Press Releases on December 18, 2014

Press Release: IMF Releases Results from 2013 Coordinated Direct Investment Survey

Press Release No. 14/588 December 18, 2014 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) today released preliminary results from its 2013 Coordinated Direct Investment Survey (CDIS), the Fund’s worldwide survey of bilateral direct investment positions.1 For the 88 …

Malawi: IMF Staff Completes Review Mission

Press Release No. 14/587 December 18, 2014 End-of-Mission press releases include statements of IMF staff teams that convey preliminary findings after a visit to a country. The views expressed in this statement are those of the IMF staff and do not …

EA SPORTS UFC Now Available in The Vault on EA Access

It's time to step into the Octagon. EA SPORTS UFC is now available in The Vault. EA Access members can now play the next-gen MMA fighting game as much as they want. The titlejoins Battlefield 4, Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare, Need For Speed Rivals, …

Back to Blogging

Wow -- I’m 5 months into my journey as CTO at Electronic Arts.  I get a ton of questions from friends, colleagues and family about the experience, so I thought it was a perfect moment to pick up my electronic pen and start blogging again.  Treat this as my …

IMF Policy Paper: Staff Guidance Note on Macroprudential Policy

Now Available: Evaluating Electric Vehicle Charging Impacts and Customer Charging Behaviors - Experiences from Six SGIG Projects (...

The electric power industry expects a 400% growth in annual sales of plug-in electric vehicles by 2023, which may substantially increase electricity usage and peak demand in high adoption areas. Understanding customer charging patterns can help utilities …

Justin Wolfers: Policies To Bridge The Income Gap

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CETA: Summary of the final negotiating results

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Bayport International Holdings, Inc. (BAYP) Announces Completion of the Brown Lease in McIntosh County, Oklahoma

TULSA, OK - (NewMediaWire) - December 18, 2014 - - Bayport International Holdings, (OTC PINK: BAYP) is pleased to announce the completion of Well 5 with ranges of 80 to 100 mcf per day. Well 2 should have the final completion and testing ranges of mcf per …

Three New Fellows to Help Guide NREL Research

News Release NR-4614 December 18, 2014 The Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) recently named Richard DeBlasio, Sarah Kurtz and Suhuai Wei to its Research Fellows Council, the laboratory's top advisory council, comprised …

Remarks By The President At Evening Hanukkah Reception

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release December 17, 2014 State Floor 8:03 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, everybody! AUDIENCE:  Hello! THE PRESIDENT:  Happy Hanukkah! AUDIENCE:  Happy Hanukkah! THE PRESIDENT:  This is a …

Press Briefing by Press Secretary Josh Earnest, 12/17/2014

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release December 17, 2014 James S. Brady Press Briefing Room See below for a follow up to a question (marked with an asterisk) posed in the briefing. *On Tuesday afternoon, the President spoke …

Readout of the Vice President’s Calls to the Presidents of Colombia and Mexico on the Administration's Cuba Policy Changes

The White House Office of the Vice President For Immediate Release December 17, 2014 Today, the Vice President called Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto to discuss the President’s announcement on U.S. Cuba …

Background Conference Call on Policy Changes in Cuba and the Release of Alan Gross

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release December 17, 2014 Via Telephone 10:02 A.M. EST MS. MEEHAN:  Hi, everybody.  Thanks very much for joining this background call on policy changes to Cuba.  This call will be embargoed until …

4Cable Receiving Purchase Orders for Its Patent-Pending RF2F™ Converter

CONWAY, SC - (NewMediaWire) - December 18, 2014 - 4Cable TV International, Inc. (OTCQB: CATV) ("4Cable" and/or the "Company"), a global manufacturer of outdoor equipment for cable and broadband transmission providers, is pleased to …

Pakistan: IMF Executive Board Completes Fourth and Fifth Reviews Under Extended Fund Facility Arrangement, and Approves US$1.05 ...

Press Release No. 14/583 December 17, 2014 The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today completed the fourth and fifth reviews of Pakistan’s economic performance under a three-year program supported by an Extended Fund Facility (EFF). …

Tallulah author inks froggy fun book for kids

Author Christine Oney together with Tate Publishing is set to release her upcoming book, "Tippet House". TALLULAH, LA. --, UNITED STATES, December 18, 2014 /EINPresswire.com/ -- TALLULAH, La. -- Author Christine Oney together with Tate …

Pizza Hut Pizzas Have More Salt in the U.S. than in Other Countries

The Chain's Thin 'N Crispy Meat Lover's Was Saltiest of 565 Surveyed December 18, 2014 The American version of Pizza Hut's Thin 'N Crispy Meat Lover's pizza was identified as the saltiest of 565 supermarket and restaurant pizzas …

Arms Control and International Security: Strategic Stability in East Asia

I’m very pleased to be here and to have the opportunity to address such a distinguished program and group of students. At the U.S. Department of State, I am responsible for missile defense and outer space, and a number of other strategic issues. It’s a …

Democracy, Human Rights, Refugees: Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Request for Proposals: Promote Internationally ...

Public Notice Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Request for Proposals: Promote internationally recognized labor rights and inclusive economic growth in Mainland Southeast Asia. I. Requested Proposal Program Objectives The Bureau of Democracy, …