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hannity: One day after formally launching his 2020 presidential bid, President Trump told Fox News' Hannity exclusively on Wednesday that investigators are working to determine whether his personal phone calls were secretly monitored by U.S. intelligence agencies during the 2016 campaign -- a possibility he called the ultimate, according to MSNBC. Trump also hammered House Democrats for putting his former top communication advisor Hope Hicks through hell, after pictures of Hicks testifying before a closed-door session on Capitol Hill earlier in the day leaked on social media. All market data delayed 20 Trump Published 2 days ago Trump tells Fox News DOJ looking into whether his phone calls were monitored By Gregg Re Fox If Hillary Clinton would've won, US economy would be in a depression President Donald Trump joins 'Hannity' to discuss his re-election rally, economic agenda and the Russian collusion narrative. Hicks is the Executive Vice President and Chief Communications Officer for Fox Corporation, and Fox News is a subsidiary of Fox Corporation. They're not allowed to do that. What's happened to the Democrats -- and in the meantime, they're not doing any work in Congress, Trump told Sean Hannity, calling the party unhinged. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

part-owned: LGIM added the climate laggards to a list which already includes China Construction Bank, carmaker Subaru, Japan Post Holdings, Canadian retailer Loblaw, US food and service conglomerate Sysco Corporation and Russian oil giant Rosneft, which is part-owned by BP. The asset manager monitors companies across six major sectors oil and gas; mining; electric utilities; carmakers; food retailers; and finance, according to The Guardian. Meryam Omi, head of responsible investment at LGIM, said investor engagement with companies can be a powerful tool if there are consequences . L&G retains shareholdings in the blacklisted companies at other funds in its 1tn investment empire and will now use those shares to vote against board appointments at the named and shamed businesses. Legal and General Investment Management LGIM said it had cut five companies Exxon Mobil, Metlife, Spam maker Hormel Foods, US retailer Kroger and Korean Electric Power Corporation from its umbrella of ethical investment funds worth a total of 5bn. Talks without action are no longer fit for purpose given the urgency to address climate change, she said. The world is truly in the midst of a climate emergency, which could have drastic consequences for markets, companies and, therefore, our clients' assets. This is no fad. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

senate: Check out what's clicking on Foxnews Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., requested an investigation Wednesday into why the Trump administration postponed plans to redesign the 20 bill, which included replacing President Andrew Jackson with iconic abolitionist Harriet Tubman, according to MSNBC. In a letter to the Treasury Department's inspector general, Schumer asked officials to look into why the department pushed back the redesign and whether political considerations played a role in the decision.TRUMP'S ADMIRATION FOR 'SLAVEOWNER' JACKSON HALTED TUBMAN 20 BILL, CNN HOST SUGGESTS Harriet Tubman, pictured sometime between 1860 and 1875. All market data delayed 20 2 days ago Schumer asks for probe into delay of Harriet Tubman 20 bill By Louis Casiano Fox News Flash top headlines for June 19Fox News Flash top headlines for June 19 are here. Harvey B. Lindsley/Library of Congress via AP Shortly after the Trump Administration took office ... all mentions of the Tubman 20 bill were deleted without explanation from the Treasury Department's website, Schumer wrote. The ultimate decision on the redesign will most likely be another secretary's down the road. We do not know the real reason for these decisions, but we do know that during his campaign, President Trump referred to efforts to replace President Jackson's likeness on the front of the 20 note as 'pure political correctness.' Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin told Congress in May that efforts to put Tubman on the 20 bill are being delayed until 2028 because of security concerns such as counterfeiting.MSNBC ANALYST MAKES BIZARRE CLAIM THAT MNUCHIN 'BASICALLY' SAID 'I HATE BLACK PEOPLE' WITH HARRIET TUBMAN DECISION It is my responsibility now to focus on what is the issue of counterfeiting and the security features, Mnuchin told lawmakers. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

