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Wednesday, 07 December 2022

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HC tells Karnataka Information Commission to decide afresh if BIAL is public authority

The Times of India 07 Dec 2022

The high court has directed the (KIC) to adjudicate afresh on the issue of whether Bangalore International Airport Ltd () is a public authority within the meaning of section 2(h) of the Right to Information Act ... “The Supreme Court has dealt with the expression ‘substantially financed’ which appears in Section 2(h) of the Act.

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SOUTHWEST AIRLINES REINSTATES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND

Victoria Advocate 07 Dec 2022

Treasury under the CARES Act financings and an adjustment to the conversion rate for the Company's 1.250% Convertible Senior Notes due 2025.

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Manifesto pledge comes back to haunt Anwar in 2022

Malaysia Today 07 Dec 2022

Anwar must have hoped against hope that nobody would remember this pledge as he anointed himself as the finance minister last Friday when unveiling the Cabinet of his unity government ... “The finance minister also needs to oversee fiscal reforms such as putting in place the Fiscal Responsibility Act that has been stalled for some time,” she added.

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Iraq’s ‘Theft of the Century’: Plotters Targeted Chinese and Russian Oil Companies

GlobalResearch 07 Dec 2022

It was launched in September by the then-acting finance minister Ihsan Abdul Jabbar Ismail, who was appointed to the role by former prime minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi after his predecessor in the post, Ali Allawi, had resigned in August in protest at what he described as endemic corruption in public finances.

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KP govt looks to opposition for help over funds denial by centre

Dawn 07 Dec 2022

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa finance ... During the session, the finance minister tabled a proposed amendment to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Universities Act, 2012, for the establishment of a university in Hangu district ... The house also approved several amendments to the Bank of Khyber Act, 1991.

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Coppola-backed Decentralized Pictures Partners with Kevin Smith on SMODCastle Film Festival and DCP Film Financing Award

The Facts 07 Dec 2022

DCP and Smith are also announcing the Kevin Smith Financing Award on the DCP platform. Kevin Smith’s collaboration with DCP will offer mentoring and guidance along with a $40,000 USD Financing Award for a short comedic film to act as a launch pad to create a feature or television series.

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India, Central Asian countries discuss concerns over ‘terrorist acts’ in Afghanistan

Arab News 07 Dec 2022

A joint declaration issued after Tuesday’s talks “emphasized that the territory of Afghanistan should not be used for sheltering, training, planning or financing any terrorist acts.”.

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Apogee Therapeutics Launches with $169 Million to Develop Potentially Best-in-Class Therapies for Immunological and Inflammatory Disorders

Victoria Advocate 07 Dec 2022

Oversubscribed $149M Series B financing co-led by new investors Deep Track Capital and RTW Investments, LP adds to Series A investment from founding investors Fairmount and Venrock Healthcare Capital Partners earlier this year ... Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP acted as counsel to Apogee for the Series B financing.About Apogee Therapeutics.

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Ryan Acquires Kane, McKenna and Associates, Inc., Strengthening Credits and Incentives Practice

The Galveston Daily News 07 Dec 2022

(KMA), a specialized consulting firm focused on delivering economic development solutions and providing municipal financing strategies for development projects. This strategic acquisition will further strengthen Ryan’s expertise in tax increment financing (TIF) and expand the service offerings in the Firm’s Credits and Incentives practice.

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Assembly approves series of public Bills |07 December 2022

Nation 07 Dec 2022

As per its object and reason the Bill seeks to amend the Proceeds of Crime (Civil Confiscation) Act, 2008 (Cap ... The insertion of the definition “law enforcement agency” seeks to provide consistency between the Act, Cap 298, and the Anti Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism Act 2020.

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Residents press for a possible merger of the Housatonic and Great Barrington water systems

The Berkshire Eagle 07 Dec 2022

Through the EPA’s Drinking Water SRF (DWSRF), the Town of Great Barrington may be able to partially finance their acquisition of HWW ... The Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act also outlines a federal credit program that could be an avenue for the town, through the same eligibility criteria as DWSRF.

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Vietnam’s Tesla faces daunting Nasdaq road test

Reuters 07 Dec 2022

HONG KONG, Dec 7 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Electric-car maker VinFast’s U.S ... The parent also acts as a guarantor for some of the car company’s financing arrangements, and helps it find collateral ... She is also a columnist, writing on topics including environmental policy, cleantech and green finance, as well as the gambling industry in Macau and Asia.

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New York ranked among worst in lawsuit abuses

The Salamanca Press 07 Dec 2022

“Lawsuit abuse continues to plague New York and bog down the state’s economic growth. Meritless food class actions, American with Disabilities Act lawsuit trolling, third-party litigation financing, and nuclear verdicts only worsened in New York in 2022.” ... That bill has been opposed by business and local government groups, which have called on Gov ... .

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Projected to cost $20 million, Washington County jail expansion advances

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette 07 Dec 2022

FAYETTEVILLE -- Washington County's justices of the peace on Tuesday backed a pair of ordinances spending American Rescue Plan Act funds on a $20 million jail expansion project. The Quorum Court's Finance & Budget Committee sent ordinances to the full Quorum Court that would ...

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Terror networks in Afghanistan remain a concern: Ajit Doval

The Times of India 06 Dec 2022

“Emphasised that the territory of Afghanistan shouldn’t be used for sheltering, training, planning or financing any terrorist acts and reaffirmed the importance of UNSC Resolution 2593 (2021), that no terrorist organisations should be provided sanctuary or allowed to use the territory of Afghanistan,” it said.