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PM in Malaysia after successful Japan tour
26 Oct 2010
Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh today left for Malaysia on the second leg of his three-nation Asia tour after a three-day visit to Japan that saw the conclusion of negotiations on an all-encompassing economic agreement
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India, Japan to expand ties; near deal on N-trade
25 Oct 2010
The two countries have agreed to upgrade bilateral relations for sustaining peace and prosperity in a changing and dynamic world.
New Delhi not keen to join devalue yuan chorus
25 Oct 2010
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EU to adopt tough stance with its 10-year trade strategy
25 Oct 2010
The EU has set out its trade agenda for the coming 10 years promising to act against any country that denies it access to scarce raw materials or energy resources it needs for growth.
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PM’s visit to give Indo-Japan trade a big boost
25 Oct 2010
India's efforts to cement a strategic relationship with Japan couldn't have come at a better time as Tokyo is only now realising that its China policy is in a shambles
G20: the unfinished agenda
23 Oct 2010
India gains following significant IMF reforms
23 Oct 2010
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G20 strikes deal on IMF quota, ignores trade and currency woes
23 Oct 2010
The governance reform, the first since the inception of the IMF after World War II, falls short of an overhaul of the global economic order
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G20 may reject US proposal to cap current account imbalances
22 Oct 2010
While China, Russia, Germany and Saudi Arabia are all running trade surpluses above the proposed four per cent threshold, the proposal seems to be mainly aimed at China's bulging trade surplus, especially with the United States
UK car production upbeat again in September
22 Oct 2010
UK manufacturing sector recovery floundering
20 Oct 2010
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Killings target Karachi
20 Oct 2010
With gunmen killing more people on Wednesday in different incidents of ‘target killings’ in Karachi, the number of people who have now died in the five-day old wave of violence goes beyond 70.
Shoplifting costs UK £4.4-bn annually: Study
20 Oct 2010
China rate hike hits stocks, commodities
19 Oct 2010
China vows to raise living standards of citizens
19 Oct 2010
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