simon: The founder and owner of Monsoon Accessorize would like his landlords to take rent cuts on 135 stores, according to The Guardian. From Simon's point of view, there's no harm in having a go. Nor, it seems, can Peter Simon, a half-billionaire whose preferred luxury is expensive art. Nobody doubts that fundamental changes have taken place in the retail sector, as the company puts it, and the tune seems to be a winner. In terms of habits, shoppers are switching to buying online. Green got his restructuring of Arcadia over the line, albeit at the second attempt, so why shouldn't Simon expect similar leniency Quick guide Why are UK high street retailers in trouble Show Hide What's the problem Physical retailers have been hit by a combination of changing habits, unseasonably warm weather, rising costs and broader economic problems. 2018 saw the disappearance of Toys R Us, Maplin and Poundworld as a result. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

woodford: We will continue to put pressure on Woodford Investment Management to sell out of their unquoted stocks in the Woodford Equity Income Fund, Hill said, according to The Guardian. Those investments are harder to turn into cash to meet customer withdrawals. In an online post addressed to Hargreaves customers, the chief executive, Chris Hill, said he was angry the situation was still unresolved and pledged to ratchet up the pressure on Woodford's investment house. We have also urged Woodford to consider alternative ways to release capital so that investors can get access to their money as soon as possible, while balancing the need to get a fair price for assets, he added. But one industry expert, who asked not to be named, said Woodford may be able to split the fund, separating the harder-to-sell assets from its listed stocks. Hargreaves Lansdown refused to comment on what alternative measures could help Woodford return cash to clients. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

baml bull: Fund manager survey investors have not been this bearish since the Global Financial Crisis, with pessimism driven by trade war and recession concerns wrote Michael Hartnett, chief investment strategist Allocations to equities are at their lowest levels in history, while the month-over-month jump into cash and cash-like assets, was its biggest since August 2011, according to Market Watch. Investors also piled into U.S. Treasurys TMUBMUSD10Y, 0.37% according to the survey. The survey of 179 global managers overseeing some half trillion dollars in assets told BAML that pessimism has been driven by concerns over U.S.-led trade-war fears and anxieties of an impending recession here and elsewhere in the globe. The BAML Bull & Bear indicator dropped to 2.3 from 2.5 see chart below, which shows growing levels of cash, a feature of BAML's bear indicator Caption outside of wrapper for normal article images The survey comes as the Federal Reserve begins its two-day policy meeting on Tuesday, with investors hoping that the central bank will indicate that it is willing to ease monetary policy in the face of headwinds coming from Sino-American trade wars and weakness brewing in the U.S. economy. The tactical pain trade' is higher yields and higher stocks, particularly if the Fed cuts rates on Wednesday, Michael Hartnett, BAML's chief investment strategist, wrote in the research note. It's worth noting that Hartnett views the survey hitting a bearish level as a potentially bullish contrarian sign for markets, with the thinking being that markets have a tendency to climb higher, absent a seismic shock, when investors are fearful. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

companies: The trade war between China and US has so far not had a big impact on Japanese companies' direct business in China, Motoo Ono, the president of the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry in China JCCIC said at a press briefing in Beijing to release the 2019 white paper on the Chinese economy and Japanese companies, according to Global Times China. This is the 10th year the business group published the white paper, which this year is based on responses from 8,756 JCCIC member companies. Photo Li Xuanmin/GT Japanese companies firmly believe that China remains one of the top global markets despite the ongoing US-China trade war and other rising risks, and China's further opening-up and efforts to strengthen intellectual property rights IPR protection also make the country more attractive to foreign investors, a Japanese annual business report showed on Wednesday. More than 60 percent of Japanese companies source from China, while only 5.9 percent of Japanese companies in China have business involved in exports to the US, so the impact is limited, Ono explained. We do hope that China and the US could reach a trade deal in the near future to settle trade disputes. But he also noted that some Japanese firms that specialize in US exports or Japanese suppliers of Chinese trading companies may be hurt by the tariff war. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

