Global financial-services accord endorsed; U.S. refuses to sign WTO pact
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Forty-three nations signed an agreement that would expand access to their financial markets, and 50 countries agreed to continue the status quo. The pact will take effect Aug 1, 1996. The US, responding to pressure from the financial services industry, refused to sign the pact.
Publication Name: Facts on File
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0014-6641
Year: 1995
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German central bank cuts two key interest rates
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The Bundesbank lowered the discount lending rate from 4% to 3.5% and the Lombard rate from 6% to 5.5% on Aug 24, 1995, reaching the lowest point since Jan 1989. The rate cuts were an effort to stimulate the economy and stabilize the German mark.
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Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0014-6641
Year: 1995
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