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Alberta's Minister of Finance and Enterprise, Ted Morton (C), ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:33:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Alberta's Minister of Finance and Enterprise, Ted Morton (C), delivers the budget speech to the Legislative Assembly in Edmonton at the Alberta Legislature February 9, 2010. Morton, finance minister in the Progressive Conservative government led by Premier Ed Stelmach, also said the province's economy may grow by 2.6 percent in 2010 and 2.9 percent in 2011, propelling the province back to surplus by the 2012-2013 fiscal year. REUTERS/Dan Riedlhuber (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS)

Alberta's Minister of Finance and Enterprise, Ted Morton (R), ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:33:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Alberta's Minister of Finance and Enterprise, Ted Morton (R), is congratulated by Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach after delivering the budget speech to the Legislative Assembly in Edmonton at the Alberta Legislature February 9, 2010. Morton, finance minister in the Progressive Conservative government led by Premier Stelmach, also said the province's economy may grow by 2.6 percent in 2010 and 2.9 percent in 2011, propelling the province back to surplus by the 2012-2013 fiscal year. REUTERS/Dan Riedlhuber (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS)

Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney (L) and Canada's Minister ...

(AFP) — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 23:06:00 GMT

(AFP) - Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney (L) and Canada's Minister of Finance, Jim Flaherty prepare for the start of talks at the G7 Finance Ministers Meeting in Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada. Finance ministers from leading industrial nations wrapped up two-day talks Saturday in northern Canada by vowing to continue massive public spending to bolster a shaky global recovery. Photo:Geoff Robins/AFP

Canada's Finance Minister Jim Flaherty speaks to reporters during ...

(AFP) — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 06:48:00 GMT

(AFP) - Canada's Finance Minister Jim Flaherty speaks to reporters during a press conference in Iqaluit, Canada. Hosting the informal talks at the G7 finance ministers meeting, Flaherty said they would cover the shaky global economic recovery, soaring public debts, banking regulations, exchange rates and Haiti debt relief. Photo:Geoff Robins/AFP

Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty prepares to dog sled ...

(The Canadian Press) — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 03:45:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty prepares to dog sled just on the outskirts of northern community of Iqaluit, Nunavut, Friday,February 5, 2010. Iqaluit is the site of the G7 Finance Ministers meeting. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Chartrand

Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty (front), and Bank of ...

(AFP) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 23:09:00 GMT

(AFP) - Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty (front), and Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney arrive at the airport in Iqaluit, Canada, for the G7 Finance ministers meeting. One by one, G7 finance ministers and central bankers arrived in Canada's far north Friday for two days of talks aimed at keeping a tentative global economic recovery on course. Photo:Geoff Robins/AFP

Canada's Finance Minister Jim Flaherty rides in a dogsled across ...

(AFP) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 23:09:00 GMT

(AFP) - Canada's Finance Minister Jim Flaherty rides in a dogsled across a frozen Frobisher Bay off Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada, as Canada plays host to the G7 Finance Ministers in the northern community. One by one, G7 finance ministers and central bankers arrived in Canada's far north Friday for two days of talks aimed at keeping a tentative global economic recovery on course. Photo:Geoff Robins/AFP

Finance Minister Jim Flaherty arrives at Meech Lake in Chelsea, ...

(The Canadian Press) — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 03:36:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Finance Minister Jim Flaherty arrives at Meech Lake in Chelsea, Que. for a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Priorities and Planning Wednesday, February 3, 2010. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Chartrand

Minister of Finance Jim Flaherty speaks to media following meetings ...

(The Canadian Press) — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 02:06:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Minister of Finance Jim Flaherty speaks to media following meetings with economists in Ottawa, Tuesday February 2, 2010. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Finance Minister Jim Flaherty talks during a session 'Redesigning ...

(The Canadian Press) — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 10:33:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Finance Minister Jim Flaherty talks during a session 'Redesigning capital markets' at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Friday, Jan. 29, 2010. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Anja Niedringhaus)

Finance Minister Jim Flaherty urged Haiti's creditors Thursday ...

(The Canadian Press) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:11:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Finance Minister Jim Flaherty urged Haiti's creditors Thursday to cancel the country's debts following the Jan. 12 earthquake that killed 200,000 people. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty, seen here in 2009, urged ...

