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 Jean Bourgknecht - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jean Bourgknecht was born to Louis and Eugénie-Louise Bourgknecht in Fribourg.
In 1951 he was elected to the National Council of Switzerland for the Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland and represented the Canton of Fribourg there until 1955.
He was elected to the Federal Council of Switzerland on December 17, 1959, and handed over office on September 30, 1962 because of an illness.
www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jean_Bourgknecht   (213 words)

  
 TEI-Canadian Department of Finance Liaison Meeting (Income Tax Issues)
Finance response: Finance indicated that it was not inclined to recommend an amendment but was in agreement that the intent is that interest-rate swaps would be covered by the existing wording.
Finance think that the 0.85 factor in the formula in paragraph 67.3(d) is sufficient to deal with the difference that may exist between the list price of a leased vehicle and the capital cost inherent in the lease.
Finance response: This issue asks for the same treatment for assistance received in relation to the acquisition of ECE as is already provided for assistance related to the acquisition of depreciable property and other capital property.
www.taxnews.com /tnn/tei/tei_doc_public.nsf/85256396005ac84685256244005d3a03/def710c04b1d2ddc85256a730061794b   (7726 words)

  
 Switzerland- Country information - Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Switzerland is one of the world’s leading investors and has long been a major source of foreign investment in Australia.
Switzerland played a decisive role in establishing the League of Nations, the modern Olympic Games and the Red Cross, and more recently has joined the Council of Europe, the World Bank, the IMF, the WTO, the OECD and was a founding member of the European Free Trade Agreement (EFTA).
Switzerland is an open economy with one of the highest standards of living in the world.
pandora.nla.gov.au /pan/34535/20041115/www.dfat.gov.au/geo/switzerland/switzerland_brief.html   (1374 words)

  
 Switzerland- Country information - Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Switzerland has participated in peacekeeping missions since 1953, and is one of the four member countries (with Sweden, Poland, the Czech Republic) of the UN Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission established to supervise the demilitarised zone between North and South Korea.
Switzerland is also helping to promote economic reform, for example, in North Korea by educating decision-makers in the application of free market economics to the business sectors.
Switzerland is one of the world's leading investors and has long been a major source of foreign investment in Australia, eighth largest and worth A$20.5 billion in 2004, ahead of Germany and France.
www.dfat.gov.au /geo/switzerland/switzerland_brief.html   (2761 words)

  
 2002 Report of the Auditor General of Canada - December - Chapter 11 - Other Audit Observations
Department of Finance—Tax arrangements for foreign affiliates have eroded Canadian tax revenues of hundreds of millions of dollars over the last 10 years.
The Department will continue to examine alternatives, on a case-by-case basis, where there is clear evidence that the existing entry points are adversely affecting the quality or price of foods in northern communities.
As part of this process, the Department of Finance will continue to consider appropriate improvements to Canada's system of taxation of foreign source income and foreign affiliates, recognizing that the system serves a number of policy goals, including supporting the international competitiveness of Canadian businesses.
www.oag-bvg.gc.ca /domino/reports.nsf/html/20021211ce.html   (14215 words)

  
 Swiss Federal Department of Finance FDF > Records > Media > Press Releases > IMF satisfied with Swiss economic policy
Based on the provisional conclusions of the financial sector evaluation in the framework of Switzerland's participation in the Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP), the Swiss financial sector is judged overall to be robust.
Switzerland has a competitive export sector and a dynamic financial sector, which have been able to preserve their strengths despite the long-term appreciation of the Swiss franc.
English is not an official language of Switzerland and all translations are based on the definitive text in German.
www.dff.admin.ch /e/dok/medien/medienmitteilungen/2002/03/iwf2.htm   (758 words)

  
 2nd-36th, Volume 42b - Committee of Supply - Department of Finance
Some of the department's planned activities for '96-97 include improvements in the timeliness and content of the public accounts, the implementation of corporate e-mail, process enhancements to provide better taxpayer service and reduce the costs of administration, and the design of seven new special operating agencies for 1996-97.
I would say, by and large, my experience in dealing with this department over the years, on both sides of the House, is that it is a very well-run department; it is comprised of a lot of competent people, very capable people, and very dedicated and loyal people.
This is a very interesting part of the department and, of course, has a great challenge of helping prepare Manitoba to fight the good fight with the federal government and, I guess, prepares the government ministers in terms of financial and economic matters in dealing with the federal government and indeed other provinces.
www.gov.mb.ca /legislature/hansard/2nd-36th/vol42b/h042b_3.html   (19577 words)

  
 Dáil Éireann - Volume 11 - 13 May, 1925 - COMMITTEE ON FINANCE. - DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS—VOTE 59.
That is, I think, more naturally the function of the Department of Industry and Commerce and not the Department of External Affairs, in the sense in which we have hitherto considered that Department, and in the sense in which the Minister himself has justified—and rightly and properly justified—that Department.
The suggestion was made to me that our Department in Paris, in addition to attending to the various duties allotted to it, ought to keep a more careful and watchful eye on the conduct of propaganda, from the Free State point of view.
This Department might be of the greatest use to the country, but at present it is not of that use.
www.oireachtas-debates.gov.ie /D/0011/D.0011.192505130008.html   (16424 words)

