Japan Ex-Finance Chief Set Off Vatican Museum Alarm, Kyodo Says (Bloomberg)
February 23rd, 2009
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Feb. 22 (Bloomberg) — Former Japanese Finance Minister Shoichi Nakagawa set off alarms at the Vatican Museum during a visit immediately after a press conference at the Group of Seven meeting in Rome last weekend, Kyodo News said yesterday.
Asian finance ministers meet on economic crisis (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Finance ministers and top officials from Southeast Asia, China, Japan and South Korea have met to discuss how the region can soften the blow from the global financial crisis.
German finance minister says Opel cannot be allowed to fail (Deutsche Welle)
Germany’s Finance Minister Peer Steinbrck has said the collapse of struggling General Motor’s subsidiary, Opel could cost up to three billion euros.
