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If Greece gets easier rescue terms, other bailout states could face popular demands for same + MORE Jul 9th
LISBON, Portugal – Eurozone governments taking a tough line on Greece’s demand for debt relief and easier bailout terms fear opening a can of worms.
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Meanwhile, skills that are scarce include health-care management, education and construction
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Why REIT fears are overdone + MORE Oct 13th
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China lowers economic growth target, promises to open more industries to foreign investment
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BEIJING, China – China announced a lower economic growth target for this year and promised to open more industries to foreign investors as it tries to make its slowing, state-dominated economy more productive.
The growth target of about 7 per cent, down from last year’s 7.5 per cent, is in line with efforts to create a “moderately prosperous society,” said Premier Li Keqiang in a report Thursday to China’s ceremonial national legislature. Actual economic growth last year was 7.4 per cent, the lowest since 1990.
The ruling Communist Party is in the midst of a marathon effort to guide the world’s second-largest economy to slower but more self-sustaining growth based on domestic consumption and services. It is trying to replace a worn-out model driven by trade and investment in construction and heavy industry that has left China’s air and water badly polluted.
“We need to maintain a proper balance between ensuring steady growth and making structural adjustments,” said Li in the report to the National People’s Congress…
The growth target of about 7 per cent, down from last year’s 7.5 per cent, is in line with efforts to create a “moderately prosperous society,” said Premier Li Keqiang in a report Thursday to China’s ceremonial national legislature. Actual economic growth last year was 7.4 per cent, the lowest since 1990.
The ruling Communist Party is in the midst of a marathon effort to guide the world’s second-largest economy to slower but more self-sustaining growth based on domestic consumption and services. It is trying to replace a worn-out model driven by trade and investment in construction and heavy industry that has left China’s air and water badly polluted.
“We need to maintain a proper balance between ensuring steady growth and making structural adjustments,” said Li in the report to the National People’s Congress…
Rob Ford richer after auction but 'celebrity bounce' makes his 'memorabilia' a … – National Post
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National PostRob Ford richer after auction but 'celebrity bounce' makes his 'memorabilia' a …National PostRob Ford is at least $23,000 richer after auctioning off “memorabilia” from his tumultuous time as Toronto mayor, but experts say budding Ford collectors may have just made a bad investment. “Everyone wants a piece of it while it's hot, and in three, four years, …Rob Ford's crack confession tie nets $16100Toronto SunRob Ford's necktie sells for $16000TheChronicleHerald.ca (registration)all 21 news articles »
Higher TFSA limits are not the enemy
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Chris Young/CPIn addition to the usual barrage of advice from financial experts that accompanies RSP season, the lead-up to this year’s contribution deadline brought with it something else entirely: an all-out assault on the RSP’s much younger cousin, the TFSA, and the Harper government’s vow to let Canadians double the amount of money they can sock away in tax-free savings accounts each year. The volley of criticism, picked up gleefully by media across the country, was spurred by a pair of reports, one from the left-leaning Broadbent Institute, and the other from the Parliamentary Budget Office, which together can be boiled down to two essential arguments: that the benefits of increasing the TFSA contribution limit to $11,000 will mostly go to the rich, and that the lost tax revenue will hurt Ottawa’s finances in the decades ahead. Critics jumped on the issue: Here’s another sop to fat cats that threatens to rob our children of government services in years to come! Only, it’s not that simple…