  
 Sarkar, Dr. Salil - Department of Finance and Real Estate
Salil K. Sarkar is an Associate Professor of Finance in the College of Business Administration at the University of Texas at Arlington.
In the past, he has taught corporate Finance and Theory of Finance to doctoral students, as well as the capstone finance case course to graduate and undergraduate students, Capital Budgeting, Real Estate Finance, and Financial Institutions to undergraduate students.
After serving as internship coordinator for the department for graduate and undergraduate students for several years, currently he serves as the Ph.D. coordinator for the department.
www2.uta.edu /finance/faculty/sarkar.htm   (351 words)

  
 Finance - Surch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
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Wentworth Direct Finance offers unsecured loans of between £1,000 and £15,000.
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 Dáil Éireann - Volume 117 - 20 July, 1949 - Committee on Finance. - Vote 3—Department of the Taoiseach.
On 19th March the Minister for Finance addressed a meeting at Jury's Hotel, at which he said that social services are not good in themselves, and added that he wished he could get the opinion expressed at meetings where social services were claimed as being something good that they are not anything of the sort.
The utmost that the Minister for Finance would undertake in his Budget statement of this year was to express a hope that the cost of living would not increase in the coming 12 months.
When the Estimate for the Department of Local Government was before the House, I mentioned that on a 40-mile journey from Clonee, which is on the borders of the County Meath, to Dublin, I noticed that there had been only one labourer's cottage completed, and that that was under an old scheme.
www.oireachtas-debates.gov.ie /D/0117/D.0117.194907200054.html   (15285 words)

  
 Department of Finance and Economic Affairs - Annual Report 2001
Therefore it is not possible to quantify the asset/liability attributable to the Department of Finance.
Its chairman is the MEC for Finance and Economic Affairs.
The Finance and Remuneration Committee consists of Ms J Fubbs (Chairperson), and Messrs J Claassen, CW Jonker and R Ntuli.
www.gpg.gov.za /docs/reports/annuals01/dfea1.html   (11194 words)

  
 IMFC Statement by Mr. Kaspar Villiger Minister of Finance of Switzerland Alternate Governor of the IMF for Switzerland
Kaspar Villiger Minister of Finance of Switzerland Alternate Governor of the IMF for Switzerland
Based on the vulnerabilities associated with high financing requirements and unresolved structural reform issues, external financing conditions for emerging market economies are likely to remain difficult in the near future.
To address the pressing needs of the poorest developing countries, Switzerland hopes to be able to present in the near future, independently of the launching of a new round of multilateral trade liberalization, additional measures for improved market access.
www.imf.org /external/spring/2001/imfc/che.htm   (3206 words)

  
 The Swiss financial centre
Switzerland’s financial centre is of great importance to the national economy, employing about 6 per cent of the total workforce and accounting for 10 per cent of economic output.
The financial sector, the Department of Finance (DF), the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), and Swiss embassies and consulates abroad provide clarification on such matters.
Switzerland's financial center and the challenge of globalization / Speech by Mr.
www.eda.admin.ch /sub_ecfin/e/home/docus/financ.html   (844 words)

  
 Swiss Federal Department of Finance FDF > Records > Speeches > Switzerland's admission to the United Nations: the ...
Switzerland's admission to the United Nations: the Flag-raising Ceremony
This was made possible because on 3rd March this year the Swiss people and the majority of cantons expressed their political will to join the United Nations.
This is where we struggle for peace and human rights, where we fight against poverty and the global destruction of the environment.
www.finance.admin.ch /e/dok/referate/2002/09/uno_fahnenaufzug.htm   (512 words)

  
 Hans Streuli - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
He was affiliated to the Free Democratic Party.
During his office time he held the Department of Finance and was President of the Confederation in 1957.
This page was last modified 21:51, 20 April 2005.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hans_Streuli   (85 words)

  
 Department of Finance - Georgia State University
The Department of Finance is located on the 12th floor of the Robinson College of Business building at 35 Broad Street on the corner of Marietta Street and Broad Street.
Fendler coordinates undergraduate and MBA core courses in finance and CMBA finance/macro-economics core courses.
He is chairman of the MBA Faculty Group Finance sub-committee, and a member of the Masters Faculty Group, the Integrated MBA Program committee, and the Concentrated MBA Steering Group.
www.cba.gsu.edu /finance/directory.htm   (1432 words)

  
 Petition No. 88 - Joint Response: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Environment Canada (EC), Finance Canada - ...
These mandates are established by legislation, and all departments and agencies are accountable to Parliament for their performance in fulfilling assigned duties.
It should be noted that there is considerable variation among government departments and agencies (and even among divisions within such departments and agencies) in how spending is reported in the specific areas for which information is being sought in this question.
The CBS Fund in particular helps departments and agencies to be on the cutting edge of new opportunities and challenges presented by biotechnology, and to ensure that federal decisions are based on expert advice and knowledge.
www.oag-bvg.gc.ca /domino/petitions.nsf/viewe1.0/3EEF96F9AFC918F485256E1C0059F43A   (9557 words)

