trade -- Argentina, Banking, finance and accounting industries, Business, Business, international
Abstract

Argentina suddenly finds itself the darling of speculative investors, once again. But it is all too easy to have too much of this particular good thing. Whether Argentina was right [...]

Published
2003