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Chamber of Commerce

Type: Organization

Name: Chamber of Commerce

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 16 hours ago - 2 Documents

Chamber of Commerce call for national enquiry into SME finance

The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) has called for a national enquiry into the availability of small business lending. ... [Factorscan BCR - 16 hours ago]

Entities: Chamber of Commerce

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 3 Documents

Duke Energy Corporation

Duke Energy Cut Its Payments to the US Chamber Over Climate

Looks like we'll have to add a new category to our US Chamber Climate Credibility Crisis Counter (honk if you love alliteration.) As the Wall Street Journal recently reported, Duke Energy has cut the electric utility's contributions to the ... [Switchboard, from NRDC - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Duke Energy Corporation, Climate, Chamber of Commerce, Marc Gunther

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 2 Documents

Parliament Must Update Easter Trade Laws

The country’s leading retailing district is supporting the Auckland Chamber of Commerce’s call today for Parliament to fix the annual Easter trading circus once and for all. Reignited calls from Auckland’s Chamber of Commerce and the Newmarket ... ... [Scoop - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Chamber of Commerce, Auckland

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 17 hours ago - 2 Documents

Fishers Chamber President Stepping Down

The president and chief executive officer of the Fishers Chamber of Commerce is leaving at the end of the month. Christi Wolf has held the position for 13 years. She says 'I have been waiting for the right time when the chamber had a clear and strategic ... [Inside INdiana Business - 17 hours ago]

Entities: Chamber of Commerce, Sustainability, Climate

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 5 Documents

Share market tipped to fall

BLOOMBERG NEWS / JACK ATLEY ©Australian shares are likely to slump after US equities fell on a stronger dollar and more signs of a subdued US economic recovery.Metals prices were higher, but the oil price fell.At 5.17am on the Sydney Futures Exchange, ... [West Australian - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Jack Atley, NATIONAL HIRE GROUP LIMITED, SPOTLESS GROUP LIMITED, MACQUARIE RADIO NETWORK LIMITED

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 2 Documents (in Environment)

Racing to the future

AROUND the world, federal, state, provincial and municipal organisations are in a race to the future. In one way or another, they all face the same set of challenges: navigating in an environment of profound transformation, dealing with mounting complexity ... [The Age - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Chamber of Commerce, VECCI, Library of Congress, Invention, Diffusion

First Reported 20 hours ago - Updated 19 hours ago - 2 Documents

Sebi examining avenues for portfolio managers

Securities and Exchange Board of India is in the process of examining whether registeredportfolio managers invest in instruments other than listed securities, an official of the agency said.'We are looking at other instruments like exchange traded derivatives ... [Financial Chronicle - 19 hours ago]

Entities: Securities And Exchange Board Of India, Portfolio Management, Chamber of Commerce

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 2 Documents

South Africa: Eskom's Demand Management Plan Under Fire

Johannesburg THE Cape Town Regional Chamber of Commerce and Industry has bemoaned the lack of progress in Eskom's demand-side management programme , which has focused on encouraging electricity consumers to use less electricity.While Eskom and independent ... [AllAfrica.com - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Eskom Holdings Ltd, South Africa, Chamber of Commerce, Dipuo Peters

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Economy)

Prolonged retail dip dampens hopes for recovery

RETAIL sales fell more sharply than expected in September, showing that consumers are still under heavy pressure and damping hope that a recovery in SA’s economy was under way. Retail sales were 5,1% down on the previous September’s, official figures ... [Business Day - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Retail Sales, Disposable income, Kevin Lings

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents

Egypt travel sector targets attracting 14 m tourists by 2011

Hopes are high for the Egyptian travel sector to achieve goals stated in President Hosni Mubarak electoral platform before 2011, the tourism minister said.Zoheir Garana, in a meeting with members of the French Chamber of Commerce, said the sector can ... [Arab Finance - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Egypt, Hosni Mubarak, Tourism

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents

Tunisian Businessmen Delegation Visits Jordan

Tunis As part of developing the Tunisian-Jordanian cooperation, a Tunisian businessmen mission led by Mr. Mounir Mouakhar, President of the Tunisian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (TCCI) is visiting Amman, Jordan from November 16 to 18, 2009.The visit ... [AllAfrica.com - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Jordan, ʿAmman, Chamber of Commerce