economists paywall: A survey by the Wall Street Journal earlier in the week signaled that nearly 40% of economists paywall polled by the publication expect the U.S. central bank to ease monetary policy next month, according to Market Watch. The chief economist Joe Davis of Vanguard, the fund provider that manages some 5.4 trillion of wealth, speculated that an insurance rate cut by Jerome Powell's Fed could arrive as early as Wednesday, at the conclusion of the central bank's two-day policy gathering that kicks off June 18. Clamoring for a rate cut the first in more than a decade by the Federal Reserve at some point this year is running hot. Federal-funds futures pointed to an 87% chance for a July cut and 26% chance for an easing this month, as of late Friday, CME Group data show. The Fed might not be prepared to confirm such validations given the hard data do not yet signal a sharp slowdown in economic activity, she said. But what if Wall Street is stone-cold wrong about the Fed cutting, or even communicating its intent to reduce benchmarks rates, which currently stand a range between 2.25%-2.50%, in coming meetings Check out The market is terrible at predicting Federal Reserve interest-rate moves, chart shows Kathy Bostjancic, chief U.S. financial economist at Oxford Economics, told Market Watch that the domestic economy hasn't weakened sufficiently to justify dialing back rates. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

employee protections: A bill winding through California's legislature that takes aim at gig-fueled companies like Uber and Postmates may upend long-standing showbiz practices by reclassifying scores of independent contractors as employees, and could render tax-lucrative loan-out companies useless, according to The Independent. The bill, AB 5, which the state assembly passed May 29, is designed to protect workers from being misclassified as independent contractors and therefore denied such employee protections as minimum wage, overtime pay and workers' compensation. CDATA p This fall, Hollywood studio executives may be in for a shock when it comes to their budgets. It seeks to codify and expand the California Supreme Court's 2018 Dynamex decision, and would presume every worker is an employee with a few exceptions for people like barbers and real estate agents unless a company can show that the worker meets three criteria under the so-called ABC Test. That test will necessarily lock talent out of being an independent contractor if it passes in its current form, says talent lawyer Rick Genow, whose clients include Debra Messing, Anthony Anderson and Henry Golding. The requirement that makes Hollywood nervous is that the independent contractor must perform duties outside the usual course of the company's business. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

year: Apple has signaled that it could consider the requests, sources were quoted as saying, according to The Japan Times. Japan Display incurred a group net loss for the fifth straight year in fiscal 2018, mainly due to falling demand from Apple, its main client whose orders comprise nearly half of the Japanese manufacturer's sales. While Apple has agreed to loosen the repayment terms for its loans extended to Japan Display, the U.S. tech giant may also consider waiving some of Japan Display's debt, injecting new cash of up to 20 billion 184 million and guaranteeing orders to the panel-maker for this year and the following year, the report said, citing comments from people involved in the talks. ; Such rescue measures were requested of Apple by prospective investors in Japan Display, the newspaper said. Apple has previously financed Japan Display's construction of a factory to make liquid crystal display panels for iPhones. Taiwan's TPK Holding Co., a maker of touch panels, has walked out of the consortium led by China's Harvest Tech Investment Management Co., which had agreed to a bailout plan including up to 80 billion in financial aid. The report came as a bailout plan for Japan Display involving a consortium of Chinese and Taiwanese companies has been thrown into doubt. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

market committee: Indeed, the only positive finish came just this past January, when the Fed unexpectedly pivoted away from its policy of steadily rising rates to move to the sidelines, according to Market Watch. The S&P 500 ended 1.6% higher on Jan. 30. The S&P 500 index SPX, 0.95% has declined on nine of the last 10 final meeting days of the rate-setting Federal Open Market Committee, and those 10 days also happen to coincide with the entire tenure of current FOMC chair Jerome Powell, noted Paul Hickey, co-founder of Bespoke Investment Group, in a note. Stock-market gains or losses on meeting day probably aren't a terribly useful metric for judging the performance of the Fed, but the preponderance of decision-day declines is attracting attention among investors, particularly given the anticipation surrounding Wednesday's decision. Read 5 things to watch in the pivotal Fed meeting While acknowledging the small sample size relative to Powell's three predecessors Janet Yellen, Ben Bernanke and Alan Greenspan Hickey termed the S&P 500's performance on decision days under Powell's reign as abysmal on both an absolute and relative basis, with the S&P 500 averaging a decline of 0.3% versus average gains of between 0.16% under Yellen to 0.53% under Bernanke. The Fed isn't expected to cut, but investors are looking for policy makers to set the stage for an easing as early as July. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

