Progressus

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

According to the United States Government Accountability Office , ten of the government’s legacy systems cost approximately $337 million annually to operate and maintain. To ensure the project stayed on track with strong governance, the client put together a change management team.

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MishTalk

OCTOBER 28, 2013

Here''s an interesting post about service providers in Spain, owed money and interest by the government. The problem is that the government only has additional €1.7 billion in the current year to meet those debts. The government has chosen to prioritize payments to those companies that have major problems or liquidity needs.

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MishTalk

AUGUST 15, 2014

Eurozone strategy is in tatters after economic recovery ground to a halt across the region and France demanded a radical shift in policy, warning that austerity overkill is driving Europe into a depression. Speaking of which, government spending accounts for a whopping 57% of French GDP. Italy is already in a triple-dip recession.

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MishTalk

JULY 20, 2015

As if there is not too much government and too many meetings already, Hollande Calls for the Creation of a Euro Zone Government. The euro zone's members are currently united in the informal body the Eurogroup, which comprises each country's finance minister, presided over by Dutch Finance Minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem.

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MishTalk

FEBRUARY 17, 2014

Following the ouster of Italian prime minister Enrico Letta in a political party power struggle, Matteo Renzi Set for Mandate to Lead Italy’s Next Government. Can Renzi possibly meet deficit targets mandated by the nannycrats in Brussels? Can someone who breaks repeated promises win confidence of his constituency?

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MishTalk

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

On September 16, Spain''s economy minister, Luis de Guindos, said Spain on Track to Meet Budget. Spain is on track to meet the 2013 budget deficit target it agreed on with its European Union partners and should emerge from recession before the end of the year, the economy minister said on Monday. Spain Budget Deficit Soars.

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MishTalk

DECEMBER 5, 2013

Monetary magic of borrowing money from trust funds allegedly helps Spain come closer to meeting its budget deficit targets reports Eurointelligence. Spain''s government didn''t provide budget deficit numbers for the first eight months of 2012. The visit included meetings with officials from Valencia and Madrid regions.

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MishTalk

MAY 12, 2015

Greece emptied an IMF holding account to repay 750 million euros ($840 million) due to the fund, a Greek central bank official said, avoiding default but underscoring the dire state of the country's finances. Visit [link] to learn more about wealth management and capital preservation strategies of Sitka Pacific.

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MishTalk

AUGUST 27, 2014

IMF chief Christine Lagarde has been put under formal investigation by French magistrates for alleged negligence in a political fraud affair dating from 2008 when she was finance minister. On the VAT, the recommendation is thus to minimize exemptions and special rates, in order to efficiently raise revenues to help finance pro-poor spending.

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MishTalk

JULY 28, 2015

Italy's finance minister, Pier Carlo Padoan calls for ‘Political Union’ to Save Euro. Italy’s finance minister has called for deeper eurozone integration in the aftermath of the Greek crisis, saying a move “straight towards political union” is the only way to ensure the survival of the common currency. Let's start with Italy.

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Progressus

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

In today’s data-centric digital landscape, intelligence is central to any business strategy, especially as we look towards 2024. Critical success factors (CSFs) represent the key areas or conditions you need to master for your business strategy to be successful. Are compliance/governance rules working? Read on to learn more.

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Harvard Business

MAY 31, 2018

A significant majority of citizens want changes to how society governs itself —and therefore how problems get solved—and also changes to the corporate status quo. But these successes are not by mistake—they are the result of decades of collaboration between business, government, philanthropy, and community.

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MishTalk

JUNE 18, 2015

The result was foreseeable: Greek Government Suffers Collapse in Revenue in May. The Greek government suffered a collapse in revenue in May after companies and individuals delayed filing tax returns amid fears that emergency levies were imminent in order to secure a deal with bailout creditors.

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Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 22, 2012

Assess the organisation’s strategic direction: Is the organisation performing well, or does it need a completely new strategy? Business Strategy. Get Email Updates (It’s Free). -- Australia’s premier consulting blog. Graduate Consulting Group. Categories. Select Category. Business Frameworks. Case Interviews. Leadership.

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MishTalk

JUNE 6, 2015

They agree to meet in two weeks at the St. Juncker Spurns Tsipras Meeting Given all the above, it's no wonder that today Juncker Spurns Tsipras Meeting. Unless he seriously addresses the issues, there’s no reason to meet,” said the G7 official. Petersburg International Economic Forum.

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MishTalk

APRIL 2, 2014

President François Hollande has promoted prominent leftists in his revamped Socialist government days after appointing rightwinger Manuel Valls as his new prime minister. Hollande acts like a fish out of water, first flopping this way, then that, with no apparent strategy other than a desperate search for water.

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MishTalk

NOVEMBER 14, 2014

Spain and France Deficit Violations Both Spain and France have constantly pushed back goals to meet stated targets. France announced on Wednesday it was breaking the latest in a long line of promises to European Union partners to cut its public deficit, conceding it now would take until 2017 to bring its finances in line with EU rules.

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Tom Spencer

JUNE 8, 2019

In Canada, there is an implicit backstop for the heavily indebted provinces – most investors expect the Federal government to bail out provinces should they run into difficulties with their payments. Asset managers are increasingly given new mandates to take on more risk to meet returns that are required to match the cost of liabilities.

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MishTalk

JANUARY 24, 2016

Rajoy declines the offer by the king to try to form a government. Apparently Sanchez was only informed of the offer when he went to meet the king. Rubalcaba stated "It is the first time I have heard an offer of accord to form a Government while gravely insulting the party with which you hope to govern with."

