Posts Tagged ‘emergency’

Frugal life – Is this a stepping stone to living debt free?

The secret to debt free living is about managing your money and taking care of your personal finances. There is always a considerable amount of stress associated with debt and it is not always beneficial for your fiscal health debt free living is a dream for all but very few people are able to achieve [...]

Dear Taxpayer: You’re nearing your credit limit

Dear American Taxpayer: This letter serves to inform you your credit limit is nearing. Today, your maximum allowable credit would be reached were it not for emergency and extraordinary steps taken to ensure your good standing remains intact. For now. However, these steps are only temporary. At your current rate of spending, these measures extend [...]

Doubts over role of cash transfers in women’s empowerment

Bangkok, Thailand (IRIN) – Doubts are emerging over whether cash transfers, designed to strengthen local markets, also empower women and change gender roles in emergencies. “Gender relations are quite complex and you cannot assume US$50 is going to change that,” Sarah Bailey, research officer at the Humanitarian Policy Group, told IRIN. “You cannot assume targeting [...]

Flood of applicants wipes out emergency unemployment fund

SALEM — An emergency unemployment fund designed to provide about 17,000 out-of-work Oregonians another six weeks of benefits will run out in half the time. Instead of the 17,000 expected to be eligible for the benefits, the actual figure is about 22,000 said Craig Spivey of the Oregon Employment Department. Called the Oregon Emergency Benefits [...]

Flood of applicants wipes out emergency unemployment fund

SALEM — An emergency unemployment fund designed to provide about 17,000 out-of-work Oregonians another six weeks of benefits will run out in half the time. Instead of the 17,000 expected to be eligible for the benefits, the actual figure is about 22,000 said Craig Spivey of the Oregon Employment Department. Called the Oregon Emergency Benefits [...]

Japan government OKs quake relief budget, eyes more spending

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s government approved a 4 trillion yen ($48.5 billion) emergency budget for disaster relief on Friday without resorting to new borrowing, but it is bracing for heavier … View full post on All Stories

Italian regions agree to share migrant burden

AHN News Staff Rome, Italy (AHN) – Local Italian authorities have agreed to share the burden of accommodating thousands of North African refugees who land on the country’s southern regions such as Sicily, Calabria and Apulia. The agreement came during an emergency summit under the chairmanship of Interior Minister Roberto Maroni a day after Rome [...]

Threats to Democracy Masked by Fiscal Stress, Liberals Warn

WASHINGTON-Legislation just passed in Michigan gives the governor power to appoint an emergency financial manager to dissolve municipal governments, close buildings and schools, and reorganize school districts. View full post on All Stories

Payday Advance Loans For No Formality, Quick Financial Help

Gone are those days when the only place where you could borrow money from was traditional banks that took months to pass a loan and the formalities and conditions for the same were never-ending. Definitely these banks could not be trusted during an emergency, following which payday loan companies came forward and offered short term [...]

Algeria ends state of emergency

The Algerian government has lifted a 19-year state of emergency and approved a package of measures aimed at reducing unemployment – but protesters say it’s not enough. View full post on All Stories

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