Peers are urged to support a move to let hospitals do more private sector work as plans to overhaul the NHS in England return to the Lords.

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NHS directors seek Lords backing

Talks stall between Greece and its private sector lenders over a 50% debt write-off, which is needed to stop Athens going bust.

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There has been a ‘seismic collapse’ in private sector pensions, with nine out of 10 defined benefit schemes closed to new entrants, a report warns.

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Private sector pension ‘collapse’

The government is to publish proposals to curb “unjustified and irresponsible” pay rewards in the private sector, Nick Clegg has said.

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The government is to publish new proposals to limit “unjustified and irresponsible” pay rewards in the private sector, Nick Clegg says.

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India’s new private sector is increasingly powering the economy, but it chafes at what many companies say are labor laws that blunt hiring and stifle growth.

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India’s Way: For India, Outsourcing Does the Job at Home, Too

A new government rule allows Cubans to buy and sell used vehicles freely for the first time in half a century, part of President Raúl Castro’s effort to remodel a hobbled economy and spur the private sector.

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Relenting on Car Sales, Cuba Turns Notorious Clunkers Into Gold

HAMPTON, Va. — President Obama will use an appearance at a military base here Wednesday to announce a partnership with the private sector to employ 25,000 veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars over the next two years, White House officials said. Obama has been touring the region by bus to promote his plans to create public sector jobs. But, with his $447 billion American Jobs Act stalled in Congress, Obama also has called on the private sector to help reduce an unemployment rate of 11.7 percent among veterans , above the national average of 9.1 percent. Read full article > >

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President Obama and first lady to unveil private sector partnership to hire 25,000 war veterans

It’s been another bad week for government. Another budget impasse. More embarrassing revelations about the federal loan guarantee for a failed solar energy company. And, of course, those $16 muffins. Don’t you wish government could get its act together and perform with the efficiency and competence of the private sector? Read full article > >

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Ah, the efficient private sector. Take the soap opera at HP, for instance.

The eurozone’s private sector contracted in September for the first time in two years as the debt crisis continued, a survey indicates.

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Eurozone private sector shrinks

he number of people actively saving in company pension schemes in the private sector almost halves since 1991.

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Pension saving continues to drop

The overhaul of the NHS in England presents “huge opportunities” to the private sector, a health minister says.

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Row over minister’s NHS comments

VIRGINIA VOTERS go to the polls Tuesday in primary contests to select candidates in a smattering of races for the state Senate, House of Delegates, county Boards of Supervisors, Commonwealth’s Attorneys and county sheriffs. The polls are open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. In some districts, a tough challenger will await the primary winner in the fall’s general elections. In others, where voters of one or the other party hold a commanding majority, the primary contest is tantamount to election. The Post has endorsed candidates in three Democratic primary races in Northern Virginia where retirements or political moves have left open seats, including two Democratic-leaning Senate districts. In the 30th Senate District, which includes south Arlington and parts of Alexandria and southeastern Fairfax County, there are two strong candidates: Adam P. Ebbin, a member of the House of Delegates, and K. Rob Krupicka , a member of the Alexandria City Council. We endorsed Mr. Krupicka on the strength of his experience in the private sector and his expertise on education. Read full article > >

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Virginians voting in primary elections

800,000 people who need social care in England receive no support from the state or private sector, campaigners say – and the numbers are rising.

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Thousands ‘lack social care help’

The private sector will still remain a small player in NHS hospital care for at least a decade even if government plans go-ahead, health firms say.

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Private sector ‘faces NHS fight’