Press Releases on December 20, 2013

Kosovo: IMF Executive Board Completes Fifth Review Under the SBA; Approves €4.8 Million Disbursement

Press Release No. 13/537 December 20, 2013 The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today completed the fifth and final review of the Republic of Kosovo’s economic performance under a program supported by a Stand-By Arrangement (SBA …

Resilience in Latin America: Lessons from Macroeconomic Management and Financial Policies

Summary: This paper analyzes the unprecedented resilience of Latin American countries to the global financial crisis. It argues that sound macroeconomic conditions, which allowed an unusual monetary and fiscal expansion, exchange rate flexibility, a strong …

Statement by the President on Eliminating Sexual Assault in the Armed Forces

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release December 20, 2013 Earlier this year I directed Secretary Hagel, Chairman Dempsey and our entire defense leadership team to step up their game exponentially in preventing and responding to …

President Obama Announces his Intent to Nominate Senator Max Baucus as Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release December 20, 2013 WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Obama announced his intent to nominate Senator Max Baucus as Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China. President Obama said, “For …

Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney, 12/19/2013

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release December 19, 2013 James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 2:07 P.M. EST   MR. CARNEY:  Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.  Thank you for being here.  For those of you who follow Amy Brundage …

GSK and MMV announce FDA Breakthrough Therapy designation for tafenoquine for Plasmodium vivax malaria

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Breakthrough Therapy designation for tafenoquine, an investigational medicine for the treatment and relapse …

EU Chief Negotiator says EU-US trade deal not about deregulation, as third round of talks end in Washington

United States Brussels, 20 December 2013 The EU and US today concluded the third round of week-long negotiations for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), with the EU’s Chief Negotiator Ignacio Garcia Bercero again stressing that any …

“Investment protection does not give multinationals unlimited rights to challenge any legislation”

United States Brussels, 20 December 2013 A statement by EU Trade Spokesman John Clancy about the investment protection provisions in Free Trade Agreements like TTIP (Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership) “The EU welcomes the input from civil …

King Mohammed VI Congratulates Raja Soccer Club

12/20/2013 (press release: media1press) HM King Mohammed VI phoned on Wednesday Faouzi Benzarti, coach of the Casablanca Raja club, to congratulate him and his team for their historic qualification to the final of the FIFA Club World Cup, which is taking …

Oil & Gas UK responds to Unite’s Back Home Safe campaign

Friday 20 December 2013 Oil & Gas UK responds to Unite’s Back Home Safe campaign Oil & Gas UK can confirm it has received Unite’s Back Home Safe petition. Unite representatives play a much valued role in the work of the Step Change in Safety …

Update on Preparation of RDP 2014-2020

Ministers Coveney and Howlin have had a number of recent meetings to discuss the funding for the new Rural Development Programme (RDP), 2014-2020 Substantial progress has been made and these discussions will continue in the New Year, with a view to the two …

SRS Waste Tanks 5 and 6 Are Operationally Closed

AIKEN, S.C. – Savannah River Remediation (SRR), the liquid waste contractor at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Savannah River Site, has removed from service two more Cold War-era liquid radioactive waste tanks, marking the third and fourth tanks …

Coveney awards funding to Animal Welfare Organisations

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney TD, has announced funding of €1.8m to 136 organisations involved in animal care and welfare services throughout the country.  The payments will be made with immediate effect. Minister Coveney …

Procyclicality and the Search for Early Warning Indicators

Summary: This paper compares three types of early warning indicators of financial instability – those based on financial market prices, those based on normalized measures of total credit and those based on liabilities of financial intermediaries. Prices …

Animal welfare at slaughterhouses

President Obama Nominates Two to Serve on the United States Courts of Appeals

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release December 19, 2013 WASHINGTON, DC - Today, President Obama nominated Judge Julie E. Carnes and Judge Gregg Jeffrey Costa to serve on the United States Courts of Appeals.  “Judges Carnes and …

VTEC Detected in Some Batches of Kilshanny Farmhouse Cheese

FACT SHEET: Growing Markets Around the World For America's Agricultural Productivity

  Yesterday, Agriculture Under Secretary Michael Scuse joined Tim Hamilton, Executive Director of Food Export-Midwest and Food Export-Northeast, as well as Dave Ramirez of Ohio-based Trophy Nut, to discuss the benefits of the Farm Bill to expand markets …

GSK Cervarix® two-dose schedule receives European marketing authorisation

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) announced today that the European Commission has granted marketing authorisation for its cervical cancer vaccine Cervarix® [Human papillomavirus bivalent (types 16 and 18) vaccine, recombinant] as a two-dose schedule for girls aged 9 …

Air Caraïbes commits to six A350XWBs

Air Caraibes has signed a firm contract with Airbus for three A350-1000s, the largest member of Airbus’ new generation A350XWB Family. The airline will also lease three new A350-900s from ILFC. The aircraft will enter into service between 2016 and 2022. …