Economic Policy

President Obama gave his annual assessment of the US last month and so we felt it an opportune time to also review the state of the union a little closer to home and...

AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2012 M2 COMMUNICATIONS Privatised Mexican airport group Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste (NYSE:ASR) (BMV:ASUR) (ASUR) on Monday said that the consortium formed by it and Advent International has not been awarded the...

M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2012 M2 COMMUNICATIONS Privatised Mexican airport group Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste (NYSE:ASR) (BMV:ASUR) (ASUR) on Monday said that the consortium formed by it and Advent International has not been awarded the...

On Jan. 22, 2007, BP signed with the MOG an EPSA for two onshore fields in central Oman with 30 TCF of tight gas. The EPSA covers Block-61, an area of 2,800 sq...

ABSTRACT Despite the prevalence of women caring for stroke survivors, relatively little research has focused specifically on the experience and needs of informal female caregivers of stroke survivors. Therefore, the purpose of this...

Historically rich and rooted in tradition, yet distinctly modern. Culturally diverse and still defiantly proud and patriotic. Texas is forged from contradictions, merging seamlessly to create a unique and spirited destination. We invite...

A study by Pyramid Research says that the telecom market in 2011 generated revenues of $2.4 billion, reports Elperiodico.com.gt (Jan. 6, 2012). Of the total, 69% ($1.5 billion) corresponds to the mobile phone...

Venezuela said it has defended itself in an international arbitration case brought by Exxon Mobil Corp. and will need to pay only $255 million of the more than $900 million awarded to the...

2011 was the year of people power; whether it was the Arab Spring, Occupy Wall Street, recall elections or MF Global customers fighting against the big banks, people demanded to be heard and...

THIS ARTICLE IS A CONTINUATION of the Viewpoint published in PPI September 2011. As mentioned in the first part, the aggressive capacity expansion that has taken place over the last 10 years in...

Regulators have long sought to make it easier for consumers to comprehend the terms of insurance contracts by insisting that policy forms be written in language that most consumers can understand. They typically...

HEADNOTE The seventh annual Community Bankers Symposium, co-sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), was held...

I have followed the incident between the American Legislative Exchange Council and Occupy Santa Fe. I am astonished at the various responses out of the Legislature. The very presence of our legislators in...

Tokyo, Jan 31, 2012 - (JCN) - In line with its commitment to support the World Health Organization's lymphatic filariasis elimination program, Eisai Co., Ltd, as one of the 13 major research and...

Muscat is spending over $6.7bn to 2016/17 to raise power generation capacity from about 4,200 to over 5,500MW in 2012 and 6,400MW by 2017. The head of the General Electricity & Water Authority...

In his third State of the Union address to the US Congress, President Barack Obama on Jan. 24 said he was "determined to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon", stressing: "I will...

State legislators and estate-planning attorneys have renewed a push to repeal the inheritance tax in Indiana, one of just eight states to have such a levy. Rep. Eric Turner, R-Cicero, and Sen. Jim...

Recycling advocates are rattled like aluminum cans tumbling in a barrel over a bill that would no longer allow solid waste management districts to levy property taxes to help fund their programs. Senate...

Advisors build on partnerships and natural synergies to support promotion of bilateral trade and investment Tokyo, Jan 27, 2012 - (JCN Newswire) - The Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Japan (CCCJ) today announces...