Infobox Government agency agency name Overseas Investment Office nativename r logo logo width 140 px logo caption seal seal width seal caption formed preceding1 dissolved superseding jurisdiction New Zealand headquarters Lambton House, 160 Lambton Quay, Wellington br coord 41.281299 174.775862 region NZ type landmark employees budget minister1 name Maurice Williamson minister1 pfo Minister for Land Information minister2 name minister2 pfo chief1 name chief1 position chief2 name chief2 position parent agency Land Information New Zealand child1 agency website http www.linz.govt.nz overseas investment footnotes The Overseas Investment Office is the New Zealand government agency responsible for regulating foreign direct investment into New Zealand. Overview The Office is responsible for high value investments 2006 NZD 100m , investments in sensitive land and investments in fishing quota. The Office is part of Land Information New Zealand , the New Zealand Government Agency responsible for survey, land valuation, land titles and mapping. This link recognises that the majority of the Office s work relates to the control of sensitive land. The Office replaces an earlier agency called the Overseas Investment Commission . Analysis In 2005, the Overseas Investment Commission OIC and its replacement, the Overseas Investment Office OIO , approved foreign investment totalling 14.3 billion, which was well above the average of 8.8 billion for the previous decade. All but about 3 billion was sales from one overseas company to another. Criticism The agency has been accused by groups like the Campaign Against Foreign Control of Aotearoa as being a Rubber stamp politics rubber stamping body doing nothing against increasing foreign control over New Zealand assets. ref name NZ Herald 10473472 ... 1 November 2011 ref References Reflist External links http www.linz.govt.nz overseas investment Overseas Investment Office http www.linz.govt.nz Land Information New Zealand NZ Public Service Departments ... more details
Overseas passport has sharply declined and the number of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ... National Overseas passports or HKSAR passport Hong Kong Special Administration Region passport ...Infobox Identity document document name British National Overseas passport image British new style passport.jpg image caption The front cover of a contemporary British National Overseas biometric passport ... readable British National Overseas passport date first issued using jurisdiction flag United Kingdom valid jurisdictions document type Passport purpose Identification eligibility British National Overseas British National Overseas status expiration The British National Overseas passport or BN O passport is a British passport for the holders of the nationality British National Overseas . It is mainly ... Overseas Citizen , British Protected Person and British Subject passports and resemble British Citizen ... indicated as British National Overseas . The machine readable zone starts with P GBR indicating ... National Overseas passport was the most popular travel document amongst Hong Kong people. From April 1997 to the end of 2006 the British government had issued a total of 794,457 British National Overseas ... of the less expensive HKSAR passport , so that only 30,000 British National Overseas passports were issued in 2006. As of May 2007, around 2.6 million out of 3.4 million of British Nationals Overseas did not hold a valid British National Overseas passport. ref name lords http www.publications.parliament.uk ... of British National Overseas passport was originally black as in all British passport. When ... was changed to Burgundy color burgundy . Endorsements Although the status of British National Overseas is not granted right of abode anywhere, British Nationals Overseas are Hong Kong permanent residents and thus the following statement is printed in each British National Overseas passport Cquote ... X which states that the holder has the right of abode in Hong Kong. British Nationals Overseas ... more details
Education Services for Overseas Students are the legal framework governing delivery of education to overseas students studying in Australia on a student visa . The framework is administrated by Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations , which maintains a Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students . Legislation Education Services for Overseas Students Registration of Providers and Financial Regulation Act 1991 Education Services for Overseas Students Registration Charges Act 1997 Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000 Education Services for Overseas Students Assurance Fund Contributions Act 2000 Education Services for Overseas Students Regulations 2001 External links http aei.dest.gov.au AEI ESOS Default.htmm ESOS , DEEWR http cricos.dest.gov.au Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students Category Students in Australia education stub australia gov stub ... more details
