Religion & Law

WB Study on Beijings Suburban Sprawl
Beijing’s transit development is at a crossroads. The capital of the world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases is in danger of locking itself into a pattern of Los Angeles-type sprawl with ever-rising CO2 emissions, a new World Bank study finds...

Beijing University Professor Named As World Bank Chief Economist
Greater economic understanding of developing countries, Africa, seen as main benefits By Chris Devonshire-Ellis Washington, February 8th ? Justin Lin Yifu, of Beijing University China Center for Economic Research, has just been named Chief Economist of the World Bank , the first time a Chinese national has held the position...

CHANGE: World Bank Head Sees Dollars Role Diminishing. The president of the World Bank said on
CHANGE: World Bank Head Sees Dollar?s Role Diminishing. “The president of the World Bank said on Monday that America?s days as an unchallenged economic superpower might be numbered and that the dollar was likely to lose its favored position as the euro and the Chinese renminbi assume bigger roles...

Beijing Allows Bank of China to Bring Yuan Back to Mainland
BEIJING (Source: Wall Street Journal BY LINGLING WEI ) ? Bank of China Ltd. has received its first approval to bring yuan it raised in Hong Kong back to mainland China in a rare move that is part of Beijing’s [...

World Bank president leaving
"World Bank President Robert Zoellick said Wednesday he is stepping down, raising the possibility that a non-American might be chosen for the first time to head the 187-nation lending organization...

Olympic Marathon World Record Athlete Threatens Beijing Air Quality Pull Out
Haile Gebresellassie an asthma sufferer, may not participate February 11th - The current Olympic World Record holder for the Marathon, Ethiopian long distance runner Haile Gebresellassie stated he may pull out of participating in this summers Beijing Olympics if the air quality remains poor...

Michelin hit with $11.9M verdict for fatal head on crash
Michelin Settles Lawsuit for $11.6 Million

Chevy Chase Bank
lawsuit claims the bank is in violation of the Truth in Lending Act

Bank Transaction
City Bank president Mike Liner agrees to pay $25,000 fine for assisting in a cash deposit.

Westinghouse
alleging that former Westinghouse employees are being deprived of a choice in health care prescription plan benefits that were formerly available to them through union bargaining.

Bank Scandal
Swiss bank pays Parmalat $30 million bankruptcy settlement.

Excessive Bank Overdraft Fees
Bank Overdraft Fees alleging excessive fees and misrepresentation of account balances and more.