What’s Missing from the State of the State in Illinois? – RECURO.org (press release) (blog)

Illinois government is a culture of corruption Its hard not to find a state that is steeped in corruption, but few come close to Illinois. Ten Chicago city aldermen, seven municipal officials or workers, five state officials, five former governors and seven Congressmen have been censured, charged, impeached, forced to resign or imprisoned for corruptionboth…

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New rules to protect those in debt mean your credit card may be suspended if you only make minimum repayments – MoneySavingExpert

Credit card customers struggling with persistent debt are to be offered extra help by lenders, under new rules introduced by the Financial Conduct Authority. The financial regulator today unveiled rules which firms must comply with from 1 September and which should kick in after a customer has been in ‘persistent debt’ for…

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Romanian investors call for tougher insolvency approval criteria – Business Review

Cristian Parvan, the president of the Trade union of Romanian Investors (PIAROM), says that in the economy there are some 200,000 companies in different stages of the insolvency procedure, while another 260,000 firms have a negative capital below the legal requirements. Parvan said that PIAROM calls for a hike in the receivables limit from which…

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MPs concerned by ‘rebranding’ of RBS restructuring division – The Guardian

Three-quarters of the staff and nearly all the senior managers at Royal Bank of Scotlands new division, which supports struggling businesses, previously worked at its controversial Global Restructuring Group, which has been accused of pushing firms into bankruptcy. The Treasury select committee, which last week published a full report into the GRG scandal, said 136…

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AION-JSW bid for Monnet Ispat gets creditors’ nod; Hinduja Group eyes MauBank – VCCircle

Debt-laden Monnet Ispat and Energy Ltds creditors have approved an offer made by a consortium of distressed asset fund AION Capital Partners and billionaire Sajjan Jindal-led JSW Steel, The Economic Times reported, citing a person aware of the development. The offer includes a payment of Rs 2,450 crore to the lenders and equity funding of…

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