Orphan date September 2010 Use dmy dates date September 2010 Infobox TV channel name Overseas Property TV logofile Overseas Property TV.svg logosize 150px logoalt launch 1 September 2006 closed date December 2008 share share as of share source owner MRI Media Ltd sister names timeshift names web availability note br at time of closure terr avail Not Available sat serv 1 Sky Digital UK & Ireland Sky Digital sat chan 1 Channel 274 sat serv 2 Freesat sat chan 2 Channel 411 web http www.overseaspropertytv.com overseaspropertytv.com Overseas Property TV or O seasproperty as it appeared on the Electronic program guide EPG was a television channel broadcast in the United Kingdom and Ireland, on the Sky Digital UK Sky Digital and Freesat platforms. Used as a publicity vehicle for the MacAnthony Realty International group of companies owned by Darragh MacAnthony who is now the Chairman of Peterborough United F.C. Peterborough Football Club http www.theposh.com The Posh The channel was primarily targeted at UK and ROI residents wishing to buy, sell and develop property abroad particularly the Mediterranean region, Eastern Europe and Florida . The channel also offered programming about relocating to different countries, legal advice and property investment tips. The channel closed in December 2008 and was removed from the Sky and Freesat EPG s in January 2009. The Company was liquidated in 2009 as reported in the http www.london gazette.co.uk issues all MRI Media start 1 London Gazette . External links http www.overseaspropertytv.com Official site DEFAULTSORT Overseas Property Tv Category Television channels in the United Kingdom UK tv channel stub ... more details
For particular legal code s of the Philippines Philippine legal codes Politics of the Philippines The Overseas Absentee Voting Act , officially known as Republic Act No. 9189 , is a list of Philippine laws law in the Philippines passed on February 13, 2003 which provides for a system for citizens of the Philippines currently residing or working outside of the Philippines to vote in an election. ref cite web title Republic Act No. 9189 url http www.lawphil.net statutes repacts ra2003 ra 9189 2003.html work Twelfth Congress Second Regular Session accessdate 2009 06 01 ref This act was a consolidation of Senate Bill No. 2104 and House Bill No. 3570, the first draft was authored in congress on July 22, 2002. The act is implemented by the Commission on Elections COMELEC with the help of the Department of Foreign Affairs Philippines Department of Foreign Affairs DFA . Eligibility R.A. 9189 states that all Philippines Filipino citizens abroad ref cite web title Overseas Absentee voting url http ... are required to file their applications personally at the Philippine embassy or consulate nearest their region ... overseas absentee voting OAV registration form from the Commission on Elections Philippines commission ... Philippine Senate accessdate 2009 06 01 ref for the overseas absentee voters in 2004. The Philippine ... by 5 months The voting requirements made it difficult for OFW overseas Filipino workers OFW ... as April 2008 ref cite web title Mission Get overseas Pinoys to register and vote url http www.abs cbnnews.com ofw 12 26 08 mission get overseas pinoys register and vote work ABS CBN News accessdate 2009 06 01 ref where the commissioner of Comelec took charge of the overseas absentee voting process ... DFA and the Commission on Filipinos Overseas CFO to ensure that voter turnout in the 2004 elections ... web title Overseas Registration for 2010 Elections Postponed to 1 February 2009 url http www.philippine ... amendment to the overseas absentee voting bill. The amendment will take off one of the requirements ... more details
Overseas passports or HKSAR passport Hong Kong Special Administration Region passport s need an Exit ...British subjects British National Overseas , commonly known as BN O , is one of the major classes of British ... s and Commonwealth citizen s, but not British nationality law British Citizen s. British National Overseas ... http www.theyworkforyou.com wrans ?id 2008 11 04a.34.4&s british national overseas g34.6 , Written Answers, House of Lords 4 November 2008 ref The creation of the class of British National Overseas ... mainly ethnic Chinese , successfully gained British National Overseas status by registration. Hong ..., 3.44 million of Hong Kong residents had the status as British National Overseas , although only 800,000 of them held a valid British National Overseas passport . As the BN O nationality cannot be gained ... Upon registration never automatically , British National Overseas status can be obtained. The nationality ... in 1997. All British Nationals Overseas are entitled to enjoy a variety of rights in the United Kingdom Specify date July 2010 and to use the British National Overseas passport as a travel document . Only ... of the New Territories , a major region of Hong Kong, to Britain would expire in around 20 years. The public ... as British National Overseas , was created by the http www.coe.int T E Legal Affairs Legal co operation ... 230px British National Overseas passport advertisement by the British Consulate General, Hong Kong ... for becoming British Nationals Overseas by registration . ref Connection to Hong Kong refers to Hongkongers ... or by descent. ref Becoming a British National Overseas was therefore neither an automatic nor ... applied to become British Nationals Overseas . To make it involuntary or automatic would have been ... British Joint Declaration . Any person, who failed to register as a British National Overseas by 1 July 1997 and would thereby be rendered stateless, automatically became a British Overseas citizen ... The registration procedure of the British National Overseas status started on 1 July 1987 and applications ... more details