(AFP) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:09:00 GMT

(AFP) - Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty, seen here in 2009, urged international lenders to cancel Haiti's last remaining debts so as not to encumber reconstruction efforts after a devastating quake. Photo:Geoff Caddick/AFP

Canada's Finance Minister Jim Flaherty speaks during an interview ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:14:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Canada's Finance Minister Jim Flaherty speaks during an interview with Reuters in Ottawa December 21, 2009. REUTERS/Chris Wattie

Finance Minister Jim Flaherty is urging Haiti's creditors to ...

(The Canadian Press) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:25:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Finance Minister Jim Flaherty is urging Haiti's creditors to cancel the country's debt following the Jan. 12 earthquake that killed some 200,000 people. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Dave Chidley/ file

EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 09:29:00 GMT

(Reuters) - EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on leaving the office to report, film or take pictures in Tehran. Iranian parliament speaker Ali Larijani (C) speaks during a session of parliament where Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (not pictured) presented his proposed budget in Tehran January 24, 2010. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi (IRAN - Tags: POLITICS)

EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 09:23:00 GMT

(Reuters) - EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on leaving the office to report, film or take pictures in Tehran. Members of parliament attend a session of parliament where Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (not pictured) presented his proposed budget in Tehran January 24, 2010. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi (IRAN - Tags: POLITICS)

EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 09:18:00 GMT

(Reuters) - EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on leaving the office to report, film or take pictures in Tehran. Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (C) speaks with lawmakers as he enters parliament to present his proposed budget in Tehran January 24, 2010. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi (IRAN - Tags: POLITICS)

EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 08:53:00 GMT

(Reuters) - EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on leaving the office to report, film or take pictures in Tehran. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad presents the proposed budget to Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani (R) in Tehran January 24, 2010. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi (IRAN - Tags: POLITICS)

Canadian one hundred dollar bills are displayed in Toronto, ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:11:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Canadian one hundred dollar bills are displayed in Toronto, October 22, 2008. REUTERS/Mark Blinch

Finance Minister Jim Flaherty. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods ...

(The Canadian Press) — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 18:29:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Finance Minister Jim Flaherty. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods

Jim Flaherty .THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick ...

(The Canadian Press) — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 18:00:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Jim Flaherty .THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Canada's Parliamentary Budget Officer Kevin Page waits to testify ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 18:32:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Canada's Parliamentary Budget Officer Kevin Page waits to testify before the Commons finance committee on Parliament Hill in Ottawa November 3, 2009. REUTERS/Chris Wattie

Canada's Finance Minister Jim Flaherty listens to a question ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 14:23:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Canada's Finance Minister Jim Flaherty listens to a question during an interview with Reuters in Ottawa December 21, 2009. REUTERS/Chris Wattie

European Taxation and Customs Union, Audit and Anti-Fraud Commissioner-designate ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 11:37:00 GMT

(Reuters) - European Taxation and Customs Union, Audit and Anti-Fraud Commissioner-designate Algirdas Semeta of Lithuania briefs media after addressing the European Parliament Budgetary Control committee in Brussels January 12, 2010. Candidates for posts in the next European Commission will be closely questioned on policy and plans to pull Europe out of economic crisis when the European Parliament opens confirmation hearings next week. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir (BELGIUM - Tags: POLITICS)

Finance Minister Jim Flaherty speaks to media outside of Fort ...

(The Canadian Press) — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 02:01:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Finance Minister Jim Flaherty speaks to media outside of Fort Gibraltar in Winnipeg on Monday, January 11, 2010. Flaherty is on a pre-budget consultation tour of the country. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods

European Budget Commissioner-designate Janusz Lewandowski of ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 16:23:00 GMT

(Reuters) - European Budget Commissioner-designate Janusz Lewandowski of Poland talks to reporters after addressing the European Parliament Budget Committee in Brussels January 11, 2010. Candidates for posts in the next European Commission will be closely questioned on policy and plans to pull Europe out of economic crisis when the European Parliament opens confirmation hearings next week. REUTERS/Yves Herman (BELGIUM - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS)

South Korean lawmakers from the opposition parties shout slogans ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 13:32:00 GMT

