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China's finance minister addresses ratings downgrade

Edit China Daily 16 Apr 2016
Chinese Financial Minister Lou Jiwei said on Friday that the downgrading of China's economic outlook "doesn't reflect the reality" of the Chinese economy ... "I do not blame them though because they do not know the specifics of Chinese economic situation," he said ... It just speaks to the fundamental laws of economics," said Lou....

#dnaEdit: Ambedkar’s legacy

Edit DNA India 16 Apr 2016
-->. Political parties have bent over backwards to celebrate the 125th birth anniversary of the man who headed the Drafting Committee of the Constitution ... Ambedkar was a political liberal who believed in institutions and the rule of law, and he never favoured Gandhi’s unorthodox mass agitations ... The BSP did not have any use for Ambedkar’s incisive intellect and his formidable knowledge of law and economics ... ....

Asia Foundation Launches Frugal Rehabilitation Methodology for Small-Scale Mining in Mongolia (The Asia Foundation)

Edit Public Technologies 15 Apr 2016
... rehabilitation to be achieved in an economically affordable, socially acceptable and ecologically viable way ... Informed by six decades of experience and deep local expertise, our programs address critical issues affecting Asia in the 21st century-governance and law, economic development, women's empowerment, environment, and regional cooperation....

Zhang Dejiang Meets with President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China)

Edit Public Technologies 15 Apr 2016
... of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation as well as important consensus reached by both leaders, enhance experience exchange on legislation in areas including anti-corruption and judicial assistance, and improve relevant laws on economic and trade cooperation in order to constantly push the cooperation between both legislative bodies to new levels....

WEEK IN REVIEW (US House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services)

Edit Public Technologies 15 Apr 2016
Love is a much needed regulatory relief and economic growth bill that will help small community banks raise capital and serve their customers ... Four years after Congress passed the bipartisan Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act, the Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises held a hearing on Thursday to examine the law's economic benefits and what more Congress needs to do to help grow new businesses....

Hawaii's economic recovery hasn't helped the poor

Edit The Washington Times 14 Apr 2016
HONOLULU (AP) - While Hawaii's economy seems to have recovered from the Great Recession, a new report sheds light on the issues facing the state's low-income residents. Hawaii News Now reports (http.//bit.ly/1qTX2Py ) the study from Hawaii Appleseed Center for Law and Economic Justice shows how low-income residents have fared ... ....

The Asia Foundation Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Seoul Metropolitan Government (The Asia Foundation)

Edit Public Technologies 14 Apr 2016
More than 200 experts convened on environment, economic growth, good governance, gender, and regional cooperation ... Informed by six decades of experience and deep local expertise, our programs address critical issues affecting Asia in the 21st century-governance and law, economic development, women's empowerment, environment, and regional cooperation....

Center Coast Capital Adds Jeff Jorgensen as Portfolio Manager to Center Coast MLP & Infrastructure ...

Edit Stockhouse 14 Apr 2016
HOUSTON, April 14, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Center Coast Capital Advisors, LP ("Center Coast" or the "Firm") announces today that Jeff Jorgensen has been added as a Senior Portfolio Manager to Center Coast MLP & Infrastructure Fund (NYSE ... Mr ... He received a J.D., with Honors, from the University Of Texas School Of Law and a B.A. in Economics, Managerial Studies and Sports Management from Rice University ... CEN) ...   ... Website....

The 3 Most Environmentally Damaging Habits You Might Be Able to Change

Edit Alternet 14 Apr 2016
Moving Toward Sustainable Prosperity, he lays out a series of initiatives, including access to contraception, guaranteed secondary school education and the eradication of gender bias “from law, economic opportunity, health and culture,” which he argues will ensure a decline in the birthrate (with a goal of stopping short of 9 billion), solely based on a woman’s intention to have smaller families or even no children....

Hawaii ranks 6th in the nation for poverty

Edit Business Journal 14 Apr 2016
Hawaii has the sixth-highest poverty rate in the nation and one in eight Isle residents faces food insecurity, according to a recent report released by the Hawaii Appleseed Center for Law and Economic Justice. “The recovery did not touch everyone equally,” says Victor Geminiani, co-executive director of the Hawaii Appleseed Center. “People struggling before the recession were hit the hardest, and they still haven’t recovered ... ....

Chinese, British universities agree to offer joint degree program

Edit China Daily 13 Apr 2016
The joint effort will start from September and be open to BFSU's doctoral students in disciplines including English language and culture, laws, economics and politics ... ....

California $15 minimum wage will cost state taxpayers billions of dollars

Edit The Examiner 13 Apr 2016
But that’s just the tip of the iceberg in terms of the cost to state taxpayers ... Similarly, The Washington Post’s Lydia DePillis, a booster of the minimum wage increase, says that the “$15 minimum wage sweeping the nation might kill jobs -- and that’s okay.” Governor Brown hinted at these job losses in signing the minimum wage hike into law, when he said, “Economically, minimum wages may not make sense ... ... ....

Bulletin Board

Edit Deccan Herald 13 Apr 2016
Shakespeare for young learners ... Culinary course ... Students will be given an option of choosing one of the four subjects — Medicine, Law, Economics and Business, and English literature and creative writing ... Bocconi Summer School 2016 is offering courses in fashion and design management, luxury management, Economics of the European Union, Equity and Venture Capital Financing, International Business, and Sports Management ... ....
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