Infobox Military Award name Humanitarian Overseas Service Medal image Image Humanitarian Overseas Service Medal.png 120px br br Image Humanitarian Overseas Service Medal Australia ribbon.png 90px caption Obverse of medal and ribbon awarded by Australia type Medal eligibility members of declared eligible organisations, police and military for Humanitarian service overseas status Currently awarded description clasps 13 as at 15 December 2008 established 16 April 1999 first award last award total 1,878 as at 15 December 2008 posthumous recipients individual higher Police Overseas Service Medal Australia Police Overseas Service Medal same lower National Emergency Medal Australia National Emergency Medal related Australian Service Medal image2 caption2 The Humanitarian Overseas Service Medal is an award in the Australian honours system . The award is presented to those who perform Humanitarian aid humanitarian service in a foreign country, in particular those working in dangerous environments or conditions or during a humanitarian crisis . The award was introduced by letters patent on 16 April 1999, following a review of the Australian honours and awards system beginning in 1995. Potential recipients have to prove they worked for a minimum of 30 days in the location depicted by the clasp, during a period of time set in the award criteria. In addition, potential recipients have to be working ... with the Australian Service Medal and the Police Overseas Service Medal Australia Police Overseas .... Description The Humanitarian Overseas Service Medal is a circular medal. The obverse features a stylised ... Medal bar clasps have been declared for the Humanitarian Overseas Service Medal as of October 2006, ref http www.itsanhonour.gov.au honours nominating forms hosm guide.pdf Humanitarian Overseas Service ... 3 June 2008. Last accessed 14 August 2008. ref to indicate what region s the recipient worked in. These are detailed ... humanitarian overseas service medal.cfm title It s an Honour Humanitarian Overseas Service Medal ... more details
Minister of State for Overseas Development may refer to Minister of State for Overseas Development Ireland , a junior ministerial office in the Irish Government Secretary of State for International Development , a senior ministerial office in the British Government disambiguation ... more details
About the subsidiary of Orient Overseas International Limited the parent company of Orient Overseas Container Line Orient Overseas International Limited Advert date August 2010 Refimprove date September 2010 Infobox company company name Orient Overseas Container Line company logo File Oocl logo.svg company type subsidiary company slogan foundation 1969 location city Hong Kong location country China location key people num employees industry Shipping products revenue net income homepage http www.oocl.com www.oocl.com Orient Overseas Container Line OOCL is a Hong Kong based Containerization container shipping and logistics service company. OOCL is one of the world s largest shipping and logistics companies with more than 280 offices in 55 countries around the world, providing 78 services covering international trading markets with a fleet of more than 270 ships, including Grand Alliance member line vessels, feeder and OOCL owned and operated vessels. OOCL has vessels of different classes ... , China. OOCL sponsors many musicals and shows visiting the Asia Pacific region, including CATS, Phantom .... Tung In 1947 as the Orient Overseas Line. It changed its name to Orient Overseas Container Line in 1969 ... in the Asia Pacific region. At its peak, OOCL had a shipping fleet with over 150 freight ships ... Overseas Line. When containerization began in 1969, the company was re named Orient Overseas Container ... . After C. Y. Tung s death in 1982, Tung Chee Hwa C. H. Tung , assumed the leadership of Orient Overseas ... at the helm on C H Tung s election as Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People s Republic of China Special Administrative Region . In September 1970, Tung purchased ... ref See also Tung Chao Yung Seawise Giant Orient Overseas International Limited Furness Withy Houlder ... Kong Category Companies established in 1969 de Orient Overseas Container Line nl Orient Overseas Container Line ja ru Orient Overseas fi Orient Overseas Container Line vi Orient Overseas ... more details
