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The International Finance Centre (IFC) is an integrated commercial development on the waterfront of Hong Kong’s Central District.
A prominent landmark on Hong Kong Island, IFC consists of two skyscrapers, the IFC Mall, and the 55-storey Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong. Tower 2 is the tallest building in Hong Kong, a title formerly held by Central Plaza. It is the third-tallest building in the Greater China region and the seventh-tallest office building in the world, based on structural heights; by roof height, only the Taipei 101, Shanghai World Financial Center, and Willis Tower exceed it. It is of similar height to the former World Trade Center.
IMF Managing Director with Finance Ministers from Americas
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International Monetary Fund Managing Director, Dominique Strauss-Kahn (C) during a group photo opportunity after the Third Meeting of Finance Ministers of the Americas and Caribbean with (bottom row left to right) Alberto Vallarino, Finance Minister of Panama, Enrique Garcia, President Corporacion Andina de Fomento CAF, Vincente Bengoa, Finance Minister of the Dominican Republic, Dionisio Borda, Finance Minister of Paraguay, Oscar Zuluaga, Finance Minister of Colombia, Luis Alberto Moreno, President of the Inter-American Development Bank, Mercedes Araoz, Finance Minister of Peru, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, James Flaherty, Finance Minister of Canada, Ernesto Cordero, Finance Minister of Mexico, Alicia Barcena, Economic Commision for Latin America and Caribbean, Rossana Costas, Budget Director of Chile, Evelyn Bautista, Vice Minister of Credit and Public Investments of Honduras, Maria Dolores Almeida, General Sub Secretary of Finance of Ecuador, Nancy Lee, US Treasury Department, (top row left to right) Marcos Galvao, Secretary of International Affairs of Brazil, Nazim Burke, Finance Minister of Granada, Fernando Lorenzo, Finance Minister of Uruguay, Darcy Boyce, Finance Minister of Barbados, Alberto Jose Guevara, Finance Minister of Nicaragua, Juan Alberto Fuentes, Public Finance Minister of Guatemala, –not known–, Pamela Cox, Vice President for America and Caribbean at the World Bank, Roberto Feletti, Vice Minister of Economy and Public Finance of Argentina, Luis Alberto Arce, Finance Minister of Bolivia, Fernando Herrero, Finance Minister of Costa Rica, at the Marriott Hotel in Lima, Peru on May 27, 2010. IMF Staff Photographer/Thomas Dooley.
Financial Markets (ECON 252) Professor Shiller provides a description of the course, Financial Markets, including administrative details and the topics to be discussed in each lecture. He briefly discusses the importance of studying finance and each key topic. Lecture topics will include: behavioral finance, financial technology, financial instruments, commercial banking, investment banking, financial markets and institutions, real estate, regulation, monetary policy, and democratization of finance. Complete course materials are available at the Open Yale Courses website: open.yale.edu This course was recorded in Spring 2008. Video Rating: 4 / 5
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The Ministry of Finance of the Netherlands, The Hague, Den Haag, Holland
Meyer en Van Schooten Architecten bv have renovated the Ministry of Finance, The Hague.
The building, designed by J. Vegter and M. Bolten in 1975, is one of the best examples of the Brutalist style in the Netherlands. But it had become an anachronism, and its standards of comfort and transparency no longer met the current requirements of a modern Ministry.
Now renovated, the building provides office space for 1,750 employees, spread over seven floors: two below ground, including parking and sport facilities, and five above ground, with meeting rooms, a library, offices and a restaurant. In total, the building now provides 66,000m2 of floor space.
The main aim was to clearly embed the office complex within the urban fabric, and give the building a ‘heart’, a welcoming central entrance area, and a more open and transparent character.
Entered via two inviting gates, one of the inner courtyard gardens has now become a part of the public domain, thus helping the building to open itself up to the city and its people.
Architects: Meyer en Van Schooten Architecten bv
Location: The Hague, The Netherlands
Type of project: Office
Structural engineers: Arup bv, London/Amsterdam; Strukton Engineering
Project team: Harry van den Berg, Eveline Bossuyt, Tania Combos, Koert Göschel, Jochem Heijmans, Gerard van Hoorn, George Justus, Janneke Koppendraaier, Roberto Meyer, Jeroen van Schooten, Beate Schröder, Kees Stoffels, Do Janne Vermeulen, Guled Warsamme, Khalid Zahir, Boy van Zelst
Client: Consortium Safire
User: Ministry of Finace
Design date: January 2005
Construction dates: March 2007 – November 2008
Gross internal floor area: 66.000m2
Total cost: €173m.
Tendering council: Rijksgebouwendienst
Interior design: Meyer en Van Schooten Architecten BV, Amsterdam en DEGW
Landscape architect: Michael R. van Gessel, Amsterdam
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The City of London is one of the worlds powerhouses in finance and insurance services. Wonderful architectural lines! Enjoy the square mile!:)
The City of London is a small area within Greater London, England. It is the historic core of London around which the modern conurbation grew and has held city status since time immemorial. The City’s boundaries have remained almost unchanged since the Middle Ages, and it is now only a tiny part of the metropolis of London, though remains a notable part of Central London. It is often referred to as the City or the Square Mile, as it is just over one square mile (1.12 sq mi/2.90 km2)[1] in area. These terms are also often used as metonyms for the United Kingdom’s financial services industry, which has historically been based here.
In the medieval period, the City was the full extent of London. The term London now refers to a much larger conurbation roughly corresponding to Greater London, a local government area which includes 32 London boroughs as well as the City of London, which is not one of the 32 London boroughs. The local authority for the City, the City of London Corporation, is unique in the United Kingdom, and has some unusual responsibilities for a local authority in Britain, such as being the police authority for the City. It also has responsibilities and ownerships beyond the City’s boundaries. The Corporation is headed by the Lord Mayor of the City of London, an office separate from (and much older than) the Mayor of London.
The City is today a major business and financial centre, ranking on a par with New York City as the leading centre of global finance;[2] in the 19th century, the City served as the world’s primary business centre.[3] The City has a resident population of approximately 8,000, but around 320,000 people work there, mainly in the financial services sector. The legal profession form a major component of the western side of the City, especially in the Temple and Chancery Lane areas; these are where the Inns of Court are located, of which two — Inner Temple and Middle Temple — fall within the City of London boundary.
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A WONDERFUL PART OF LONDON, GREAT ARCHITECTURE, A POWERFUL MIX OUT OF HISTORIC TO MEGA MODERN! A GREAT PART TO EXPLORE WHEN IN LONDON ON ITS VERY OWN FOR A DAY OR TWO! ENJOY THE DISCOVERIES!
Finance Officer Receives Award Of Excellence
VERMILLION — The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) has awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting to the City of Vermillion for its comprehensive annual financial report (CAFR). The Certificate of Achievement is the highest form of recognition in the area of governmental accounting and financial reporting. Receiving … Read more on Yankton Press & Dakotan
Finance House to float unit
Abu Dhabi-based Finance House Finance House will launch initial public offering of its insurance unit in the last week of February or early March by offloading 55 per cent stake, a company source confirmed to Emirates 24l7. Read more on Zawya
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