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Progressus

AUGUST 28, 2023

For firms working in the government arena, contracts may require a certain participation rate of MBE, WBE or other partners with disadvantaged business status. Prior to beginning a project, it’s usually best to arrange a meeting with a sub-contractor. Technology, size, and scale of projects are tending to be larger and more complex.

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MishTalk

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

After Italy rebuffed warnings about its budget, euro-area finance ministers late Friday agreed to give the country additional opportunities to show it can make savings and bolster revenue. member states, including Italy, aim at the stability of their public finances.” It is very important that all E.U.

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Harvard Business

APRIL 20, 2016

I am frequently flummoxed by the complete misalignment between a team’s mandate and the agenda for their meetings. content, frequency, and duration) of their meetings with the job that needs to be accomplished in those meetings. A one-size-fits-all team meeting rarely works. Fifth, plan for overflow.

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MishTalk

APRIL 5, 2014

Francois Hollande''s new government is of to a shaky start. The European Commission told Manuel Valls, Hollande''s new Prime Minister to "be more like Spain", and impose more austerity to meet deficit targets. The irony of course is that Spain has failed at least three times to meet repeatedly watered-down deficit targets.

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MishTalk

JUNE 26, 2015

Financing Dangle Please consider Merkel, Hollande Dangle Financing Before Greece's Tsipras. The stark differences in the two proposals come amid mounting evidence that several European leaders are preparing for the prospect that no deal will be reached at a make-or-break meeting of eurozone finance ministers on Saturday.

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MishTalk

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

A mission of experts from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will arrive in Madrid on 16 September to discuss with government and private sector rescue progress and Spanish banking sector reform, reported a spokeswoman for the international institution. of GDP in 2013 committed to Brussels. of GDP in 2013 committed to Brussels.

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MishTalk

MARCH 25, 2014

Businesses operating underground tend not to pay taxes, further depriving the government of funds. But big bills are imminent: Ukraine needs to find about $25 billion this year to finance its large current-account deficit and to meet foreign creditors. Right now Ukraine is not too worried about improving economic management.

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Harvard Business

MAY 2, 2016

As UCLA’s Richard Rumelt, a leading expert on strategic planning, writes in his book Good Strategy, Bad Strategy , one of the quintessential components of good strategy is the ability to take a step out of the internal storyline and shift viewpoints. The most powerful strategies arise from such game-changing insights.”

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MishTalk

AUGUST 14, 2014

The data from the currency bloc’s two largest economies came as the embattled French government said the disappointing growth meant it would miss its budget deficit this year and halved its gross domestic product forecast for 2014. French finance minister Michel Sapin said that economic growth this year would now be 0.5

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MishTalk

APRIL 1, 2014

President François Hollande has made clear he wants Brussels to give his new French government more time to hit its already delayed budget deficit targets, setting up a potential clash with the European Commission and hardline partners such as Germany and Finland. This puts president François Hollande on a Major Clash Path with Brussels.

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MishTalk

JULY 3, 2013

Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. What Has Government Done to Our Money? Non-Manufacturing Services ISM Fails to Meet Expectations; New Orders Plunge. Non-Manufacturing Services ISM Fails to Meet Expectations; New Orders Plunge. Dollar Collapse News on the Dollar's Death Spiral.

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MishTalk

DECEMBER 27, 2014

It has now consumed a tenth of the money earmarked by the government last week for bank bailouts. Anton Siluanov, finance minister, said state-owned VTB, the second-largest lender by assets, could receive Rbs100bn before the end of this year and another Rbs150bn in 2015, while Gazprombank could be allocated Rbs70bn.

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MishTalk

NOVEMBER 17, 2013

Hi Mish, As you were expecting, France did not manage to get as much tax revenue as expected by the government. Forecasts deemed "plausible" by the High Council of Public Finance, however warned of "a significant gap" between the structural deficit in 2013 (excluding cyclical effects) to 2.6% Reader Lionel writes.

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MishTalk

JUNE 19, 2015

Emergence Meeting Monday, Unscheduled ECB Conference Call Today There's an Emergency Meeting of Eurozone Leader on Monday to discuss Greece, but the ECB may very well act in advance. Visit [link] to learn more about wealth management and capital preservation strategies of Sitka Pacific.

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MishTalk

FEBRUARY 6, 2014

Bloomberg reports Ukraine Imposes Capital Controls as President Meets Putin. Ukraine’s central bank imposed limits on foreign-currency purchases after its interventions failed to alleviate pressure on the hryvnia, while President Viktor Yanukovych left to meet his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin. As the U.S.

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Harvard Business

MAY 17, 2017

We were given access to government venture capital decision-making meetings in Sweden and were able to observe the types of language that VCs used over a two-year period. In the European Union, government VCs allocated €3,621,000,000 to finance innovation and growth in small and medium-size businesses from 2007 to 2013.

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MishTalk

JUNE 21, 2015

Over the weekend, senior officials have remained in close contact ahead of a meeting of finance ministers and euro zone leaders scheduled for Monday, the official said. The Greek cabinet was summoned to a meeting at Mr Tsipras’ Maximos Mansion residence on Sunday morning for a last-ditch meeting to hash out the government’s strategy.

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MishTalk

OCTOBER 24, 2013

Australia''s government is increasing the country''s debt limit by two thirds to avoid a potential fiscal crisis in the future, as it is projected to reach the current debt ceiling by the end of 2013. The Coalition Government will have to increase the debt limit for Commonwealth government securities to $500bn," said Hockey. "We

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