Posts Tagged ‘ Statement Released ’

Al-Qaeda vows to avenge death of ‘martyr’ bin Laden 

May 7, 2011
Al-Qaeda vows to avenge death of ‘martyr’ bin Laden 

Pakistani Islamists chant anti-US slogans holding a picture of Osama bin Laden during a protest outskirt Quetta. Al-Qaeda and Islamic militants have vowed to avenge the killing of Osama bin Laden by US commandos, declaring him a “martyr” and calling on Muslims to rise up against the United States. But US President Barack Obama swept [...]

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U.S. unveils results of stress tests, urges 10 banks to raise $75 bln

May 8, 2009
U.S. unveils results of stress tests, urges 10 banks to raise $75 bln

U.S. regulators Thursday unveiled the long-waited results of the government’s stress tests and urged 10 of the nation’s 19 largest banks to raise about 75 billion dollars in new capital to withstand future losses if the recession worsened. Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke said the results “should provide considerable comfort to investors and the public,” [...]

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Japan to lend $1 billion to aid companies in developing nations

February 17, 2009

Japan will provide about US$1 billion in aid to companies in developing nations as the global financial crisis makes it difficult for them to raise funds, Finance Minister Shoichi Nakagawa said. The state-owned Japan Bank for International Cooperation, or JBIC, will extend loans to financial institutions in developing countries, particularly in the Asian region, to [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...