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Internet & IT)

Queen's Speech slammed by small biz

Small business groups were less than impressed with Gordon Brown's fantasy list of what he would do in the unlikely event that he is re-elected as Prime Minister.Although many were shocked at the lack of action on MPs' expenses, small business groups ... [The Register - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Broadband, Small Businesses, John Walker, David Frost

Quotes

And the number of people claiming Job Seekers Allowance has increased at a slower rate than similar sized cities in England. Mr Purcell said: "Glasgow is still open for business. It is important to remember the advances we have made over the past decade. 'That has seen unemployment down, more jobs created, a more skilled workforce and investment flooding into the city. 'We must ensure Glasgow comes out of the recession stronger than we went in.' Scots Secretary Jim Murphy said: 'Glasgow is a major world city with a bright future. It has always adapted to the challenges it has faced and will continue to do so.' Crawford Gillies, chairman of Scottish Enterprise, said: 'Glasgow has proven itself one of the most dynamic cities in Scotland. 'However, recovery will not happen overnight and much of what the public and private sectors achieve together in the coming months and years will determine the success not just of the extent and pace of the recovery but also of Scotland's economic future.' Stuart Patrick, chief executive of Glasgow Chamber of Commerce, added: 'Major initiatives, such as winning the right to host the Commonwealth Games, have created economic and employment opportunities."

Glasgow to take on 1000 more apprentices [Glasgow Evening Times - 18 mins ago]

Rep. Jeb Hensarling, Texas Republican, has led opposition to the bill. In a July 22 Op-Ed column in this newspaper, he wrote: "H.R 3126 would create a new bureaucracy run by five unelected individuals appointed by the president. ... This agency would possess sweeping powers to ban or modify any home mortgage, credit card, personal loan or other 'consumer financial product' it subjectively deems to be 'unfair' or 'abusive.' If the mortgage that would allow you to be a homeowner is deemed 'unfair,' you'd better find another one. If the credit card you choose for your family is 'abusive,' you might find yourself paying cash." As the Chamber of Commerce notes in a document detailing its 'concerns' about the proposal, the bill contains language that 'makes it 'unlawful for any...

EDITORIAL: Consumer destruction [Washington Times - 2 hours ago]

"With the current economic climate, we could be setting ourselves up for failure" said Kirsten Borman of the Florida Chamber of Commerce. "That's a problematic and downright disingenuous solution."

Florida's jobless rate rises -- again [Orlando Sentinel - 2 hours ago]

"I work as a security guard here and I call up the police if necessary" said Om Khaled laughing...

Saudi Arabia- An oasis of hope for low-income women? [MENAFN - 2 hours ago]

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Blogs

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These People And Their Violence, Sheesh [Wonkette - 12 hours ago] The “Lafayette County Republican Central Committee” of Missouri — an evil power of greater strength than the Chamber of Commerce and AHIP and Jackie Seal combined, ...
We have opted for a complex and painful ETS [Current Account - 22 hours ago] AUSTRALIA’S great greenhouse contradiction has turned a simple market-based system for reducing carbon emissions into a confusion of backroom political deals pockmarked ...
Duke Energy Cut Its Payments to the US Chamber ... [Switchboard, from NRDC - 11/19/2009] Looks like we'll have to add a new category to our US Chamber Climate Credibility Crisis Counter (honk if you love alliteration.) As the Wall Street Journal ...
Verrazano-Narrows Bridge Turns 45 [Gothamist - 11/19/2009] On eve of opening, 1964 Another day, another Bridgeversary! This Saturday the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge turns a youthful 45 years old. The folks at Inside ...
Robert Creamer: Crashing the Gates of the Statu... [The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - 11/19/2009] Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's announcement that he will send health insurance reform to the floor of the Senate this week signals that the long ...

Audio/Video

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British Business Awards 09 - China [UKTI - YouTube - 11/16/2009]
Congressman Bishop's Address on Healthcare to S... [Rep. Rob Bishop - YouTube Channel - 11/04/2009]
The Mystery of the Rising Stock Market [Slate Magazine - 11/03/2009]
If the economy's stagnant, why are stocks up? T... [Slate Magazine - 11/03/2009]
Chamber of Commerce One Minute [Rep. Mike Conaway - YouTube Channel - 10/29/2009]

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