White paper offers no answers for feasibility of rail line's second phaseTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 12:39PMOn July 3, Peter Rogoff, administrator of the Federal Transit Administration, issued a "White Paper Regarding (U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Ray) LaHood's Proposed Scope Reductions" for Dulles Rail Phase 2.
CalHFA’s Mental Health Services Act Housing Program Helps Keep Bay Area Families Off the StreetsTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:19AMSACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The California Housing Finance Agency (CalHFA) has helped finance nearly 900 units under its Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Housing Program in partnership with the California Department of Mental Health and counties’ mental health departments. The multifamily projects provide housing to low-income adults and their families with psychiatric disabilities who ...
Domestic banks strong enough to face fresh crisisTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:16AMPHILIPPINE BANKS are strong enough to weather a fresh global downturn that could arise from financial instability in Europe and the United States, Fitch Ratings yesterday said.
Greek taxi drivers disrupt tourists in protest at deregulationTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 1:05AMThousands of holidaymakers affected as 2,000 taxi drivers block Piraeus and Patras ports, Athens airport and tourist sites Greek taxi drivers protesting against the liberalisation of their profession – an IMF-dictated reform enacted in exchange for the debt-stricken country receiving emergency aid – caused chaos on Monday as they blocked access to ports, archaeological sites and Athens ...
Greek taxis lift blockade of roads to port, airportMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 11:52AMATHENS (Reuters) - Greek taxi drivers blocked roads and blared their horns on Monday to protest at government plans to liberalise access to taxi licences, drawing criticism from officials worried about harm to the country's vital tourist trade.
Nigeria: Death Should Be Penalty for Developers of Collapsed Buildings - AliMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 6:14AMAs Nigeria grapples with the challenge of infrastructural development, immediate past president of the Nigeria Society of Engineers (NSE), Engr. Kassim Ali, has said that the government needs to trust its own professionals to handle these challenges.
Fiat abandons plans to build Nizhny Novgorod plantMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 2:51AMItaly's auto giant Fiat has given up plans to construct a plant in the central Russian city of Nizhny Novgorod and is considering the Caucasus or St. Petersburg as alternative production sites, Kommersant business daily reported on Monday.
JSC VTB Bank - VTB Group IFRS results for 1Q 2011Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 1:06AMJSC VTB Bank - VTB Group IFRS results for 1Q 2011
Financing increasingly availableFriday, July 15, 2011 @ 8:46PMTo consumers, it may seem that getting a loan these days is a difficult process, but banks say that they've got money available - be it for a new car, a house or a small business.