Use British English date March 2012 Use dmy dates date March 2012 Infobox country name British Overseas Territories image flag Flag of the United Kingdom.svg image map British Overseas Territories.svg map caption British Overseas Territories red , the United Kingdom green , and Crown Dependencies blue The British Overseas Territories are fourteen territories of the United Kingdom that, although they do ... en about us what we do overseas territories The 14 Territories ref They are remnants of the British ... British Overseas Territory was introduced by the British Overseas Territories Act 2002 , and replaced ... on Cyprus and the British Indian Ocean Territory , which are military bases, the overseas territories ... publisher Gov.im accessdate 8 December 2010 ref The British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies ... have historic links to the British Empire . Current overseas territories The 14 British overseas ... 1013618138295 title ARCHIVED CONTENT& 93 UK Overseas Territories Foreign & Commonwealth Office publisher ... British Joint Declaration , which led to the whole of Hong Kong becoming a Special administrative region People s Republic of China special administrative region of China in 1997, subject to various conditions ... date January 2012 Following the return of Hong Kong, the remaining British overseas possessions are mostly ... Overseas Territories Act 2002 . This reclassified the UK s dependent territories as overseas territories ... ukpga 20020008 en 1 British Overseas Territories Act 2002 text online S. 3 Any person who, immediately before the commencement of this section, is a British overseas territories citizen shall, on the commencement ... date February 2011 The head of state in the overseas territories is the British monarch , currently ..., a Commissioner is usually appointed to represent the Queen. Exceptionally, in the overseas territory ... of Dependent Commonwealth Territories & UK constituent countries All the overseas territories have ... populous of the Overseas Territories. The bi cameral Parliament consists of a Senate and a House ... more details
The term Overseas Economic Cooperation Fund can refer to the Economic Cooperation Organization ECO , which was funded in 1985 by Iran, Pakistan and Turkey to improve socio economic development. the Overseas Economic Cooperation Fund of Japan, one of its Foreign aid institutions of Japan Foreign aid institutions disambig ... more details
image Sede Minist rio da Defesa de Portugal.jpg 300px right thumb Former headquarters of the Portuguese Ministry of the Overseas, in Lisbon . The Ministry of the Overseas in Portuguese language Portuguese Minist rio do Ultramar was the ministry government department of the Government of Portugal responsible for the administration of the Portuguese Empire . In relation to the Portuguese Overseas territories, the Ministry of the Overseas had jurisdiction over almost all matters of government that, in the Portugal European Portugal , was divided by various ministries, including revenue and customs, economical affairs, internal security, public works, transports and communications, justice, civil administration, education and public health. The ministry also had responsibilities in the external relations with neighboring areas of the Portuguese overseas territories and in the military affairs. The minister for the Overseas superintended all governor general Portugal governors general and governor s of the Portuguese Overseas. The ministry had its origins in the Ministry of the Navy and Overseas Minist rio da Marinha e do Ultramar , established in 1736, by King of Portugal King John V of Portugal . In 1911, the colonial affairs were separated from the Ministry of the Navy, being created an autonomous Ministry of the Colonies Minist rio das Col nias . In 1951, the department was renamed Ministry of the Overseas . After the Carnation Revolution in 25 April 1974, the ministry continued to exist, provisionally, as the Ministry of the Interterritorial Coordination , until the independente of the last Portuguese territories of Africa in 1975. From 1975, until its ultimate extinction in 1976, the structure of the ministry continued to function, first as the Secretariat of State for the Decolonization and then as the Ministry of Cooperation . See also Minister of the Colonies DEFAULTSORT Ministry Of The Overseas Portugal Category Government ministries of Portugal Overseas Catego ... more details
