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March 31 — Estonia’s Finance Ministry said the nation is seeking a loan to help finance its budget deficit on top of funds already approved by the European Investment Bank.

March 31 — Estonia’s Finance Ministry said the nation is seeking a loan to help finance its budget deficit on top of funds already approved by the European Investment Bank. The Tallinn-based ministry didn’t say from which institutions the loan was being sought.

March 31 — Estonia’s Finance Ministry said the nation is seeking a loan to help finance its budget deficit on top of funds already approved by the European Investment Bank. The Tallinn-based ministry didn’t say from which institutions the loan was being sought.

LONDON — The availability of some basic forms of trade finance has fallen by at least 40% over the course of 2008, a survey of international banks compiled by the International Chambers of Commerce showed Tuesday.

LONDON — The availability of some basic forms of trade finance has fallen by at least 40% over the course of 2008, a survey of international banks compiled by the International Chambers of Commerce showed Tuesday.

LONDON — The availability of some basic forms of trade finance has fallen by at least 40% over the course of 2008, a survey of international banks compiled by the International Chambers of Commerce showed Tuesday.

NEW YORK – Buying gold remains atop a short list of investment portfolio protection strategies against resurgent inflation as the U.S. Federal Reserve cranks up the printing press to jolt the economy out of recession.

TOKYO – It was supposed to be a luxury beach resort but now an abandoned plot of land on the southern tip of Japan is just a reminder of how dysfunctional the world’s second-biggest property market has become.

NEW YORK – Bank of America Chief Executive Kenneth Lewis may be the next corporate boss to feel the heat after the administration forced General Motors Chief Executive Rick Wagoner to resign in return for further government assistance.