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Global oil demand for 2010 to be 'sluggish': IEA
15 Jan 2010
The International Energy Agency said Friday that oil demand in the developed world for 2010 would be "sluggish" with all increases being accounted for by emerging markets.
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Why blame Iceland?
By CNN anchor/ correspondent | 15 Jan 2010
Threatening Iceland that its EU membership application would be looked upon less favourably if it doesn’t sign on the dotted line and hand over the cash is just bullying by another name, writes CNN's London correspondent Richard Quest in an exclusive column to domain-b
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Too early to remove stimulus packages in Asia, says ADB
14 Jan 2010
The head of the Asian Development Bank today said that it was too early for Asian countries to end stimulus policies started during the financial crisis last year
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Russia govt goes ‘nyet, nyet’ on Vodka
14 Jan 2010
Dubbing it a "national disaster," the Russian government has launched a campaign against alcoholism, aiming to halve alcohol consumption by 2020. Consumption of spirits is more than double the critical level set by WHO.
Fed Beige Book optimistic on early US recovery
14 Jan 2010
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Obama mulls tax on banks to raise $120 billion
13 Jan 2010
US president Barack Obama is planning to raise about $120 billion over 10 years by imposing a fee on banks to help recoup losses from the Troubled Asset Relief Programme (TARP) and reduce the federal deficit
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France mulls 'Google tax' to pay for creative content
07 Jan 2010
The French government is considering a tax on internet advertising revenues of online giants such as Google to support industries hit by the digital revolution
Euro zone inflation touches 0.9 per cent
06 Jan 2010
UK construction activity shrinks for 22nd month
06 Jan 2010
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2009: A momentous though depressing year gone by
05 Jan 2010
Even as I have being reporting stellar gains for equity markets and gold, I have tried to keep at the forefront of my mind the terrible toll this recession is having on jobs, families and homes. By CNN's London correspondent Richard Quest, in his exclusive column for domain-b.
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India can outgrow China by 2014, says new chief economist Kaushik Basu
05 Jan 2010
The newly appointed chief economic advisor in the finance ministry Kaushik Basu is confident that India can surpass China’s economic growth rate, most probably by 2014
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Post crisis, Singapore's economy shrinks 6.8 per cent in Q4
04 Jan 2010
The city state's manufacturing sector plunged 38 per cent while growth for the entire year remained negative at -2.1 per cent.
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Iceland to repay €3.8 billion to British, Dutch investors
01 Jan 2010
The settlement, which is about 40 per cent of the nation's gross domestic product, will cost about €12,000 for each citizen on the island nation of 320,000.
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