coord 1 18.087 N 103 49.901 E region SG type edu display title id toc style float right width 240px margin left 1em Name Overseas Family School Abbreviation OFS Location 25F Paterson Road br Orchard, Singapore Orchard Country Singapore Founded 1991 ref name background http www.ofs.edu.sg about ofs background ref Enrollment 3580 ref name enroll http www.ofs.edu.sg about ofs campus ref Type Coeducational day college preparatory school Grades Prekindergarten Pre K Kindergarten K1 K2 Elementary School 1 5 Middle School 6 8 High School 9 12 Master Policy To maintain a happy, safe and effective school for overseas families living in Singapore. Colours Red, yellow and blue Website http www.ofs.edu.sg Overseas Family School OFS is a privately owned Pre K 12 International school , providing education in the English language medium for overseas families living in Singapore . It started in 1991 with roughly 50 students ref http www.ofs.edu.sg images about ofs history chart.jpg ref , today Overseas Family School has 3580 students from 75 nationalities ref name enroll . OFS is one of the several international schools in Singapore, that is authorised by International Baccalaureate Organisation IBO to offer a full International Baccalaureate education from age three to senior high school Pre K 12 . OFS offers a Study Preparation Programme SPP for students for whom English is a second or other language English as an additional language ESOL . It helps students to quickly learn to read, write, listen to and speak English while also doing their usual school subjects. SPP has three levels and promotions ... view The Overseas Family School campus is situated on convert 11 acre m2 , with ten buildings clustered ... and school supplies Athletics The Overseas Family School provides a sports program and participates ... came from around Singapore. Some of the schools represented were Overseas Family School Middle and High ... http www.gsgi.co.uk countries singapore overseas family school The Good School Guide Category ... more details
Image OverSeasBars.jpg thumb 325px right Overseas Service Bars File ASU Sleeve.jpg thumb 100px Current Army Service Uniform Overseas Service Bars 4 Years Total An Overseas Service Bar is an accoutrement on United States Army dress uniforms that indicates a soldier has served six months of service in a combat zone. They are displayed as an embroidered gold bar worn horizontally on the right sleeve of the Army Service Uniform Green Service Uniform Class A uniform and the Army Service Uniform . ref name AR670 1 Department of the Army. http www.army.mil usapa epubs pdf r670 1.pdf Army Regulation 670 1, Wear and Appearance of Army Uniforms and Insignia Washington, DC 2005. Chapter 28, Paragraph 28. ref Overseas Service Bars are cumulative, in that each bar worn indicates another six month period. Time spent overseas is also cumulative, meaning one bar could be earned for two separate deployments totaling six months. The original concept of an Overseas Bar began in the World War I First World War with what was known as an Overseas Chevron . An Overseas Chevron was an inverted chevron patch worn on the lower left sleeve on the standard Army dress uniform. The chevron was identical to the Wound Chevron which was worn on the opposite right sleeve. During World War II , the chevron was redesignated as the Overseas Bar and the patch adopted its current design of a horizontal bar. For those who had performed overseas service in both the First and Second World Wars, the Overseas Bar and Chevron were worn simultaneously. By the time of the Vietnam War , the Overseas Service Bar had adopted its current name and the patch was now worn on the lower right sleeve, instead of the left. The Overseas Service Bar is a separate decoration from the Overseas Service Ribbon , which recognizes overseas ... badges of the United States Army Service Uniform References reflist commons category Overseas Service Bar United States Overseas Service Bar US Army uniforms Category Awards and decorations of the United ... more details
Image East Lancs Overseas logo.png 200px right thumb The East Lancs Overseas logo. East Lancs Overseas was a subsidiary of the England English bus manufacturer East Lancashire Coachbuilders , which was based in Blackburn . East Lancs Overseas was the part of East Lancs in charge of taking orders and exporting buses outside of the United Kingdom UK . After going into administration, the company was bought by the Darwen Group . See also British City Bus North West Bus & Coach Repairs ELCB Buses left External links http www.elcb.co.uk East Lancs official website Category Bus manufacturers Category East Lancashire Coachbuilders bus stub ... more details
Infobox Non profit Non profit name Health Volunteers Overseas Non profit logo Image HVO Brand.JPG thumb Non profit type Humanitarian Health Aid founded date 1986 location Washington, DC origins key people Board Chair Julia Plotnick, RN, FAAN br Executive Director Nancy Kelly, MHS area served Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean, Eastern Europe, and Oceania focus Healthcare method Education and Training num volunteers Over 4300 num employees 10 homepage http www.hvousa.org www.hvousa.org tax exempt dissolved footnotes Health Volunteers Overseas HVO is a Washington, DC based nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the health care of developing country developing countries through the training and education of local health care providers. ref http www.catalogueforphilanthropy dc.org 2004 health volunteers 4039.htm Catalog for Philanthropy . Retrieved on May 6, 2008 ref History The idea for the organization was sparked by an article by Dr. Ralph Crawshaw, published in the