India drops in world competitiveness ranking The Times Of India | | GENEVA: The United States topped world competitiveness rankings for the 15th straight year, but its economy is showing the same signs of weakness that sank booming Japan in the early 1990s, according to an annual survey released on Thursday, which puts India at 29th place. | Asian ...
Swiss Survey: US Maintains Edge In Competitiveness CBS News The United States topped world competitiveness rankings for the 15th straight year, but its economy is showing the same signs of weakness that sank booming Japan in the early 1990s, according to an annual survey released Thursday. | Asian tigers Singapore and Hong Kong ranked just behind the U.S., a...
John Abraham roped in as Euro 2008 brand ambassador The Times Of India | NEW DELHI: Flamboyant Bollywood actor John Abraham was on Friday roped in as brand ambassador for the UEFA European Football Championship 2008, to be held next month in Switzerland and Austria. | Announcing this, Managing Director of ...
Credit Suisse head cautious on subprime outlook The Times Of India | ZURICH: The head of Swiss banking giant Credit Suisse said on Friday he remains "cautious" on how the US subprime home loan crisis, which has cost billions of dollars and sparked a global credit squeeze, will develop. | There has been...
SNB to offer up to $6 bn in repo auction The Times Of India | ZURICH: The Swiss National Bank will offer up to $6 billion dollar in a repo auction next week, the central bank said on Friday. | The SNB moved to bi-weekly dollar auctions in early May until further notice and doubled the amount of ...
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Food Crisis Symptom of Dubious Liberalisation Common Dreams | GENEVA - The high food prices that have sparked riots in many parts of the developing world - from Indonesia, India and Bangladesh to Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire and Haiti - should c...
UBS commits to local operation The Australian | AUSTRALIA'S largest investment banking operation is "absolutely" not for sale and its owner, Switzerland's UBS, will not spin off its global investment bank division despite spec...
BlackRock's purchase of subprime portfolio shows a return to risks International Herald Tribune | : BlackRock's purchase of a massive subprime portfolio from UBS is a sign that first buyers are returning to assets long considered too toxic to touch, and more similar deals may follow. | Under the deal, expected to be finalized this month, BlackR...
Blackrock-UBS deal: Sign buyers returning to subprime The Times Of India | | LONDON/ZURICH: BlackRock's purchase of a massive subprime portfolio from UBS is a sign that first buyers are returning to assets long considered too toxic to touch, and more similar deals may follow. | Under the deal, expected to be...
Blackrock-UBS deal a sign buyers returning to subprime Reuters Thu May 15, 2008 6:46am ET | | By Laurence Fletcher and Douwe Miedema | LONDON/ZURICH (Reuters) - BlackRock's (BLK.N: , , ) purchase of a massive subprime portfolio from UBS (UBSN.VX: , , ) is a sign that first buyers are returning to asset...
Food Crisis Symptom of Dubious Liberalisation Common Dreams | GENEVA - The high food prices that have sparked riots in many parts of the developing world - from Indonesia, India and Bangladesh to Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire and Haiti - should come as no surprise. These are only the latest in a series of events many developing countries have suffered as a result of opening their borders and neglecting domestic a...
French Bank to Sell Billions in Assets to Deal With Subprime Losses Voa News | French banking giant Credit Agricole says it will sell billions of dollars in assets to deal with subprime losses by its investment arm. From Paris, Lisa Bryant reports the new financial blow adds to the economic worries in France, where the center-right government hopes to push through tough reforms. | France's Credit Agricole bank says it will ...
