KUALA LUMPUR : The government continued its business-friendly stance in the 2009 budget, offering perks for small and medium scale enterprises, tax relief to enhance private investments, incentives to attract foreign direct investments as well as provide

Personal and business tax cuts introduced last October are putting money in people's pockets, adding stimulus when the Canadian economy needs it most, says Finance Minister Jim Flaherty.

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Forecasters have been converging in the 7.5-8 per cent range when it comes to growth for the full year, and the first-quarter numbers are consistent with that. Yet, it seems the underlying trend is strong enough to limit the damage caused by the downturn,

In case you haven't been following it, shares of GE have been taking it bad lately. On one side, you have the industrial division, highly exposed to a slowing economy and any difficulty among customers in financing big purchases. The other side is financ