December 1984 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. In the article, ref http jama.ama assn.org content 252 22 3170.extract A Doctor to Doctor International Medical Education Exchange JAMA. 1984 252 22 3170 3171. doi 10.1001 jama.1984.03350220076038 ref Dr. Crawshaw urged fellow medical practitioners to make a substantial difference to your colleagues in developing countries and cited the example of Orthopaedics Overseas. In 1986, the Orthopaedics Overseas Board of Directors voted to become the first division of the newly created Health Volunteers Overseas. Two anesthesiologists went ... HVO volunteers to complete more than 7,947 assignments overseas in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean ... Served Health Volunteers Overseas works with local health care professionals in the following ... as one of the best small charities in the Greater Washington region for the 2004 2005 and 2010 ... links 1. Health Volunteers Overseas website http www.hvousa.org br 2. HVO 2010 Annual Report http www.hvousa.org ... more details
There have been American Scouts overseas since almost the inception of the movement, often for similar ... served by two overseas Councils and the Direct Service program. Within the Girl Scouts of the USA ... records and Reports to Congress, BSA overseas councils were referred to as Extra Regional being ... and again to the current four in 1993. Overseas councils were organized in the Panama Canal Zone 1923 ... Scouts and Scouters to serve as part of their associations while overseas. In fact, the high commissioners ... a program for Americans living overseas. International Scouting accords discouraged such memberships ... BSA Councils overseas. This explains why in some years individuals or specific countries in Europe ... International Division staff stay in constant touch with overseas Councils and their professional ... Panama Canal Zone . Overseas Arrowman Several alumni groups exist to support American Scout Councils and the Order of the Arrow overseas. Foremost among them is the Overseas Arrowman Association ... Kittelberger url http www.arrowman oaa.com be history.htm accessdate 2012 04 09 publisher Overseas Arrowman Association OAA ref ref cite web title Overseas Arrowmen Association author url http m.oa ... Region, BSA Membership Far East Council members are the children of international businesspeople ... Scouting overseas map.svg right 200px thumb Far East Council American Scouting overseas map Great ... of America. History There have been American Scouts overseas since almost the inception of the movement ... a council within the North East Region, BSA. Membership Transatlantic Council members are the children ... territory. Girl Scouts of the USA Girl Scouts of the USA are serviced by way of USA Girl Scouts Overseas USAGSO headquartered in New York. USAGO has four offices USA Girl Scouts Overseas North Atlantic serves units in Europe USA Girl Scouts Overseas West Pacific serves units in Japan, Okinawa and Korea USA Girl Scouts Overseas U.S. Virgin Islands serves the Virgin Islands Guam Girl Scouts Council ... more details
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distinguish2 the Taipei based Overseas Compatriot Affairs Commission of the Republic of China, which was formerly known as the Overseas Chinese Affairs Commission Chinese title Overseas Chinese Affairs Office s linktext t linktext p Gu w yu n Qi ow B ng ngsh The Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the State Council of the People s Republic of China is the administrative office responsible for liaising with overseas Chinese residing abroad or returning to China . ref cite web title Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the State Council url http www.gov.cn english 2005 10 03 content 74290.htm publisher GOV.cn, Chinese Government s Official Web Portal accessdate 2008 01 08 ref Its forerunner, the Committee of Overseas Chinese Affairs, was established in 1949 He Xiangning , the wife of Liao Zhongkai , served as its first head from October 1949 to April 1959, after which her son Liao Chengzhi took over the position of head until the abolishment of the office in June 1970. Upon the establishment of the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office in 1978, Liao Chengzhi also became its first head. Liao Chengzhi s son Liao Hui politician Liao Hui also joined the office as vice director in 1983, and was promoted to director in May 1984. ref cite book pages 165 166 last Bo first Zhiyue title China s Elite Politics Political Transition and Power Balancing publisher World Scientific Publishing date 2007 id ISBN 981 270 041 2 ref Administration Minister Li Haifeng Vice Ministers Zhao Yang , Xu Yousheng , Ma Rupei , Ren Qiliang Chief of Discipline Inspection Group Lin Wenken References reflist External links http www.gqb.gov.cn Overseas Chinese Affairs Office Official Website State Council of the People s Republic of China Category Government of the People s Republic of China zh ... more details
