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Papandreou survives confidence vote, calls for national unity government
05 Nov 2011
Greek prime minister George Papandreou, who survived a parliamentary vote of confidence on Friday night, met president Karolos Papoulias on Saturday and suggested the formation of a new coalition government.
G20 vows to boost liquidity, flexibility
04 Nov 2011
G-20 in disarray as Greek bail-out plan totters
03 Nov 2011
The summit that was to discuss a host of issues like the reform of the global monetary system, speculative capital flows and black money is in disarray.
Eminent British architect proposes ambitious £50-bn Thames Hub project
03 Nov 2011
An ambitious, £50-billion project dubbed the Thames Hub, which would include an airport to handle 150 million passengers, has been unveiled by a group of architects, planners and consultants, to boost the transport infrastructure in and around London.
Greek tragedy unfolds at Cannes
03 Nov 2011
India may help bail out Eurozone: Pranab
02 Nov 2011
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today suggested that India may financially help in any plan to bail out troubled Eurozone countries once the details of such a plan are worked out
Papandreou shocks Europe with referendum call
02 Nov 2011
Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou took a tough stance today on his shock decision to call for a referendum on the European debt deal, sending global markets in a turmoil.
India has a stake in Eurozone's success: PM
02 Nov 2011
Japan to face of ¥40-trillion losses on government intervention in foreign exchange markets
02 Nov 2011
Japan intervenes to hold down rising yen
31 Oct 2011
Whirlpool to cut 5,000 jobs, close Arkansas plant
28 Oct 2011
Whirlpool Corp, the world's largest appliance maker, plans to cut 10 per cent of its workforce in North America and Europe, and close its plant in Arkansas due to lower demand and higher costs for materials
EU looks to China to fund eurozone bailout
28 Oct 2011
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