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Government to pay off some WW1 debt
2014-10-31 10:14:02| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The UK Government has said that it will pay off part of the UK's First World War debt by refinancing bonds issued in 1917.
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Vattenfall Loss Poses Risk to Swedish Government Income Forecast
2014-10-31 06:13:15| Appliances - Topix.net
Sweden's government warned that an unexpected third-quarter loss at state-owned utility Vattenfall AB poses a risk to its forecasts for public finances. The government expected dividend payments from Vattenfall for the financial year 2014 to be made in 2015, Per Oestensson, a senior adviser at the Finance Ministry in Stockholm, said in a telephone interview today.
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Artists, musicians, writers protest government plans for massive coal plant in the Sundarbans
2014-10-28 16:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Over the weekend, Bangladeshi artists performed plays, sang songs, and recited poetry all in a bid to protect the Sundarbans-the world's biggest mangrove forest-from the threat of a massive coal plant. Construction is already under way on the hugely controversial Rampal coal plant, a 1,320 megawatt plant set just 14 kilometers from the edge of the Sundarbans. "We have many alternatives to produce electricity but no alternative to Sundarbans," said Anu Muhammad at the cultural protest. A renowned...
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VIEWPOINT: Government delays weigh on Bangladesh reforms
2014-10-28 15:17:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
The over-riding message from a review last week to look at ongoing efforts to improve worker rights and factory safety in Bangladesh's ready-made garment and knitwear industry seems to be that "a lot of work still remains to be done."
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NSW Government announces Sydney Light Rail Projects preferred bidder
2014-10-27 01:00:00| Railway Technology
The New South Wales (NSW) Government has selected Connecting Sydney consortium as the preferred bidder to deliver and operate Sydneys CBD and South-East Light Rail Project.
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