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Peoples Republic of China: Financial System Stability Assessment, Prepared by the Monetary and Capital Markets and Asia and Pacific Departments, Approved by José Viñals and Anoop Singh, released on November 14, 2011 “This report is based on the IMF/World Bank Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP) exercise for China undertaken during JuneDecember 2010. The assessment concluded …
Compacts of Free Association: Improvements Needed to Assess and Address Growing Migration, GAO-12-64, Nov 14, 2011 Delphi Corporation: Key Events Leading to Termination of the Delphi Defined Benefit Plans, GAO-12-234T, Nov 14, 2011 Foreign Assistance: Clearer Guidance Needed on Compliance Overseas with Legislation Prohibiting Abortion-Related Lobbying, GAO-12-35, Oct 13, 2011
The Evolution of Federal Debt Ceilings, by Kenneth Garbade “Its hardly news that Congress sets a statutory limit on aggregate Treasury indebtedness. Since Congress controls the appropriations and tax code that largely determine deficits, some commentators have questioned the need for limiting indebtedness as well. Interestingly, the current regime was not put in place on …
Future Recession Risks: An Update, by Travis J. Berge, Early Elias, and Oscar Jorda “In 2010, statistical experiments based on components of the Conference Boards Leading Economic Index showed a significant possibility of a U.S. recession over a 24-month period. Since then, the European sovereign debt crisis has aggravated international threats to the U.S. economy. …
Electric Power Annual 2010: “The EPA 2010 is being published in a more limited set of formats, reflecting budget limitations and a transition to a new production method. Specific changes include: The EPA 2010 will be a compilation of Excel and PDF files for each individual table. HTML tables will not be available, at least …
Attorney General Guidelines for Victim and Witness Assistance, 2011: “This updated edition of the Attorney General Guidelines for Victim and Witness Assistance reflects current statutory provisions, recognizes the technological and legal changes that have taken place since the previous Guidelines were promulgated, and incorporates best practices that will benefit victims and enhance investigations and prosecutions.”
Paying Taxes 2012 – The global picture, Authors: World Bank Group and PricewaterhouseCoopers “This is the seventh year that the World Bank and IFC’s Doing Business Project has included the “paying taxes” indicator. The indicator measures tax systems from the point of view of a domestic company complying with the different tax laws and regulations …
“Northwest Government Information Network Handouts: Fall 2011, updated November 3, 2011. Fall 2011 featured Linda Clark, Seattle Regional Office, U.S. Census Bureau as our main speaker. She came to provide us with some training on how to use the newly revamped American Factfinder 2. Below are the handouts she used for her presentation. 2010 Census …
News release: “On March 11, 2011, northeast Japan was hit with the strongest recorded earthquake in that nation’s history, measuring 9.0 on the Richter scale. The earthquake and subsequent tsunami, which together left more than 20,000 people dead or missing, also damaged much of Japan’s infrastructure, especially the country’s electric power grid.[1] The economic impact …
News release: “The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation today released its long-term exposure report, which shows financial deterioration in some pension plans and increased deficits for PBGC.” “Every year PBGC provides an actuarial evaluation of its expected operations and financial status. This report contains estimates and projections for both the single-employer and multiemployer programs over the …
To log or not to log? – Risks and benefits of emerging life-logging applications, November 11, 2011 via European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA) – “European Union (EU) agency which acts as a centre of expertise for the EU Member States and European institutions. It gives advice and recommendations on good practice, and acts …
“The Veterans Job Bank powered by NRD.gov provides Veterans with a central source for identifying Veteran-committed employment opportunities and assists Americas employers in identifying qualified Veterans. A key part of the White Houses ongoing commitment to improve access to employment opportunities for transitioning Service Members and Veterans, it facilitates access to hundreds of thousands of …