mexican lawmakers: It means foreign investment in Mexico, it means jobs in Mexico, it means guaranteeing trade of the merchandise that we produce in the United States, he said, according to The Japan Times. Mexico's economy ministry in a statement said that with the approval Mexico sends a clear message in favor of an open economy and of deepening its economic integration in the region. Mexico's upper chamber voted 114 to four with three abstentions in favor of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or USMCA. U.S. President Donald Trump had demanded a renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement that it will replace. ; Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said in a recorded message that the vote was very good news. Mexican lawmakers had already executed a series of labor reforms that the U.S. had demanded. Ricardo Monreal, leader of the governing party in the Senate, said the vote was an important step to diminish the existing uncertainty for North American trade. Sen. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

npl ratio: Nonperforming loans NPLs in China's small and medium-sized banks, nonetheless, are hardly an issue, especially when compared with their global peers, according to Global Times China. In fairness, efforts to encourage banks to loan to the private sector, especially small and micro-sized businesses, as part of the drive to prop up the economy would inevitably affect banks' asset quality, as the sectors in which these businesses operate largely have higher NPL ratios than that of other sectors. Baoshang Bank has been taken over by regulators since May 24 owing to serious credit risks the city commercial lender poses. For instance, the NPL ratio of the country's commercial banks stood at 1.8 percent at the end of the first quarter, according to data from the banking and insurance regulator. According to Moody's estimates, loans to small and micro-sized businesses account for roughly 23 percent of China's total loans. The NPL ratios of bank loans to the manufacturing sector and the wholesale and retail sector, which have gathered a multitude of small and micro-sized businesses, both neared 5 percent. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

gist: That, at least, was the gist of Sinclair's testimony to the work and pensions select committee, according to The Guardian. People like a winner, he declared. He's been on a tour of the branches and can report that staff agree chief executive Ant nio Horta-Os rio is a national hero and Sinclair and his committee should continue to throw millions in his direction, just as they did last year when the boss collected 6.3m. And when I go out to see people on 22,000, 30,000, 40,000, they see Ant nio as a winner because he brought this bank back from the brink a lot of people say Good luck to him. It is, after all, rarely a career-enhancing move to tell a board director that he's living in a bubble. He works incredibly hard and I don't resent the money.' Perhaps some staff do say that. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

team: The team's main aim is simply to keep heads down and avoid Johnson creating headlines for the wrong reasons, according to The Guardian. There were widespread rumours at Westminster that Johnson's team was keen to see the elimination of Dominic Raab, the only candidate whose Brexit stance outflanked that of the former foreign secretary. His well-disciplined campaign team will continue with their strategy of subjecting him to minimal media exposure, though once the field is narrowed down to two, the final pair will appear in more than a dozen head-to-head hustings for Tory members. Johnson's consigliere, Gavin Williamson, the former defence secretary, who revels in the dark arts of politics, has been exercising the persuasive powers he used as Theresa May's chief whip. Michael Gove Plucky underdog Rory Stewart hinted on Wednesday morning, before he was knocked out of the race, that he and Gove were considering joining forces. But many colleagues fear that when the campaign is over and Johnson makes it to No 10, some of the pledges he has made along the way, across the spectrum of his party from Steve Baker to Matt Hancock, will quickly unravel. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

giant: What emerges is a picture of a proposal hastily assembled... Politicsread more Giant explosion rocks Philadelphia refinery complex Energyread more Watch the exact moment of the shocking explosion at a... Watch a video of the massive fire engulfed a refinery complex in South Philadelphia on Friday morning, according to Xinhua China. Energyread more Trump reportedly approves military strikes on Iran then... Military planes and ships were getting ready to attack Iranian targets when the strike was called off on Thursday night, The New York Times reported. Market Insiderread more Trump-friendly West Virginia is still waiting on 84 billion...CNBC interviewed dozens of local executives, state officials and federal lawmakers about where the deal stands. Defenseread more Slack gets to work three experts weigh in on the stock's debut Work-messaging app Slack is the latest tech unicorn to charge Wall Street this year. Trading Nationread more Airbus easily outpaces Boeing in new plane orders as Paris Air... Airbus caps a relatively low-key Paris Air Show with more than twice as many orders as Boeing. Three experts lay out what comes next for the stock. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

