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TOKYO, July 11 (Reuters) - Japan's Shinsei Bank <8303.T> said on Friday it will buy General Electric's Japanese consumer finance operation for 580 billion yen ($5.4 billion) as the sprawling U.S. firm looks to shed assets globally. malaysia.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20080711/tbs-ge-lake-confirmati...
A person with knowledge of the deal said Shinsei will pay ¥580 billion, or $5.4 billion, for the Japanese arm of GE Consumer Finance. www.iht.com/articles/2008/07/11/business/11shinsei.php
The findings of a survey by document management software company, Version One, has revealed that a surprising 94% of senior finance professionals remain concerned about the negative impact their company is having on the environment with 45% of these stating that they are VERY concerned. www.crm2day.com/news/crm/125158.php
Mayor Gavin Newsom's plan to balance the city budget by dipping into a $5 million fund set aside to finance political campaigns could leave nothing for candidates, critics said Wednesday. www.examiner.com/a-1480874~Use_of_public_finance_dollars_rai...
A $150,000 (about sh241m) micro-finance, which will serve northern Uganda, has been started. The micro-finance institution (MFI) is owned by the senior presidential advisor in charge of northern Uganda, Richard Todwong, and his eldest brother, the UPDF 4th Division commander, Brig. Charles Otema. allafrica.com/stories/200807100245.html
Mark Jackson, the chief executive and a founder of accident management group Helphire, has announced a wish to retire. And group finance director David Lindsay announced his intention to leave with immediate effect, having handed the role to Mark Adams in April. www.am-online.com/news/view_article.asp?art_ID=42897408&s=vi...
In this week's issue: Deutsche Bank backs Carlyle project; AIMCO has been busy refinancing projects; Plus we give you new property finance deals and a valuable leads list of loans maturing in the next 12 months. Largest Construction Loan This Year Deutsche... www.costar.com/News/Article.aspx?id=819D4257B9001E2E149BC51E...
Auckland based Equality Finance Limited has settled out of court with the Commerce Commission for charging unfair fees. Customers who purchased a vehicle form Equality Cars with finance from the related company had to get an immobiliser fitted. tvnz.co.nz/view/page/536641/1901057
Finance House pjsc has announced a record net profit of Dhs226m for the first half representing an increase of 182% over the same period last year (Dhs80m). The full-year net profit figure for 2007 was Dhs202.8m. www.ameinfo.com/163135.html
Luanda, 07/10 – Angolan Finance minister, José Pedro de Morais Wednesday here defended the need to join efforts by various sectors of the society with view to reduce the housing deficit existing in the country. www.angolapress-angop.ao/noticia-e.asp?ID=632942
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