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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Bending to strong public opposition, the nearly bankrupt U.S. Postal Service on Wednesday backed off a plan to close thousands of rural post offices after May 15 and proposed keeping them open, but with shorter operating hours.
May 28, 2012 at 06:27 | Source: Yahoo Finance
BEIJING May 18 (Reuters) - China has chosen Lishui in coastal Zhejiang province to launch a pilot project for long-awaited financial reforms in the rural economy to help bridge the wealth gap between villages and cities. The pilot programme ...
May 18, 2012 at 06:03 | Source: Reuters
According to the Monitoring and Evaluation Officer of the Rural and Agricultural Finance Programme (RAFIP), Mr Raymond Mensah, as at 2011, a total of US$320 million credit for agriculture and medium scale enterprises had not been utilised. The unutilised ...
May 26, 2012 at 03:52 | Source: GhanaHomePage
The Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) and International Finance Corporation (IFC) signed an agreement to promote energy-efficient solar lanterns and cooking stoves in rural parts of the state on Thursday. IFC, an arm of the World Bank, has ...
May 25, 2012 at 15:06 | Source: Daily News and Analysis
ONE in four Australian vegetable growers is facing financial ruin as they fight a losing battle against cheap processed imports, mounting labour costs and greater competition for our traditional export markets. The importation of processed fruit and ...
May 28, 2012 at 17:54 | Source: Stock Journal
THE competition watchdog is warning small businesses to be ready to justify price rises if they seek to use the carbon tax as an excuse for rorting customers. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission expects consumer queries on price rises to ...
May 28, 2012 at 22:12 | Source: Stock Journal
Yesterday, Minister of Finance & Economic Planning Kosti Manibe Ngai met with World Bank Country Manager Laura Kullenburg, to sign a grant agreement aimed at improving rural roads in South Sudan. The minister expressed gratitude for the US$38 million grant ...
May 21, 2012 at 10:53 | Source: AllAfrica.com
The program offers financing terms that are much more attractive than other loan products, and allows middle-class homebuyers in communities deemed rural by the federal government to finance 100 percent of their purchase and get money back for ...
May 20, 2012 at 14:08 | Source: nola.com
Finance, health care and retail helped drive the gains. But a new state report also held a few surprises: Seven of the 10 fastest-growing counties were rural. Along with urban Johnson and Linn counties, home to Iowa City and Cedar Rapids ...
May 27, 2012 at 03:30 | Source: Des Moines Register
Rural connectivity, finance, and fiber capacity were the central issues at the event, while a secondary debate emerged around the technology platforms best suited to rural broadband services. Ovum believes that if broadband is to achieve its ...
May 21, 2012 at 20:33 | Source: Ovum