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Goodbye to renewable energy?
24 May 2012, 8:54 pm
The latest speech by Enemalta Chairman Louis Giordimaina describes in a nutshell what the government thinks about alternative energy. Mr. Giordimaina said that it is almost impossible to produce energy by renewable means in Malta while addressing the World Fuel Oil Summit on 17 May.
Amended Finance Bill corrects course: Expert
20 May 2012, 10:56 am
A series of amendments made in the Finance Bill could reverse the trend of negative capital formation in the country. The lower rate of withholding tax of five per cent on interest of overseas borrowings will now extend to all businesses and not just the infrastructure sector.
Maize production blossoms in SA
18 May 2012, 6:03 am
After a big spike in maize prices last year -- Grain SA hopes that a new information mechanism will make the market more transparent.
Railways should rationalise tariffs: CAG
15 May 2012, 9:59 am
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) Noting that the Indian Railways are in the red financially and have not been able to meet the cost of operating passenger and other services, the Comptroller and Auditor General Tuesday said the national transporter should rationalise both passenger and freight tariffs and explore alternate sources of financing.
JSC MRSK Holding - Management to be transferred to FGC
11 May 2012, 12:36 pm
MRSK Holding Management of MRSK Holding to be Transferred to FGC 11 May 2012. Moscow, Russia. MRSK Holding ( LSE: MRSK) ("the Company"), the largest electricity distribution company in Russia, ...
Spain Told To Recover Film Industry State Aid
11 May 2012, 5:40 am
The European Commission has concluded following an investigation that the
subsidisation of Ciudad de la Luz film studio complex by the Valencia Regional Government in Spain contravened European law, as a grant worth EUR265m (USD343m) was not provided on market conditions.
Fonterra accused of over-pricing milk
30 April 2012, 3:12 am
Fonterra is setting its farm gate milk price between 40 cents and 50 cents a kilogram more than its own commodity business could pay and still make an acceptable return, according to a submission by three independent processors
Fonterra over-pricing milk by 40-50 cents/kg: independents
29 April 2012, 11:30 pm
April 30 (BusinessDesk) – Fonterra Cooperative Group is setting its farm gate milk price between 40 cents and 50 cents a kilogram more than its own commodity business could pay and still make an acceptable return, according to a submission by three independent processors.
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China set to challenge US anti-subsidy measures at WTO - Presstv
25 May 2012, 8:55 am
China has filed a case at the World Trade Organization (WTO) to challenge anti-subsidy duties the United States has imposed on 22 products, which Beijing calls ‘unfair subsidization’. China's permanent mission to the WTO announced on Friday the country ...
Jack Mintz: Walled from the world - Financial Post
24 May 2012, 7:47 pm
Perhaps this is a leftover of the John A. Macdonald industrial policy, which protected manufacturing industries from foreign competition, including through the nationalization or subsidization of public companies to create national champions.
Government bid to boost regional air links - Times of India
20 May 2012, 7:09 pm
There is a feeling that cross-subsidization of other petro products is happening by disproportionately hiking ATF prices each time crude shoots up," the minister said. The aviation ministry feels that if ATF is notified, oil companies would have ...
Republicans Block Debate on Student Loan Relief | The Nation - Nation
8 May 2012, 2:58 pm
Alas, Senate Republicans refused to allow debate on a bill that would keep loan rates at the current 3.4 percent, and pay for the subsidization by eliminating a sneaky tax break for wealthy Americans. The “Stop the Student Loan Interest Rate Hike Act of ...
AT&T hints at family/data sharing plans on the horizon - 9TO5Mac
8 May 2012, 8:46 am
Just a few months ago, the executive seemed to doubt family plans due to IT, billing, and device subsidization issues. He even remarked his goal to “get it right”— instead of unveiling the strategy prematurely. It appears de la Vega might ...
