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WASHINGTON, April 22, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Bahrain's Minister of Finance, Shaikh Ahmed bin Mohamed Al-Khalifa, said this week that Bahrain is on the mend as it continues to make economic strides in the wake of recent protests.
In a speech at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Al-Khalifa noted that in the last decade Bahrain has pursued a reformist agenda, including a referendum on the constitution, the establishment of a bicameral parliament, and the separation of executive, judicial, and legislative powers. Al- Khalifa cited 67.7% voter turnout in the last election as an indication of popular participation in and enthusiasm for Bahraini politics. Al-Khalifa also mentioned that the bicameral parliament allows representation and participation of minorities, ...
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On July 20, 2011, the Minister of Finance announced proposed amendments to the Income Tax Act (Canada) (the ITA) relating to the taxation of SIFTs, RE...
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* The first six months of the calendar year i.e. Q4 of 02/03 and Q1 of 03/04 `difficult', to put it euphemistically. The first signs of wider than projected fiscal deficit had emerged and difficulties emerged both domestically and externally which made economic management challenging.
* At that stage we felt it necessary to provide to the public a revised projection of the expected deficit. We announced that rather than the target of 5-6 per cent of GDP, we expected to end the fiscal year with a deficit of 6.9 per cent of GDP. Whilst this represented a missing of the original target, it was significantly different from Mr Seaga's 10 per cent of GDP.
* But back to the fiscal numbers. The fiscal deficit for fiscal year 2003/04 in dollar terms was $28.2 billion. This converts to a fiscal d...
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GEORGE PAPACONSTANTINOU, FINANCE MINISTER OF GREECE, HOLDS A PRESS CONFERENCE, AS RELEASED BY THE IMF
APRIL 25, 2010
SPEAKERS: GEORGE PAPACONSTA...
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Ralph Goodale, who as MP for Regina Wascana serves as Saskatchewan's lone representative on the government side of the House, was named by Prime Minis...
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On June 11, 2008, new regulations entitled Principal Protected Notes Regulations (the "New Regulations") under the Bank Act (Canada) (the "Bank Act") ...
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On June 20, 2008, Tax Executives Institute submitted the following comments to Dwight Duncan, Minister of Finance for the Province of Ontario, concern...
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Edited by Daniel Hayhurst
The Minister of Finance recently proposed a new regime to rebate to single employer pension plan trusts a fixed percentage...
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Byline: Chris Sinacola
COLUMN: Sina-cism
Last November, I introduced in this space my Prime Minister of Finance, who has repeatedly warned of fina...
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