ASEAN concludes free trade deal with India: ministers
SINGAPORE, August 28, 2008 (AFP) - Southeast Asian nations have concluded a deal for free trade in goods with India, ministers said Thursday, in a development …
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Dubai port operator profits more than double in H1
DUBAI, August 28, 2008 (AFP) - Dubai-based port operator DP World posted on Thursday a 123 percent increase in net profits in the first half of 2008, which hit …
Cairn Energy reports falling net profits
LONDON, August 27, 2008 (AFP) - British oil firm Cairn Energy said that net profits slumped in the first half of 2008, compared with the same period last year …
Oil prices near 117 dollars on Hurricane Gustav
SINGAPORE, August 27, 2008 (AFP) - World oil prices rose in Asian trade Wednesday, underpinned by concerns Hurricane Gustav may head for the Gulf of Mexico …
Vietnam inflation at 28.3 pct, after sterilized intervention blunder
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Recognition pacts for ASEAN accountants, dentists, doctors
SINGAPORE, August 26, 2008 (AFP) - Southeast Asian economic ministers have signed agreements allowing their nations' accountants, dentists and doctors to work …
Malaysia to have two-weekly price-formula; cuts fuel prices
KUALA LUMPUR, August 24, 2008 (AFP) - Malaysian premier Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said a recent move to cut petrol prices by 5.6 percent to 2.55 ringgit (0.76 …
US subprime crisis: all aboard the foreclosure bus
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Toyota hikes car prices for first time in 30 years
TOKYO, August 25, 2008 (AFP) - Toyota Motor Corp. buy udenafil online udenafil online generic said Monday that it will raise the prices of some passenger cars …
Financial downturn ‘to drag on’: Bank of England official
LONDON, August 25, 2008 (AFP) - The Bank of England's new deputy governor warned on Monday that the global financial slowdown could "drag on for some …
Biofuels, food crops straining world water reserves: experts
STOCKHOLM, August 24, 2008 (AFP) - Burgeoning demand for food to feed the world's swelling population, coupled with increased use of biomass as fuel is putting …
Oil prices plunge to US$114 after dollar firms
NEW YORK, August 22, 2008 (AFP) - Oil prices shed more than six dollars a barrel Friday after the dollar firmed and as the world's second-largest pipeline …
British economic data shows slow growth as inflation spikes
LONDON, August 22, 2008 (AFP) - Britain's economy stopped growing in the second quarter of 2008, recording the weakest quarterly growth rate for 16 years and …
Low cost Internet phone revolution beckons for India
NEW DELHI, August 23, 2008 (AFP) - Battle lines are being drawn after India's telecoms regulator called for full-blown telephone services via the Internet, …
India’s Kingfisher Airlines goes international with London route
NEW DELHI, August 23, 2008 (AFP) - India's Kingfisher Airlines has announced it will launch its first international flight from the high-tech southern city of …
Oil prices spikes to US$120 amid geopolitical tension
NEW YORK, August 21, 2008 (AFP) - Oil prices rocketed higher Thursday as traders tracked geopolitical tensions between the United States and Russia, a weak …
Apple’s iPhone to launch in India on Friday
NEW DELHI, August 22, 2008 (AFP) - Apple's iconic iPhone was slated to make its debut Friday in India, home to the world's fastest-growing mobile market, …
Australia’s Qantas reports record profit
SYDNEY, August 21, 2008 (AFP) - Australia's national airline Qantas Thursday reported a 44 percent increase in annual net profit to a record 969 million …
Oil prices above US$114 traders mull lower gasoline stocks
NEW YORK, August 20, 2008 (AFP) - Oil prices rose on Wednesday after a sharp spike the previous day as traders nervously mulled a larger-than-expected decline …
Overseas Bangladeshis to send nine bln dollars home this year
DHAKA, August 21, 2008 (AFP) - Bangladeshis abroad will pump close to nine billion dollars back into the nation's economy this year, the foreign minister said …