Saudi posted 58-billion-dollar budget surplus in 2005
RIYADH, Nov 13, 2006 (AFP) - Oil powerhouse Saudi Arabia posted a record budget surplus of 58 billion dollars in 2005 on the back of surging crude prices while …
RIYADH, Nov 13, 2006 (AFP) - Oil powerhouse Saudi Arabia posted a record budget surplus of 58 billion dollars in 2005 on the back of surging crude prices while …
WASHINGTON, Nov 10, 2006 (AFP) - What do Bill Gates, Queen Sofia of Spain, Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus and billionaire philanthropist George Soros …
PARIS, Nov 10, 2006 (AFP) - Health services across Asia could crash in the face of a worsening epidemic of obesity-led diabetes, experts warn. The more common …
SYDNEY, Nov 10, 2006 (AFP) - The crippling cost of studying in Australia is forcing foreign students to take up risky sex work to make ends meet, a researcher …
HARARE, Nov 9, 2006 (AFP) - The Zimbabwean government is to establish an official commission to monitor prices and incomes in the latest attempt to stall …
November 9, 2006 (AFP) - Barbara Adams has been witness to huge change in Nepal during the 45 years she has lived in the Himalayan country. Well before …
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 8, 2006 (AFP) - A visa-on-arrival deal aimed at attracting tourists to Malaysia had allowed thousands of foreigners to overstay in the …
HANOI, Nov 8, 2006 (AFP) - Vietnam's WTO accession will impact on the 70 percent of its people who work in agriculture by securing key export markets but also …
BANGALORE, India, Nov 7, 2006 (AFP) - Shareholders of Indian software major Infosys Tuesday approved a plan for converting 30 million local shares into its US …
HANOI, Nov 7, 2006 (AFP) - Most Vietnamese appear to welcome their country joining the World Trade Organisation (WTO) but many also fear they must step up the …
BEIJING, Nov 7, 2006 (AFP) - Boosted by a huge and growing trade surplus, China's forex reserves have shot past the one-trillion-dollar mark and nothing is …
NEW DELHI, Nov 7, 2006 (AFP) - The government may cut income tax rates as more people are declaring their income and paying taxes than ever before, India's …
BANGALORE, India, Nov 7, 2006 (AFP) - The retired founder of software giant Infosys Tuesday took a swipe at officials of India's southern Karnataka state over …
The media rights body Reporters Without Borders (RSF) had voiced concern over a series of recent actions taken against journalists in the Indian Ocean coral …
NEW DELHI, Nov 7, 2006 (AFP) - India's foreign minister Tuesday accused regional adversary Pakistan of placing hurdles in the way of a fledgling South Asian …
PRETORIA, Nov 6, 2006 (AFP) - Senior International Monetary Fund (IMF) officials Monday said inflation-ravaged Zimbabwe was a dark spot in sub-Saharan Africa, …
HANOI, Nov 6, 2006 (AFP) - Vietnam is set to become the 150th member of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Tuesday after 20 years of market reforms that have …
TOKYO, Nov 6, 2006 (AFP) - The Tokyo Stock Exchange said Monday it had raised its order handling capacity to 14 million per day from 12 million as part of an …
HYDERABAD, India, Nov 3, 2006 (AFP) - Indian corporate giant Reliance Industries began a multi-billion dollar superstore rollout Friday with promises to the …
BERLIN, Nov 2, 2006 (AFP) - Euro bills in Germany have begun mysteriously disintegrating, leading police to suspect a prank using sulfuric acid, the …