INDIA: Insurance reform promises wider economic gains

The insurance sector has grown rapidly since its liberalisation in 1999. However, the government...

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COLOMBIA: Pension reform will not ease fiscal pressure

President Alvaro Uribe on March 31 proposed to eliminate state pensions. The state's...

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Both the UK and US governments are the single largest investors in their respective stock...

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The approval by just three votes on March 25 of the House Republican leadership's 2.4 trillion...

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Hong Kong has traditionally been the leading centre for international fund management activities...

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Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Leung on February 27 forecast a budget deficit of up to 2 billion...

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The lower house of parliament approved value-added tax (VAT) changes on February 26. The package...

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Bulgaria sold Bulgarian Telecommunications Company to a private-equity consortium led by Advent...

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Public sector pension schemes are an increasing burden on public finances. After a long period...

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Parliamentary elections will take place on March 7. The first full week of campaigning has seen a...

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