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IMF Worries That Chinese Slowdown Could Damage Sub-Saharan Economies

28/04/2014(0)
Africa’s rising economic star is in danger of burning out from even a modest contraction in China’s economy as that country’s demand for natural resources decreases, warns the International ... Read More
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S&P upgrade Cyprus on better economic performance

25/04/2014(0)
Credit rating agency Standard & Poor’s is more upbeat about Cyprus’ public finances following a better-than-expected performance since the country’s financial rescue a year ago. The agency upgraded Cyprus’ ... Read More
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5 companies worried about Ukraine

25/04/2014(0)
The crisis in Ukraine is making itself felt in corporate earnings reports. Tensions escalated on Thursday as Russia said it would hold military exercises along the Ukrainian border. The ... Read More
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Obama Says U.S. Ready to Move on Russia Sanctions

24/04/2014(0)
President Barack Obama said the U.S. and its allies have additional sanctions against Russia ready to go as the crisis in Ukraine escalated with Ukrainian security forces moving against ... Read More
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Toyota Beats General Motors And Volkswagen In Q1 Sales to Retain Title Of Top-Selling Car Manufacturer

23/04/2014(0)
Toyota Motor Corp. (TYO:7203) sold more cars than any other global car maker in the first quarter of 2014 to retain the title of the world’s top-selling car manufacturer. ... Read More
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DIFC Event Discusses Sukuk Oversight

23/04/2014(0)
International standard setter the International Islamic Financial Market (IIFM) recently organized an industry consultative meeting on the standardization of Shari’ah-compliant financial certificates, known as Sukuk. The meeting was hosted ... Read More
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China HSBC Flash PMI For April Is 48.3, Up From 48.0 In March As Slowdown Continues

23/04/2014(0)
China’s factory activity shrank for the fourth straight month in April, signaling economic weakness into the second quarter, a preliminary survey showed Wednesday. But the pace of decline eased, ... Read More
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Russian Companies Shrug Off US Sanctions – For Now

23/04/2014(0)
Soon after U.S. sanctions targeting members of President Vladimir Putin’s inner circle were announced last month, Olga Promptova, a Russian business owner, received a message from a German client ... Read More
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Puerto Rico woos rich with hefty tax breaks

23/04/2014(0)
John Paulson is expected to expand his investment in Puerto Rico to $1 billion by the end of next year, as the hedge fund titan leads a growing brigade ... Read More
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Comcast 1Q earns surge on upbeat NBC results

22/04/2014(0)
Comcast Corp. said Tuesday that its first-quarter net income rose by 30 percent as ad revenue surged at broadcast network NBC, helped by the Winter Olympics in Sochi and ... Read More
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