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Their other target - a fall in the debt-to-GDP ratio - limits their ability to spend more on capital projects unless the Treasury is prepared to argue that it can stimulate growth in the future by spending more now.
BBC: Switching spending to capital projects
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It will not surprise me if people in Greece, Spain and other weak economic Euro Zone countries will start moving Euros to stronger countries such as Germany and the UK. If you see governments start to impose limits on capital movement I would expect those countries interest rates to rise.
FORBES: Cyprus Surprise Savings Tax. Europe's Core Problems Back to the Front Burner.
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In Lhasa, the Tibetan capital usually off-limits to journalists as well the authorities have responded to the recent unrest with increased patrols by armed riot police.
ECONOMIST: Tibetans and the Chinese state
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The Volcker rule, which puts limits on banks' ability to invest capital in alternative assets, could also help Blackstone.
ECONOMIST: Finance after the crisis
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But the main feast of China's financial assets is onshore and off-limits, thanks to its strict capital controls.
ECONOMIST: China's currency
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As with any contribution (within certain limits) of appreciated securities to a charitable organization, the donor doesn't have to pay the capital gain on the appreciation.
FORBES: They Want Your Founder's Stock
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In a Financial Times op-ed Monday, former Barclays CEO Martin Taylor relates a tale about the run-up to the Russian ruble crisis of 2008, when he claims that Diamond and traders he led at the then-nascent Barclays Capital dishonestly claimed certain counterparties were Swiss or American in order to get around limits on country exposure.
FORBES: Ex-Barclays CEO Says Libor Is Not Diamond's First Brush With Scandal
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The giver gets to skip paying capital-gains taxes and deduct the full market value of the gift, within certain limits.
WSJ: Tax Report: IRA Donations Get a Break
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Temperatures reached a record 39C (102F) in the capital on Thursday, with health experts warning of pollution levels 10 times higher than normal safety limits due to the thick pall of smoke from nearby wildfires.
BBC: Russia mobilises 240,000 to fight deadly wildfires