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Copenhagen: US, China square up for the finale
12 Dec 2009
The world’s two worst polluters – China and the United States - have begun sparring over respective negotiating positions with an intensity that belies earlier expectations of a spirit of accommodation at the Copenhagen climate summit.
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Major developing countries must play big role in climate deal:US
12 Dec 2009
Negotiators at Copenhagen have already fired the first shots of what is expected to be a bitter dispute between the ‘developed’ and ‘developing’ nations over a successor pact to the Kyoto Protocol.
US House formulates new lending and credit rules
12 Dec 2009
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123 Agreement impasse to resolve soon: USIBC
11 Dec 2009
The US-India Business Council has said that all talks with the US on ‘arrangements and procedures’ of the bilateral nuclear deal are expected to be completed within a week or two.
NBN to be ‘enabling platform’ to drive innovation, productivity in Austrralia: Stephen Conroy
11 Dec 2009
US n-firms feel the New Delhi chill
10 Dec 2009
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Russia to build 12-14 n-reactors in India
10 Dec 2009
The freshly signed civil nuclear pact with Russia will allow it to land contracts for the construction of between 12-14 n-reactors in India.
Geithner for extending TARP till October 2
10 Dec 2009
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BoA repays $45 billion TARP funds
10 Dec 2009
The bank also paid the government $190 million in accrued dividends on the repurchased preferred securities.
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Copenhagen: G77 gives the boot to Danish draft
09 Dec 2009
The G77 group of countries and China, shredded a Danish draft proposal for an agreement on climate change saying it “threatens the success" of the ongoing Copenhagen summit.
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10 per cent expatriates lose jobs in Gulf slump
09 Dec 2009
Professionals working in the Gulf have been hit hard by the downturn, with almost two-thirds not receiving any pay hike and one in 10 losing their job this year
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Japan unveils $81 billion fresh economic stimulus
08 Dec 2009
The second stimulus package, including the $81 billion in direct spending, would be worth a total of $274 billion in terms of project value.
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No rate hike on sight as Fed chief says recovery in US 'fragile'
08 Dec 2009
Bernanke’s remarks dampened speculation that the central bank could begin lifting short-term rates from near zero.
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Kuwait fund makes $1.1 billion through Citigroup stake sale
07 Dec 2009
KIA’s $5 billion investment in troubled US banks had been a subject of criticism for quite some time by some member’s of Kuwait’s national assembly
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