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Bangladesh Police Arrested For Robbery

The FINANCIAL -- According to Lloyd's news centre, Bangladesh authorities have arrested a senior police officer and two constables for carrying out a robbery at a businessman's house in the southeastern city of Chittagong, police said on February 11.

by The FINANCIAL

February 11, 2008

1 min read

Georgia

Liberty Institute Attacks Authorities over Public TV

The FINANCIAL -- According to online magazine Civil Georgia, Liberty Institute, an influential non-governmental group, accused both the opposition and authorities, including the parliament and personally its speaker, Nino Burjanadze, of “crude violation” of law on public broadcasting.

by The FINANCIAL

February 11, 2008

1 min read

Politics

Liberty Institute Attacks Authorities over Public TV

The FINANCIAL -- According to online magazine Civil Georgia, Liberty Institute, an influential non-governmental group, accused both the opposition and authorities, including the parliament and personally its speaker, Nino Burjanadze, of “crude violation” of law on public broadcasting.

by The FINANCIAL

February 11, 2008

1 min read

Ukraine

Ukraine willing to settle gas debt with Russia

The FINANCIAL -- Ukraine is willing to settle a gas debt worth 1.5 billion dollars with Russia if it can have a direct import agreement with the Russian gas company Gazprom, Ukrainian First Deputy Prime Minister Oleksandr Turchynov said on Sunday, according

by The FINANCIAL

February 11, 2008

1 min read

Politics

Ukraine willing to settle gas debt with Russia

The FINANCIAL -- Ukraine is willing to settle a gas debt worth 1.5 billion dollars with Russia if it can have a direct import agreement with the Russian gas company Gazprom, Ukrainian First Deputy Prime Minister Oleksandr Turchynov said on Sunday, according

by The FINANCIAL

February 11, 2008

1 min read

GeoBanks

Bank of Georgia’s presence in Ukraine

The FINANCIAL -- In October 2007, Bank of Georgia (LSE: BGEO, GSE: GEB), the leading Georgian universal bank, announced that it has successfully completed the acquisition of a 98.77% equity interest in Universal Bank of Development & Partnership (“UBDP”), a mid-sized bank

by The FINANCIAL

February 11, 2008

1 min read

Education

Harvard Business School Faculty Members Win Smith Breeden Prize for Distinguished Paper in Finance

The FINANCIAL -- BOSTON, Harvard Business School assistant professors Lauren H. Cohen and Christopher J. Malloy, both members of the School's Finance Unit, have recently won the 2007 Smith Breeden Prize, which recognizes the top three papers published in The Journal of

by The FINANCIAL

February 11, 2008

1 min read

Tech

LG Viewty is First Mobile Phone to Enable to Record Video in DivX Format

The FINANCIAL -- LG Electronics, Inc. and DivX, Inc. (NASDAQ:DIVX), a digital media company, on February 11 announced that the LG Viewty camera phone (Model: LG-KU990) is the first mobile phone with DivX Certification to natively record video in the high quality DivX format.

by The FINANCIAL

February 11, 2008

1 min read

Tech

Microsoft Office Live Small Business Launches New Tools, Enhances Free Service to Help Small Busines

The FINANCIAL -- To help small businesses effectively market themselves and sell online, Microsoft Office Live Small Business on February 10 launched new features and enhancements to its Web service.

by The FINANCIAL

February 11, 2008

3 mins read

Tech

Microsoft Expands Consumer Reach of Windows Mobile Phones With Sony Ericsson

The FINANCIAL -- BARCELONA, On February 10 at Mobile World Congress 2008, Microsoft Corp. announced that Sony Ericsson will deliver a new Windows Mobile phone, the XPERIA X1, which blends mobile Web communication and multimedia entertainment, to meet consumer demand for a premium mobile

by The FINANCIAL

February 11, 2008

2 mins read