joe cirincione: But a wide array of political figures are trying to block the war plans, and many are doing so valiantly, according to MSNBC. A galvanized coalition will be necessary to stop the idiocy, warns Joe Cirincione of Ploughshares, so it is important to highlight the statements of opposition so that the American people who are feeling left out by this hawkish policy know who is standing up for them now. Elizabeth Warren In recent days we have focused on the many media enablers of a possible war with Iran. California Rep. A war with Iran would be an unconstitutional and illegal strategic blunder, said Congressman Khanna. Ro Khanna and several other congresspeople, including presidential hopeful Seth Moulton, have sponsored a resolution to stop the Trump administration from proceeding on the path toward war. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

month i: Trump was largely optimistic about a trade deal coming to fruition, despite talks breaking down last month, according to CNN. I have a very good relationship with President Xi, Trump said. Speaking at the White House Tuesday, Trump said US and Chinese negotiators would resume negotiations on Wednesday ahead of his planned talk with Xi at the sidelines of the summit in Osaka. We'll see what happens. China wants a deal. I think we have a chance. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

population spike: I hate elephants... They have widowed me, and they have left me without a harvest Lumba Nderiki, farmer from Botswana But the population spike has not been easy for the people who live alongside them, and a backlash has erupted, according to The Independent. I hate elephants, says Lumba Nderiki, a farmer well into her eighties, as she strolls through her modest and barren field in the Chobe enclave, a strip of mostly farmland between the river and national park of the same name. This southern African country of savannas and swamps is home to roughly one-third of Africa's elephants, thanks in part to strict anti-poaching enforcement and a trophy hunting ban that have made it a darling of conservationists and a mecca for high-priced tourism. Two simple reasons they have widowed me, and they have left me without a harvest. You can form your own view. ISOCountry Groups euro at be cy ee fi fr de gr ie it lv lt lu mc mt nl pt sk si sm es va uk gb us us variants 1 33.4, 2 33.3, 3 33.3 We'll tell you what's true. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

shareholders meeting: The stock closed 11 percent higher on Wednesday, the biggest gain since November 2016, paring this year's decline to 10 percent. ; Nomura's shareholders are scheduled to gather Monday, with one influential proxy adviser calling for the ouster of Chief Executive Officer Koji Nagai after the firm was penalized for leaking sensitive stock market information, according to The Japan Times. Nagai is trying to restore investor confidence by cutting costs at its global investment banking and markets business and trimming retail branches at home following its first annual loss in a decade. Just days before its annual shareholders meeting, Japan's biggest brokerage said Tuesday that it will trim its stake in an affiliate that was involved in a damaging information leak and use the proceeds to fund the stock repurchase. We believe the firm's relative share price and earnings momentum is bottoming, SMBC Nikko Securities Inc. analysts including Shinichiro Nakamura wrote in a note. On Tuesday, Nomura Research Institute agreed to buy back its shares from Nomura for 160 billion 1.5 billion pushing down the brokerage's stake in NRI to 23.1 percent from 36.6 percent. The firm could well have put the worst behind it for now, though we will need to monitor the longer-term picture in terms of cost cuts through restructuring and a bottom for earnings at the retail and wholesale divisions. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

telecommunications sector: The move shows that companies in China are taking the telecommunications sector to a higher level despite increasing pressure from the US, experts said, according to Global Times China. According to the report, the two companies will establish an innovation lab to focus on research and development R&D into 5G applications, including edge computing and network slicing. Photo VCG Chinese telecommunications company ZTE has signed a cooperation memorandum on 5G with Tencent to explore the development of 5G technology, according to a report by yicai on Wednesday. These areas are on the front line of 5G technology applications, and major internet companies, including Tencent, Baidu and Alibaba, have all made attempts to explore these applications, including in areas like artificial intelligence and smart households, Fu Liang, a Beijing-based telecom industry expert, told the Global Times Wednesday. Chinese telecommunication equipment companies still have a lot to do to catch up with their global counterparts, including Qualcomm, Fu told the Global Times. The cooperation with domestic internet companies shows increasing demand in China for 5G technology, and it can help local telecommunications service providers seize the opportunity to upgrade their production lines and even move their chipsets to a higher-end market, according to Fu. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