(Reuters) - South Korean lawmakers from the opposition parties shout slogans as they surround the seat of Parliament chairman Kim Hyung-o (top) to object to the passing of a 2010 state budget, which includes the Four River Project budget, during the plenary session at the National Assembly in Seoul December 31, 2009. The ruling Grand National Party on Thursday railroaded the government's 2010 budget bill, totalling 292.8 trillion won ($252.6 billion), up 2.9 percent from this year's budget, through parliament amid fierce protests from lawmakers of the opposition parties, Yonhap News Agency reported. The placards read, 'Objection to the Four River Project'. REUTERS/Jo Yong-Hak (SOUTH KOREA - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS IMAGES OF THE DAY)

South Korean Parliament chairman Kim Hyung-o uses a gavel to ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 13:14:00 GMT

(Reuters) - South Korean Parliament chairman Kim Hyung-o uses a gavel to pass a 2010 state budget, which includes the Four River Project budget, while lawmakers (bottom) from the opposition parties surround Kim's seat to show their objections during the plenary session at the National Assembly in Seoul December 31, 2009. The ruling Grand National Party on Thursday railroaded the government's 2010 budget bill, totalling 292.8 trillion won ($252.6 billion), up 2.9 percent from this year's budget, through parliament amid fierce protests from lawmakers of the opposition parties, Yonhap News Agency reported. REUTERS/Choi Bu-Seok (SOUTH KOREA - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS)

The debt-ridden Greek economy will confront major challenges ...

(AFP) — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 12:09:00 GMT

(AFP) - The debt-ridden Greek economy will confront major challenges next year, the finance minister has said, at the end of a month in which the government's credit standing suffered downgrades from all three rating agencies. Photo:Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP

Lawmakers from opposition parties surround the seat of the parliament ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 01:39:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Lawmakers from opposition parties surround the seat of the parliament chairman to block a 2010 state budget, which includes the Four River Project budget, before the plenary session at the National Assembly in Seoul December 31, 2009. South Korea's embattled parliament opened a year-end voting session on Tuesday where the ruling and opposition parties plan to pass a 2010 state budget laden with stimulus spending while delaying votes on economic reforms. REUTERS/Jo Yong-Hak (SOUTH KOREA - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS)

South Korean Parliament chairman Kim Hyung-o uses a gavel during ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 07:15:00 GMT

(Reuters) - South Korean Parliament chairman Kim Hyung-o uses a gavel during a plenary session at the National Assembly in Seoul December 29, 2009. South Korea's embattled parliament opened a year-end voting session on Tuesday where the ruling and opposition parties plan to pass a 2010 state budget laden with stimulus spending while delaying votes on economic reforms. REUTERS/Jo Yong-Hak (SOUTH KOREA - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS)

The Greek parliament has adopted a crisis budget for 2010 in ...

(AFP) — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 01:59:00 GMT

(AFP) - The Greek parliament has adopted a crisis budget for 2010 in a bid to bring order to its chaotic public finances and restore its badly dented credibility with foreign investors and the European Union. Photo:Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP

Greece's Prime Minister George Papandreou delivers a speech ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:23:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Greece's Prime Minister George Papandreou delivers a speech during a parliament session in Athens December 23, 2009. Greece's parliament is set to pass the socialist government's 2010 budget late on Wednesday, which aims to cut the deficit to single digits as a first step towards pulling the indebted nation out of its fiscal crisis. REUTERS/Yiorgos Karahalis (GREECE - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS)

Greek Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou delivers a speech ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:15:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Greek Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou delivers a speech during a parliament session in Athens December 23, 2009. Greece's parliament is set to pass the socialist government's 2010 budget late on Wednesday, which aims to cut the deficit to single digits as a first step towards pulling the indebted nation out of its fiscal crisis. REUTERS/Yiorgos Karahalis (GREECE - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS)

Greece's Prime Minister George Papandreou keeps notes during ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:08:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Greece's Prime Minister George Papandreou keeps notes during a parliament session in Athens December 23, 2009. Greece's parliament is set to pass the socialist government's 2010 budget late on Wednesday, which aims to cut the deficit to single digits as a first step towards pulling the indebted nation out of its fiscal crisis. REUTERS/Yiorgos Karahalis (GREECE - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS)

Greece's Prime Minister George Papandreou attends a parliament ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:32:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Greece's Prime Minister George Papandreou attends a parliament session in Athens December 23, 2009. Greece's parliament is set to pass the socialist government's 2010 budget late on Wednesday, which aims to cut the deficit to single digits as a first step towards pulling the indebted nation out of its fiscal crisis. REUTERS/Yiorgos Karahalis (GREECE - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS)