Bharat Overseas Bank BOB was a private bank based in Chennai , India. In 2007 it merged with Indian Overseas Bank , which took over all the bank s employees, assets, and deposits. BOB was established in 1973 order to take over for the Bangkok branch of the Indian Overseas Bank . It was one of the few private banks that the Reserve Bank of India permitted to have a branch outside of India, and was the only bank representing India in Thailand . It was owned by seven banks initial ownership figures in parentheses Indian Overseas Bank 30 , Bank of Rajasthan 16 , Vyasa Bank 14.66 , Karur Vyasa Bank 10 , Federal Bank 19.67 , South Indian Bank 10 , and Karnataka Bank 8.67 , but in 2007 Indian Overseas Bank fully acquired the bank. ref cite news title Banks Consolidation the buzzword date 2004 12 25 publisher Rediff.com work Equitymaster url http www.rediff.com money 2004 dec 25banks.htm ref References references External links http www.iob.in Bharat Overseas Bank Official web site Now this bank is merged with Indian Overseas Bank. All employees ,deposits and advances are now of Indian Overseas Bank and no other website should be used. Further reading cite news title Bharat Overseas Bank to raise Rs 100 cr through IPO in October author Our Bureau location Mumbai date 2005 07 19 work The Hindu Business Line url http www.thehindubusinessline.com 2005 07 20 stories 2005072002550600.htm cite news title Bharat Overseas IPO plan flounders date 2005 11 17 work Moneycontrol url http ipo.moneycontrol.com india newsarticle stocksnews.php?autono 189860 cite news title IOB, Bharat Overseas to merge work The Economic Times date 2005 12 26 url http economictimes.indiatimes.com articleshow 1345697.cms publisher Times Internet Limited cite news title IOB set to take over Bharat Overseas Bank author ... branch of Bharat Overseas Bank author The Hindu location Chennai date 2006 03 11 publisher Thaindian.com ... overseas bank.html Banking in India Category Banks established in 1973 Category Defunct banks ... more details
Third party date March 2012 Infobox non profit name Overseas Indian Facilitation Centre image File Overseas Indian Facilitation Centre Logo.gif 180px type Semi Government founded date Start date 2007 05 28 location Gurgaon, Haryana, India coordinates Coord LAT LON display inline,title mission Helping overseas Indians to expand their economic engagement with India key people Ms. Sujata Sudarshan CEO homepage URL www.oifc.in The Overseas Indian Facilitation Centre OIFC is a not for profit public private initiative of Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs MOIA and Confederation of Indian Industry CII established in 2007 providing investment know how and business facilitation services to Non resident Indian and Person of Indian Origin non resident Indians and persons of Indian origin , with the active support of its Knowledge Partners, which are firms specializing in the areas of foreign investment consulting, regulatory approvals, market research, joint venture partner identification, project financing, accounting, taxation, legal and portfolio investments. ref cite web title Overseas Indian Facilitation Center OIFC url http moia.gov.in services.aspx?id1 205&id m1&idp 205&mainid 196 publisher Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs accessdate 2 March 2012 ref Mandate The mandate of OIFC is to, ref name oifc about cite web title About OIFC url http www.oifc.in About Us publisher Overseas Indian Facilitation Centre accessdate 2 March 2012 ref Promote Overseas Indian investments into India ... opportunities Provide advisory services to PIOs and NRIs Knowledge Partners and State Partners The Overseas ... Our Partners Premium Knowledge Partners publisher Overseas Indian Facilitation Centre accessdate ... on state specific investment opportunities to our overseas Indian investors. The participating ... Overseas Indian Facilitation Centre accessdate 2 March 2012 ref Assam Bihar Gujarat Haryana Jharkhand ... http www.nrirealtynews.com nri info OIFC overseas indian facilitation centre.php About OIFC http www.pbdindia.org ... more details
Orphan date April 2010 Unreferenced date March 2010 Study Overseas is an education consultancy in India, with offices in Ahmedabad , Bangalore , Chandigarh , Chennai , Coimbatore , Delhi , Hyderabad, Indore, Kochi, Mumbai , Pune , Vizag and an office in London . The groups works with over 150 universities, colleges and education institutions in various countries. History The company was established in 1996 to provide advice to students seeking education overseas. The organization initially provided counseling solely for studying in the UK solely, but has since diversified to include Singapore , New Zealand , Australia , Dubai and Ireland . The organization provides counseling services free of charge, though a courier fee may be charged on the application. Trusted Agent Study Overseas is A Trusted Student Agent of the UK Border Agency in India and a member of The Association of Australian Education Representatives in India AAERI . References reflist No footnotes date December 2010 http www.delhieducation.net otheravenues Consultants Delhi Education http www.usyd.edu.au internationaloffice agents index.php?countrySelect 91 Representative of the Universities Overseas and Australia http www.westminster.ac.uk study international meet us around the world overseas representatives University of Westminster http www.soton.ac.uk international overseasrepresentatives india.html University of Southampton http www.international.bham.ac.uk prospective countryinfo india agents.shtml University of Birmingham External links http www.studyoverseasglobal.com Study Overseas Global web site Category Educational organisations in India ... more details
