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South Africa's economy has come out of recession, with growth of 0.9 per cent in the third quarter of this year.
24/11/2009
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A German rail company has signed a $26 billion contract to construct an underground railway network in Qatar and a track to Bahrain.
23/11/2009
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An Italian bank based in Rome has decided to make jobs hereditary in a bid to cut costs when replacing older staff.
22/11/2009
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Asia and the United States are pulling the world out of the global economic downturn with surprising if "modest" speed, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has said in a report.
19/11/2009
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The world's largest chocolate makers are gearing up for a potential corporate battle to buy Cadbury, the UK confectioner, after Hershey and Ferrero said they were considering making an offer to rival Kraft's attempted hostile takeover of the company.
19/11/2009
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Officials managing the multibillion dollar bailout of American International Group (AIG), bungled the initial rescue of the insurance, possibly overpaying other banks to wind down AIG's business relationships, a government watchdog has said.
18/11/2009
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The head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has repeated calls for China to let its currency rise, saying that a stronger yuan would improve the country's economy.
17/11/2009
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World leaders and government representatives have agreed to boost agricultural aid to poor nations at the beginning of a three-day summit on hunger.
16/11/2009
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The Dubai air show has opened with hopes that military sales will to continue to prop up a slowing civilian industry.
15/11/2009
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The World Food Programme (WFP) is asking millions of people to give small amounts of cash to beat hunger, as donor governments are hit by the financial crisis.
14/11/2009
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Europe's deepest recession since the second world war has officially ended after the world's biggest single trading bloc joined Japan and the United States in returning to growth.
13/11/2009
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China's president Hu Jintao told Asia-Pacific business leaders that recovery in the global economy was not yet firmly established.
13/11/2009
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Shares in British Airways (BA) have risen sharply as investors welcomed news of an outline agreement for the airline to merge with Iberia, the Spanish carrier.
13/11/2009
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Sub-Saharan Africa needs to double its spending on infrastructure to $93bn a year in order to brings its road, water and energy systems up to 21st century standards, the World Bank has said.
13/11/2009
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Russia must reduce the role of the state in the economy and modernise its industrial base to survive, Dmitry Medvedev, the country's president, has said, apparently challenging the policies of his predecessor, Vladimir Putin.
12/11/2009
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