times plans: The Times Plans for a flotation or sale of Domestic & General have been shelved by its private equity owner, according to The Independent. CVC Capital Partners had been looking for a valuation of 1.2 billion pounds 1.51 billion for the household appliance insurer. bit.ly/2x1t1lR UK's Jeremy Corbyn will back a move today for the Labour Party to change its Brexit policy and support a second referendum in all circumstances. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. A paper drawn up by Andrew Fisher, Corbyn's head of policy, recommends that the party support a second referendum on any deal negotiated with Brussels. bit.ly/2wYA6Um The Guardian British Airways owner IAG announced plans to buy 200 Boeing Co 737 Max aircraft, the first new sales deal for the passenger jet since it was grounded because of safety fears after two crashes. bit.ly/2x897pb The UK's Financial Conduct Authority has launched a formal investigation into the suspension of Neil Woodford's flagship investment fund. bit.ly/2x4oCPb The Telegraph Brussels is increasingly likely to cut off Swiss stock exchanges from the European Union's single market to send a warning shot to Bern but also to Brexit Britain. bit.ly/2wYUDIk Mario Draghi has given markets his strongest signal yet that the European Central Bank ECB will unveil more stimulus this autumn to revive the ailing eurozone economy. It will be launched by Facebook on Whats App, Messenger and other apps to allow people to spend and receive money through their phones. ind.pn/2MVsSeI 1 0.7958 pounds Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom; Editing by Sandra Maler Our Standards The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles. The ECB chief admitted that additional stimulus will be required if the economic outlook for the stuttering region does not improve. bit.ly/2x0fDP3 Sky News Sports Direct International Plc has written to Goals Soccer Centres Plc to demand that the British five-a-side football pitch operator allow it to hire corporate investigator Kroll to probe a string of issues at the company. bit.ly/2x56zYY UK finance minister Philip Hammond will lay the foundations on Thursday for an overhaul of the City's post-Brexit regulatory landscape just weeks before he expects to be ousted by the next prime minister. bit.ly/2xbISP3 The Independent Facebook Inc unveiled a new cryptocurrency called the Libra, which is backed by 28 companies including Pay Pal Holdings Inc, Mastercard Inc and Visa Inc. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

water: As a regular contributor for the online news website Caracas Chronicles, Hernandez depends on his internet and mobile phone connections to file stories and to connect with colleagues and sources, according to Deutsche Welle. The main problem is access to water, he said. In his home in Baquisimeto, in the northern state of Lara, journalist Gustavo Hernandez found himself without power, water and internet. When there is no power, there is no water so we have to work with our neighbors to make sure that we all have what we need to live. The government of President Nicolas Maduro blamed the blackout on sabotage by outside forces, including the U.S., and alleged that opposition leader Juan Guaido also played a role. The cause of the five-day blackout was reported to be a failure of a substation near the Guri Dam, one of the largest hydro-electric power stations in the world. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

office: In the state budget on Tuesday, the Liberal government detailed plans for an 11.9 billion infrastructure program to fuel job creation and economic growth, according to Nine News Australia. But Small Business Commissioner John Chapman says one of the most concerning issues for his office is when roadworks lead to small businesses suffering dramatic falls in trade. To improve your experience update it here News National Small business has concerns with SA budget By AAP11 47am Jun 19, 2019Facebook Tweet Mail The small business sector has raised concerns over planned road infrastructure projects in South Australia, calling on the government to reassess how it deals with business owners. We have seen businesses go broke because access is cut off and here we have a raft of new projects in the latest state budget threatening to smash small businesses, Mr Chapman said. Mr Chapman said the government could allocate a percentage of the total funding for each project to a small business contingency fund. The government needs to look at creating a pool of funds from the infrastructure budgets which could be allocated to individual small businesses by an independent panel. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

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