Greece's Prime Minister George Papandreou speaks with Finance ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:26:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Greece's Prime Minister George Papandreou speaks with Finance Minister George Papacostantinou (L) during a parliament session in Athens December 23, 2009. Greece's parliament is set to pass the socialist government's 2010 budget late on Wednesday, which aims to cut the deficit to single digits as a first step towards pulling the indebted nation out of its fiscal crisis. REUTERS/Yiorgos Karahalis (GREECE - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS)

Greece's Prime Minister George Papandreou drinks water during ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:21:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Greece's Prime Minister George Papandreou drinks water during a parliament session in Athens December 23, 2009. Greece's parliament is set to pass the socialist government's 2010 budget late on Wednesday, which aims to cut the deficit to single digits as a first step towards pulling the indebted nation out of its fiscal crisis. REUTERS/Yiorgos Karahalis (GREECE - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS)

Greek Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou adjusts documents ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:19:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Greek Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou adjusts documents during a parliament session in Athens December 23, 2009. Greece's parliament is set to pass the socialist government's 2010 budget late on Wednesday, which aims to cut the deficit to single digits as a first step towards pulling the indebted nation out of its fiscal crisis. REUTERS/Yiorgos Karahalis (GREECE - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS)

Finance Minister Jim Flaherty responds to a question during ...

(The Canadian Press) — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 23:29:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Finance Minister Jim Flaherty responds to a question during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Monday December 7, 2009. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Finance Minister Jim Flaherty in the House of Commons on December ...

(The Canadian Press) — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 19:59:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Finance Minister Jim Flaherty in the House of Commons on December 7, 2009. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Canada's Finance Minister Jim Flaherty speaks during Question ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:22:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Canada's Finance Minister Jim Flaherty speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa December 10, 2009. REUTERS/Chris Wattie

Minister of Finance Jim Flaherty speaks to reporters in the ...

(The Canadian Press) — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 23:56:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Minister of Finance Jim Flaherty speaks to reporters in the foyer following question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ont., Thursday December 10, 2009. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling, leaves ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:51:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling, leaves the Houses of Parliament after giving his pre-budget report, in London December 9, 2009. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling, leaves ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:36:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling, leaves the Houses of Parliament after giving his pre-budget report, in London December 9, 2009. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor (BRITAIN - Tags: BUSINESS POLITICS)

A trader looks at his screens as Britain's Chancellor of the ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:31:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A trader looks at his screens as Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling is seen delivering his pre-budget report to Parliament on a television, on a trading floor in London December 9, 2009. Darling set the stage for the coming election, announcing on Wednesday a one-off super tax on bank bonuses and other higher taxes on the rich. REUTERS/Andrew Winning (BRITAIN - Tags: BUSINESS POLITICS EMPLOYMENT)

REFILE - ADDING NAME OF CHANCELLOR Traders looks at screens ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:07:00 GMT

(Reuters) - REFILE - ADDING NAME OF CHANCELLOR Traders looks at screens as Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling is seen delivering his pre-budget report to Parliament on a television, on a trading floor in London December 9, 2009. Darling set the stage for the coming election, announcing on Wednesday a one-off super tax on bank bonuses and other higher taxes on the rich. REUTERS/Andrew Winning (BRITAIN - Tags: BUSINESS POLITICS EMPLOYMENT)

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling (C) poses ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:48:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling (C) poses with his team outside the Treasury before delivering his pre-budget report to Parliament, London December 9, 2009. Darling will on Wednesday set the stage for the coming election and gamble his government's future on a one-off tax on bank bonuses and promises to protect schools, hospitals and policing. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth (BRITAIN - Tags: BUSINESS POLITICS)

Liberal Finance critic John McCallum debates the federal budget ...

(The Canadian Press) — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:34:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Liberal Finance critic John McCallum debates the federal budget in the House of Commons in Ottawa Tuesday March 20, 2007. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tom Hanson)

Minister of Finance Jim Flaherty responds to a question during ...

(The Canadian Press) — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:13:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Minister of Finance Jim Flaherty responds to a question during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Tuesday December 1, 2009. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld