During that time, brand strategists have used 'RBS' to protect other consumer finance brands.

Aid is also used to finance development projects or to fund governmental balance of payments and budgetary requirements.

There was general recognition that terrorist groups used organized crime in order to facilitate and finance their terrorist activities.

We should not come away from these episodes thinking that expanding access to finance is bad. In general, expanding access is beneficial (just not before a crisis!), but finance is a powerful tool that has to be used sensibly.

The funds would be used to finance a number of projects in the fields of demining, mine risk education, victim assistance and advocacy.

Understanding conflict diamonds to be rough diamonds which are used by rebel movements to finance their military activities, including attempts to undermine or overthrow legitimate Governments,

These measures should guard against the cross border movement of all forms of value, including precious commodities, that could be used to finance terrorism.

Points could also be used to help finance volunteerism or care for elderly family members. Points earned through hard toil could be spent on retiring earlier.

We look forward to the International Finance Facility pilot project, which will, we hope, yield experience that can be used in devising more extensive financing arrangements.

It has been unable, however, to conduct investigations into the specific methods used to acquire, transport, transfer and finance those activities, or the procurement of associated military material.

In the same context, does Mexico train the said authorities in techniques for tracing property, which represents the proceeds of crime, or is to be used to finance terrorism?

It is also recalled, in this connection, that the amount of 234,700 set aside in the contingency fund to finance the Institute's requirements in 2004 was not used.

MINUGUA used the funds to finance hundreds of events throughout the country on the peace accords, prepare publications, materials and campaigns on the peace process and train journalists.

increased and co ordinated law enforcement and political and civic education campaigns aimed at reducing the trafficking of illegal narcotics, revenues from which are used to finance terrorism.

Resources available for quick impact projects are used to finance projects in the areas of health, education, water and sanitation to contribute to the alleviation of hardship produced by the conflicts.

New loans of EC 12 million will be raised to finance a number of projects, while existing loans not fully utilized will be used to finance further improvement of the Wallblake Airport and the completion of roads started during 2004, which are also included in the 2005 capital budget.

Shenzhen recently held a special training on finance and tax for the Internet finance industry, with finance and tax experts offering suggestions to the city's Internet finance enterprises.

It is also recalled, in this connection, that the amount of 234,700 set aside in the contingency fund to finance the Institute's requirements in 2004 had not been used.

The euro gave these countries access to cheap credit, which was used to finance wage increases that were not underpinned by productivity gains. This led to a price explosion and massive external deficits.

First, a significant part of the resources mobilized by developing countries has been used to finance debt servicing payments to multilateral development banks and to increase foreign exchange reserves held in developed countries.

All ill gotten gains, including those from trafficking in natural resources, should be confiscated, wherever they may be, and should be used to finance the compensation fund and rebuild the country

Thus, judicial authorities no longer may but are obliged to order forfeiture of a thing if the circumstances of the case warrant a reasonable assumption that it could be used to finance terrorism.

C. Access to finance

In order to address this vulnerability, some Member States argue that distinct methodologies and different funding modalities should be used to finance the basic administrative infrastructure and the core programme capacity of the various entities.

In cases where countries had accumulated significant arrears before benefiting from the Initiative, the transfer of budgetary revenue to the special account used to finance earmarked social expenditures implies additional expenditure, as arrears have to be cleared.

Finance

Finance

Back to the Future in Finance

My Speech to the Finance Graduates

Addressing the problem of finance, the panelist highlighted the importance of providing SMEs with trade finance and not only with micro finance, which was often restricted to domestic use.

Under section 5 paragraph 1, a person who directly or indirectly provides or collects funds with the intention that they should be used or in the knowledge that they are to be used to finance a serious offence mentioned in paragraph 1, subparagraphs 1 to 5, shall be sentenced for the offence in question.

Section 147 b, first paragraph, attaches criminal liability to those who obtain or collect funds or other financial assets in order that these financial assets should be used, in full or in part, to finance terrorist acts.

(4) assessing enterprise finance, monitoring the operation status of enterprise finance

Vice Ministry of Public Investment and External Finance (Ministry of Finance)

5 World Bank, Global Development Finance Mobilizing Finance and Managing Vulnerability.

7 World Bank, Global Development Finance Mobilizing Finance and Managing Vulnerability.

As a result of these efforts, the renminbi has emerged as the second most used currency in trade finance, overtaking the euro, and the fifth most used for international payments. Moreover, it is increasingly preferred in currency market transactions and official foreign exchange reserves.

If there are investors willing to finance U.S. government budget deficit, why wouldn't we find investors willing to finance press freedom deficit?

We urge all States to ensure, in conformity with international law, that refugee status or asylum is not used in an illegitimate manner by those who finance, perpetrate, organize or sponsor terrorist acts, and that claims of political motivation are not used to justify the denial of requests for the extradition of alleged terrorists.

The commemoration of the International Year of Microcredit in 2005 was used to raise awareness among Governments, finance institutions, NGOs and private investors of the specific opportunities offered through microfinancing for the development and decolonization processes.

Finance Agonistes

C. Finance

But the political struggle needs to be conducted along new battle lines. Whereas the front used to run between government and the owners of the means of production the industrialists, the rentiers now, it runs between governments and finance.

Emphasis was placed on ways to promote housing finance and urban development more squarely in the national development agenda, including in the Country Assistance Strategy used by the World Bank to establish investment programming and poverty reduction strategy papers.

Lahart goes on to say that growth in the finance and insurance share of the economy has not, by and large, been a bad thing....Deploying capital to the places where it can be best used helps the economy grow...