PR-inside.com) MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) - Energy-starved Nicaragua is turning to wind as it tries to reduce its dependence on oil-based power.In January, the country will begin operating 19 windmills that have the potential to generate 40 megawatts of energy.Energy Minister

PR-inside.com) PARIS (AP) - A group of French shareholders is pressing the government to release a list of French funds exposed to losses from alleged fraud by Wall Street money manager Bernard Madoff.SOS Petits Porteurs, or SOS Small Shareholders, said

PR-inside.com) BEIJING (AP) - Toyota Motor Corp. has issued a recall for more than 120,000 cars in China to fix a problem that could result in loss of steering control, China's quality watchdog said Thursday in the latest piece of

PR-inside.com) CINCINNATI (AP) - She sat patiently in her wheelchair, as scurrying volunteers gathered ham, a turkey, canned goods, bread, and bags of potatoes, apples and pungent onions in a storeroom with sporadic drafts of frigid air from outside.But Patricia

PR-inside.com) QUITO, Ecuador (AP) - Fresh from a $30.6 million default, Ecuador's government has issued $700 million in new bonds to help finance next year's budget, local media reported Thursday.The Ecuadorean Social Security Institute bought all the new bonds, in

PR-inside.com) ATLANTA (AP) - GMAC Financial Services' transition into a bank holding company should buy the troubled lender some time to turn itself around, but the cost is a loss of control for its owners General Motors Corp. and Cerberus

PR-inside.com) TOKYO (AP) - The Japanese government says unemployment rose to 3.9 percent in November from a month earlier. That is up 0.2 percent from October.Consumer prices were also up 1 percent from a year earlier.The Ministry of Health, Labor

PR-inside.com) TOKYO (AP) - Production at major Japanese manufacturers fell by its largest margin ever in November as the country's big carmakers and other producers slashed output to deal with slowing demand abroad, the government announced Friday.Industrial production fell 8.1

PR-inside.com) NEW YORK (AP) - It's official: This was a rotten holiday season for U.S. retailers.A weak economy and strong winter storms brought total retail sales down between 5.5 percent and 8 percent from a year ago, according to preliminary

According to currency dealers for commercial banks, the hryvnia's exchange rate fluctuated within 7.75-7.95 UAH/USD at the start of the trading, then fell to 7.60-7.90 UAH/USD, and fell to 7.40-7.80 by the end of the trading.

Forbes editors and writers take their annual look into the coming year to give you a beat on your business and investments.

Before you put these under the tree, take a look at what's inside: lead, arsenic, mercury.

The Nigeria Stock Exchange (NSE) is to handover stock broking scams to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for investigation and prosecution, as part of efforts to curtail illegal financial activities.

For the third year running, Zenith Bank Plc has won two major awards for outstanding performance at the Clearing House, again confirming the bank's leadership in the use of cutting edge information and communication technology (ICT) to deliver first rate

The Lagos State governor, Mr Babatunde Fashola (SAN), yesterday formally launched the State's N50 billion Fixed Rate Bond series 1 (2008 -2013).

First International Bank (Liberia) Limited (FIB) yesterday opened a new branch of the bank in Paynesville, Redlight.

THE High Court has refused to consider as urgent an application by an Old Mutual shareholder seeking an order compelling the insurance company to pay the interim dividend it declared last month; the total owed Zimbabwean shareholders was just over

The Espírito Santo Bank of Angola (BESA) was once more awarded with the prize of "Best Foreign Exchange Bank in Angola 2009" by the Global Finance magazine, due to the quality of its services.

Amidst fears expressed by investors that share certificates will no longer be dematerialised after December 31, this year, the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) says it has not fixed a deadline yet.