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Ghana: The Devastating Effects of Electronic Junk

allafrica.com     18 hrs ago   1 related          

It is very disheartening to know that African countries and other under-developed countries have become a dumping ground for expired and used products - electronic industrial junk - which no longer conform to the standards of...                    

Business flight boom drives Jet Aviation sale

swissinfo.ch     18 hrs ago   76 related          

The private jet industry is taking off (AFP) Swiss business aviation servicer Jet Aviation is cashing in on the rising demand for private flights with its impending sale to a United States defence contractor. The sale of...                    

Subject Matter Experts- Financial Risk Consulting

efinancialcareers.co.uk     yesterday          

A pre-eminent finance and risk management Consulting firm in NY is looking for Subject Matter Experts in many areas of financial risk. This firm's clients are the world's top 100 financial institutions. The candidate must...                    

Hot Rocks

metafilter.com     yesterday          

If I recall, this sounds like the same principle method used in Basel, Switzerland which is blamed for more than a few earthquakes. If I'm wrong, why is EGS better than the technology used in Basel? I imagine there's more than...                    

7. Zeti: Basel II will preserve financial stability in region

thestar.com.my     Aug 19, 2008   2 related          

KUALA LUMPUR: The implementation of Basel II across the Asia Pacific region is expected to ultimately result in more resilient banks and preserve financial stability in the region. Bank Negara governor Tan Sri Zeti Akhtar Aziz...                    

Filling in the picture of Miami's early arts scene

miamiherald.com     Aug 17, 2008          

''It's a freak show, an absolute freak show!'' Helen Kohen chuckles. That's the false portrait of the Miami art scene found in the Lynn and Louis Wolfson II Florida Moving Image Archives, where Kohen has been sifting through...                    

Anglo Irish Bank Corporation plc Interim Management Statement 13 August 2008

prnewsnow.com     Aug 16, 2008          

Anglo Irish Bank has performed strongly in the financial year to date Against the backdrop of challenging conditions we anticipate earnings per share growth of c15 for the year ending 30 September 2008 Strong internal capital...                    

Restaurant review: Le Cheval Blanc, Hotel Les Trois Rois, Basel, Switzerland

ft.com     Aug 16, 2008          

In 2004, local entrepreneur Thomas Straumann rescued Basel’s Hotel Les Trois Rois, closed it down for 18 months and restored it to a blaze of neo-Byzantine glory. Part of his grand plan was to add a fine dining restaurant. The...                    

Scientists pinpoint small rare tumours

swissinfo.ch     Aug 15, 2008          

Pancreatic insulinomas are rare but can be fatal (wikipedia.org) The search for hard-to-find tumours called insulinomas has been made easier thanks to a discovery by researchers in Bern and Basel. Surgery has already been...                    

Three Keys to Info Security Under Basel II

bitpipe.com     Aug 14, 2008          

While Basel II is not a law or regulation, it is an international banking standard and its terms will ultimately be adopted into legislation or regulation by virtually every nation in the world. As a result, Basel II will have...                    

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