Speaking at an anti-money laundering seminar held recently in the capital, Power said a cash-dependent country like Vietnam was vulnerable to money laundering as there was no way to trace cash transactions. Pham Mai Phuong from the State Bank of Vietnam’s Anti-Money Laundering Information Center reported the center had investigated 20 suspected money laundering transactions since its establishment in March 2007, but had found no trace of criminal activities. He said effective anti-money laundering mechanisms would help fight corruption and crime in general and also help safeguard international financial institutions in Vietnam to solidify investor confidence in the country’s ability to absorb funds. Experts from the Asia-Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG) will visit Vietnam in November to assess the country’s anti-money laundering measures. According to the Anti-Money Laundering Decree issued by the government in June 2005, financial institutions are obligated to report to the Anti-Money Laundering Information Centre any suspicious transactions in cash, foreign currencies or gold worth more than VND200 million (US$11,922). read more

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The Guyana Office for Investment (Go-Invest) yesterday admitted at a long-awaited taxation seminar that it made a mistake in approving two Queen?s Atlantic Investment Inc (QAII) tax holidays when provision was not made for them in the laws of Guyana. In an admission of a mistake in the controversial deal the government signed with QAII promising tax holidays for bio-technology and textiles when provisions were not made for the concessions in the country?s laws, Head of the Guyana Office for Invest-ment (Go-Invest) Geoffrey Da Silva during a brief question and answer period said ?We made a mistake. Asked also how it was that QA11 signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the government in March 2008 when in fact the government signed five supplementary investment agreements in August 2007 and in February 2008 with the group, Head of the Privatisation Unit Winston Brassington said that the MOU spoke of special tax incentives, which he did not elaborate on and which were only concluded in March this year. In spite of all the privatizations that took place over the last decade, he said that the government was still a major player in the economy controlling the Guyana Sugar Corporation, Guyoil, the Guyana Power and Light, the Guyana National Shipping Company, the National Communication Network, the Guyana National Newspapers Limited and to date the government also allows the Guyana Defence Force to use its military aircraft to compete with the private airlines in the commercial market place. read more

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Jakarta (ANTARA News) – Japan intends to step up the value of its investment in Indonesia, Japanese Parliamentary League chairman Taku Yamasaki told President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono at the presidential office here on Friday. In a press statement after a meeting with President Yudhoyono, Yamasaki said Japan was the ninth biggest foreign investor in Indonesia. During the visit to Indonesia, the delegate of Japan’s Parliamentary League also held a meeting and joint seminar with the House of Representatives (DPR)’s Commission I. Yamasaki also told the President about the results of his meeting and seminar with the House Commission I during their meeting at the presidential office. read more

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If you are interested in real estate investing as a real estate developer or as an individual real estate investor seeking the dynamic methods that guarantee profits in the lucrative field of real estate, then you have come to the right place! He will share his proven creative real estate expertise for making money and producing starting real estate investment opportunities in green building, foreclosures, and commercial real estate. Many real estate investors and real estate developers are confused by the growing popularity among real estate buyers for green buildings or environmentally friendly real estate opportunities. In his free one day real estate seminar, “Hot Trends in Investment, Foreclosure Deals, and Green Building,” Minh Pham prepares you to promote and market green properties to make the most money off of your real estate investment. By attending the free one day “Hot Trends in Investment, Foreclosure Deals, and Green Building” real estate investment seminar, you will be able to interact and learn directly with nationally known real estate expert Minh Pham. read more

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Specifically, the State Bank of Vietnam is requested to instruct commercial banks to continue supplying capital to cement projects that they have signed credit contracts with so that these projects can be completed and put into operation in 2008 and 2009. The State Bank of Vietnam has approved the purchase of 5% stake of the Phuong Nam (Southern) Commercial Joint Stock Bank by the United Oversea Bank (UOB) of Singapore, its foreign strategic shareholder. Singapore?s United Overseas Bank Group (UOB) is planning to increase its stake in HCM-based Southern Bank from 10 per cent to 15 per cent after receiving approval from the State Bank of Viet Nam. Meanwhile, Overseas Chinese Banking Corp owns a 15 per cent stake in VP Bank; HSBC owns a 15 per cent stake in Techcombank; Standard Chartered Bank has a 15 per cent stake in Asia Commercial Bank, MayBank a similar stake in ABBank and Generale Societe has a 15 per cent holding in SeABank. Petrol Viet Nam in association with two joint venture companies (Vu Han Designing Company and China Import-Export Company) began construction of Ca Mau Fertilizer Plant. General Manager of Petrol Viet Nam, Mr Tran Ngoc Canh said that this project is a part of its large-scale project named ?Ca Mau Gas-Power ?” Fertilizer? invested by Petrol Viet Nam. read more

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Foreign investors in the field of energy are asking the Romanian authorities for incentives as well as a level policy in order to invest in energy projects in this country, Marta Popa, a partner in Voicu & Filipescu stated at a seminar on renewable energies, Rompres informs. Among the companies that are interested in investing in the Romanian energy sector there is Italian company Edison contemplating a partnership with Termoelectrica to invest in the Deva, Doicesti, Borzesti and Galati thermal power stations, as well as a commitment to wind-power projects and in the privatisation of mini-thermal power stations. The Italian company wants to carry out two thermal power station projects with an installed output of 1. Web site engine’s code is Copyright © 2003 by PHP-Nuke . PHP-Nuke is Free Software released under the GNU/GPL license . read more

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To save a permanent link to this news, right-click the date and time (Ctl-click on a Mac) and choose the command to copy the link, link location or shortcut. Unlike foreclosure data publishers, FTI aggregates and processes its data to ensure that the properties it lists are actually in foreclosure or have had a Notice of Default filed, and the information is timely and up-to-date. In California and Nevada, where foreclosure rates are higher than in most parts of the country, ForeclosureTrackers. Foreclosure Trackers offers a variety of foreclosure education and seminars suited to both the novice and the experienced investor. These seminars cover many foreclosure investment strategies, with emphasis on the most effective one in this market, investing in defaulted mortgages by using ForeclosureTrackers. read more

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An increase in prices by 10 per cent means an increase in people below the poverty line from three to four per cent. The government’s interventions like making credit expensive, addressing of fundamental problems like unemployment and working on alternatives, the processes it adopts to increase prices, the consultation mode with stakeholders, ‘walking the talk’ itself of a tight budgetary situation, all raise multiple questions regarding the government’s management comprehension and capabilities. The impact of making credit expensive has adversely affected the secondary market, the market that uses the money, i. Instead of achieving its target of bringing down consumer borrowing it seems to have been a factor in bringing down the down stock markets by 35 per cent, the market, a barometer of public confidence in the economy, has gone down from 15000 to 10,000. From fixing prices and regulatory interventions, because of an absence of consultative process the government first goes for intervention, then the reaction comes, then the consultative process begins and then a corrective intervention by the government. But good politics and efficient management means going beyond simple mathematics and addressing the other core relevant questions; assessing economic and social consequences of price increase on the citizens that a state is mandated to protect and provide for; impact on the investor who is the state’s partner in providing for the citizens by generating employment and products. read more

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The Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA)-a unique joint partnership of solar companies, electric utilities and other stakeholders which fosters collaboration to push solar forward more tangibly-is pleased to announce the Phone Seminar schedule for the second half of 2008. SEPA conducted its first annual solar electricity market survey of electric utilities this spring, asking utilities about the number and amount of solar electricity integrated into their service territories. DOE Solar America Initiative, SEPA has developed a study of RFP/PPA best practices and innovative procurement techniques that utilities can utilize to develop these large-scale solar photovoltaic or concentrating solar thermal projects at the lowest cost. In early 2008, Arizona Public Service launched a project, with RW Beck consulting, looking at the comprehensive technical and financial considerations associated with the widescale deployment of solar technologies for residential and commercial photovoltaic (PV) systems, residential solar hot water and solar day lighting in their service territory. read more

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