  
 Finance & Quantitative Analysis
David is interested in mathematical finance, incomplete markets, interacting agents, asset pricing, and preferences.
As well as corporate finance she is also interested in the area of international finance, in particular, foreign exchange risk management.
During this time she was able to research the use of graphics calculators in the teaching of mathematics and mathematical modelling.
www.commerce.otago.ac.nz /finc/research/interests.html   (1418 words)

  
 Banking & Finance at the Terry College of Business—Departmental News
The faculty, staff and Ph.D. students of the Department of Banking and Finance enjoyed a holiday party at the home of Chris and Lee Stivers.
The finance faculty at the Terry College of Business have five articles listed as forthcoming in the premier finance journals.
The department welcomes Annette Poulsen as the new Department Head replacing Jim Verbrugge who stepped down after more than 20 years as Head.
www.terry.uga.edu /finance/news   (1578 words)

  
 Josef Anton Schobinger - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
He was elected to the Federal Council of Switzerland on June 17, 1908, and died in office on November 27, 1911.
He was affiliated with the Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland.
While in office he held the following departments:
www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Josef_Anton_Schobinger   (96 words)

  
 finance switzerland - search results for finance switzerland
Older jobs are included as that agency may have other jobs that fit the search: finance switzerland.
The Company is based in Switzerland and is primarily looking for Spanish speakers but anyone with a 2nd or 3rd language will be considered.
The Company is based in Switzerland and is primarily looking for Spanish speakers but anyone with a second or third language will be considered.
www.ukworksearch.com /jobs/finance/switzerland   (1300 words)

  
 Collateral, Collateral Law and Collateral Substitutes - Employment Sector
Lack of collateral is also a concern for public authorities supervising the financial sector in the sense that it may lead to a suboptimal flow of bank credit to certain sectors of the economy.
On the other hand, the comparisons of group vs. individual lending should also take into consideration the costs of default of another group member and the longer term opportunity and transaction costs if a member or a group is definitely deprived from the access to credit as a result of default.
To become a member of a joint liability group makes sense for a rational microentrepreneur if the return to the investment financed by a loan exceeds the transaction costs involved in getting the loan and if there is no alternative available to obtain the loan at lower cost.
www.ilo.org /public/english/employment/ent/papers/collat.htm   (18149 words)

  
 Department of Finance and Capital Market Theory
Research and Teaching Assistant at the Department of Finance and Capital Market Theory
Furthermore, although the country-wise evidence on the presidential cycle effect is mixed, the findings of the panel regressions are favourable for this anomaly.
Copyright © 2005 Department of Finance and Capital Market Theory.
viadrina.euv-frankfurt-o.de /fwkmt/eng/ekatrin.html   (314 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Federal Department of Finance   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
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 the head of a Federal Executive Department or an Agency considers to be beneficial to the interests of the United ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
the head of a Federal Executive Department or an Agency considers to be beneficial to the interests of the United States.
Non-governmental traffic whose movement the head of a Federal Executive Department or an Agency considers to be beneficial to the interests of the United States.
Flights departing from DCA should be scheduled after 5:00 and flights from BWI or IAD after 6:00 pm.
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 Jeffcote Donnison   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Jeffcote Donnison (Suisse) SA is authorised as a financial intermediary operating under the direct supervision of the Federal Department of Finance in Switzerland.
JDS has been able to establish excellent banking relationships with major international banks based in Switzerland, thanks to its association with HBS SA which is an associated company and shareholder of Jeffcote Donnison (Suisse) SA.
HBS SA, which has been co-founded in 2003 by Philippe Hancock, Hervé Benzakein and Christophe Sierro, is able to provide clients with independant consultancy services on all banking matters including investment portfolios.
www.jeffcotedonnison.co.uk /geneva_office.htm   (278 words)

  
 Glenn Shafer - c.v.
After teaching in the Department of Statistics at Princeton, he returned to Kansas in 1976 to teach in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Kansas.
In 1996, he published a second major book, The Art of Causal Conjecture, which is concerned both with expert systems based on causal models and with the empirical investigation of causality.
Department of Computer Science, University of Pierre and Marie Curie (Paris 6).
www.glennshafer.com /cv.html   (3644 words)

  
 Sarkar, Dr. Salil - Department of Finance and Real Estate   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Salil Sarkar is an Assistant Professor of Finance in the College of Business Administration at the University of Texas at Arlington.
He is also the internship coordinator for graduate and undergraduate students for the department.
Prior to joining the University of Texas at Arlington, Dr. Sarkar was an Associate Professor of Finance at Henderson State University, Arkadelphia, Arkansas.
www.uta.edu /coba/fina/public_html/grad/faculty/sarkar.html   (320 words)

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