Bangladesh Bank launches financial literacy project
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Catherine Austin Fitts, Whistleblower: Keep Money Local.
Was Enron a better investment than Hickory Valley Meat Market? Are we in a tapeworm economy? Youtube talk. 
Hillary Clinton’s Greatest Contribution: Tying Diplomacy to Economic Development
In a thoughtful and fascinating report in Foreign Affairs, Michael Hirsch discusses Hillary Clinton as secretary of State. Would she be Obama’s Henry Kissinger? No, Obama decided to take the role for himself. 
Spanish Banker to Jail
Bankers in Spain are being held accountable for the shambles they made of the economy. Article 
EU Making Banks Small Enough to Succeed
Too big to fail will no longer fly. EU regulators are examining “a number of options” for how big a chunk of their trading activities banks should be forced to shift into separately capitalized units, according to a copy of the plans published on the European Commission website today.
“Structural reforms may increase the credibility and effectiveness of the recovery and resolution process for large and complex banking groups, thereby lowering the ultimate taxpayer costs,” the commission said.
DHS freezes largest Bitcoin Exchange’s Dollar Account
The Department of Homeland Security DHS) is investigating Mt. Gox, the largest Bitcoin exchange, for violating laws on US money exchange and money transfers. It seized the bitcoin exchange’s U.S. dollar account with Dwolla.
The seizure of the funds was triggered by an alleged failure of the company to comply with U.S. financial regulations, according to a federal court document provided by a spokeswoman for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the investigative arm of the DHS.
In April 2013 the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) had warned the credit unions to beware of the emerging money laundering risks from the MSBs…US vs Mt. Gox Warrant
Gina Rinehart, Mining Billionaire in Australia, Recommends Following Lee Kuan Yew of Singapore
Stimulate the northern regions of our country, says Rinehart. Rinehart, who’s wealth is estimated at $17.1 billion, has been a frequent critic of taxes on carbon emissions, coal and iron-ore profits, creating tensions with Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s government. Lee, Singapore’s first prime minister, is credited with transforming his nation from a colonial backwater into Southeast Asia’s only advanced economy by encouraging foreign investment and averting corruption. Article
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Women Lobbyist CEO’s paid $600,000 less than their Male Peers
The female chief executive officers were paid an average of $1.31 million in 2011, compared with $1.93 million paid to the 42 male CEOs. That means they made about 68 cents for every dollar paid to a man — a bigger salary divergence than the 72 cents women earned against every $1 paid to a man in the wider economy, as measured by the U.S. Census Bureau. Article 
Andris Nelsons Music Director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra
With the numerous cancellations of former Music Director, James Levine, his inevitable retirement and a two year interregum, the past few years have been a nightmare for the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Just in his mid 30s the Latvian born Andris Nelsons has been appointed as Music Director of the BSO and Tanglewood. Article 
Improving Women’s Financial Literacy, Worldwide
Are the 70 percent of the developing world’s adult population who have no formal bank account doomed to a life of economic uncertainty and financial illiteracy?
If a woman’s culture dictates that she should always put her family’s financial needs ahead of her own, can she learn to set aside money for her own retirement without feeling guilty?..article 