The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration POEA is an agency of the Government of the Philippines responsible for opening the benefits of the overseas employment program of the Philippines . It is the main government agency assigned to monitor and supervise recruitment agencies in the Philippines. The POEA s office is located at EDSA corner Ortigas Avenue , Mandaluyong City , Philippines. ref name OFW History The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration was established in 1982 through Executive Order No. 797. The goal of the agency s establishment was to promote and monitor the overseas employment of overseas Filipino workers Filipino workers . ref http www.chanrobles.com poeaexecutiveorderno797.htm Executive Order No. 797 , May 1, 1982, Chan Robles Law Library. ref The POEA was reorganized in 1987 through Executive Order No. 247 in order to respond to changing markets and economic ... components of the overseas employment program. ref http www.chanrobles.com poeaexecutiveorderno247.htm ... directory poea.php The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration , OFW Guide ref The Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipinos Act of 1995 instituted State policies of overseas employment and established ..., and for overseas Filipinos in distress. The act specifies, Migrant worker refers to a person who ... or she is not a legal resident to be used interchangeably with overseas Filipino worker. . Regarding deployment of migrant workers, the act mandates, The State shall deploy overseas Filipino workers only ... other changes, the paragraph defining the term Migrant worker was amended to read, Overseas Filipino ... text regarding deployment was amended to read, The State shall allow the deployment of overseas ... and Employment Philippines Commission on Filipinos Overseas References Reflist External links http www.poea.gov.ph Official website of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration http www.poea.gov.ph ... , Employer s Guide http www.ofwako.com Overseas Filipino Workers , OFW Community Site Category Government ... more details
Unreferenced date January 2008 The Defence and Overseas Secretariat is a wikt secretariat secretariat in the United Kingdom Cabinet Office . Long comment to avoid being listed on short pages UK gov stub Category Cabinet Office United Kingdom ... more details
primary sources date March 2012 Infobox government agency agency name Commission on Filipinos Overseas type Commission nativename Komisyon para sa mga Pilipino sa Ibayong Dagat picture Cfo logos.gif picture width 150px picture caption Official Seal of the Commission on Filipinos Overseas formed Start date 1980 06 16 df yes chief1 name Imelda M. Nicolas chief1 position Chairperson website URL www.cfo.gov.ph The Commission on Filipinos Overseas CFO Filipino language Filipino Komisyon para sa mga Pilipino sa Ibayong Dagat , KPID is an agency of the government of the Philippines under the Office of the President of the Philippines . CFO was established on 16 June 1980 through the proclamation of Batas Pambansa Blg. 79. The agency is responsible for promoting and upholding the interest of Filipino ... by the Chairman of the Commission on Filipinos Overseas Filipino Pinuno ng Komisyon para sa ...?option com content&view section&id 12&Itemid 789 publisher Commission on Filipinos Overseas accessdate 02 June 2011 ref History Precursors to the creation of the Commission on Filipinos Overseas include .... The first forerunner of the CFO was the Overseas Employment Development Board that was created ..., set up a systematic program for overseas employment of Overseas Filipino workers Filipino workers ... 1980, the Commission on Filipinos Overseas was created to replace the Office of Emigrant Affairs through ... on Filipinos Overseas is to register and provide pre departure orientation seminar s to Filipino ... the younger generation of Filipinos overseas with opportunities to learn the history of the Philippines ... with Batas Pambansa Blg. 79, the Commission on Filipinos Overseas is mandated to perform the following .... See also Cabinet of the Philippines Philippine Overseas Employment Administration References Reflist External links http www.cfo.gov.ph Commission on Filipinos Overseas website coord 14 34 38.172 N 120 59 48.6672 W display title DEFAULTSORT Commission On Filipinos Overseas Category Government ... more details
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