finance minister

Position

News

Telegraph, 24.04.13 05:53 UTC

SNP independence plans in disarray after sterling rejection

Alex Salmond s independence plans are in disarray after a comprehensive rejection of his proposal for an independent Scotland to share sterling by Chancellor George Osborne.

chancellor SNP finance minister Glasgow Scottish Government Danny Alexander +7 more

Seattle Times, 23.04.13 13:05 UTC

Egypt sentences ex-finance minister to 25 years

An Egyptian court has sentenced a former finance minister to 25 years in prison on charges of squandering public funds.

USD An Egyptian court Yousef Boutros-Ghali Egypt finance finance minister

Seattle Times, 23.04.13 11:10 UTC

Japan war shrine reflects ruling party nationalism

Visits by Cabinet ministers and lawmakers to a shrine honoring Japan's war dead, including 14 World War II leaders convicted of atrocities, signal Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's determination to pursue a more nationalist agenda after months of focusing on the economy.

spokesman spokeswoman Beijing Tokyo South Korea Asia +22 more

Reuters - Business News, 23.04.13 09:47 UTC

Slight fall in UK borrowing gives relief to Osborne

By David Milliken and Christina Fincher LONDON | Tue Apr 23, 2013 5:30am EDT LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's budget deficit fell slightly last year, official data showed on Tuesday, saving the country's ...

European Union GBP Office for Budget Responsibility Bank of England Office for National Statistics Victoria Clarke +12 more

Reuters - Business News, 23.04.13 08:38 UTC

Gold sale not a priority: Cyprus finance minister

By Michele Kambas NICOSIA | Tue Apr 23, 2013 4:25am EDT NICOSIA (Reuters) - Cyprus is not giving priority to a sale of gold reserves under the international bailout agreed this month and is still ...

EUR Michele Kambas Harris Georgiades Russia Cyprus bank +5 more

Seattle Times, 23.04.13 02:53 UTC

Japan war shrine visits anger China, South Korea

Dozens of Japanese lawmakers paid homage at a national war shrine Tuesday morning, risking more anger from neighbors South Korea and China over visits they see as failures to acknowledge Japan's militaristic past.

South Korea Asia Yasukuni Shrine Taro Aso Shinzo Abe Yoshihide Suga +13 more

Reuters - Top News, 23.04.13 02:41 UTC

Japan nationalists near disputed isles, MPs visit shrine

By Ruairidh Villar EAST CHINA SEA | Mon Apr 22, 2013 10:28pm EDT EAST CHINA SEA (Reuters) - Japanese nationalists sailed a flotilla of boats on Tuesday in waters near islands at the centre of a row ...

Taro Aso Masahiko Komura Shinzo Abe East China China Japan +17 more

Seattle Times, 22.04.13 04:33 UTC

Japan ministers war shrine visits anger SKorea

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made donations and three Cabinet ministers prayed at Tokyo's militarist shrine over the weekend, sparking South Korean anger.

Yasukuni Shrine Yoshihide Suga Shinzo Abe Japan South Korea finance +7 more

Reuters - Business News, 21.04.13 23:44 UTC

IMF, Egypt say working to reach loan deal in "coming weeks"

WASHINGTON | Sun Apr 21, 2013 7:24pm EDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund and Egyptian officials said on Sunday they were working to reach a deal on a proposed $4.8 billion loan ...

managing director Governor Washington Hisham Ramez Egypt bank +9 more

Daily Mail, 21.04.13 23:44 UTC

IMF boss turns on the Chancellor to hide her own sins

PUBLISHED: 22:49 GMT, 21 April 2013 | UPDATED: 22:49 GMT, 21 April 2013 Bruised and battered from his recent encounters with the International Monetary Fund, George Osborne retreated to an American ...

Paris court International Monetary Fund George Osborne Bernard Tapie United Kingdom United States +6 more

Accuracy