Bangladesh scraps bank sale after Saudi prince fails to pay
DHAKA, March 10, 2008 (AFP) - Bangladesh has scrapped a deal to sell its fourth-largest bank to a Saudi prince for 458 million dollars after he failed to make …
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Turkey sees GDP ‘rise’ after switch in accounting system
ANKARA, March 8, 2008 (AFP) - Turkey has changed its method of calculating its gross domestic product, switching to the system used in the Europen Union which …
Malaysia’s polls shock rattles investors: economists
PENANG, Malaysia, March 9, 2008 (AFP) - Weekend elections that have reshaped Malaysia's political landscape will reverberate in the stock market and could …
Islamic finance expands as wealth grows in oil-rich Gulf
DUBAI, March 9, 2008 (AFP) - The market for Islamic finance and banking is growing rapidly in the oil-rich Gulf thanks to burgeoning wealth and attractive …
Feb expands credit facilities for distressed banks
WASHINGTON, March 7, 2008 (AFP) - The US Federal Reserve on Friday announced moves to pump 200 billion dollars into the financial system to try to contain …
Sprinter Marion Jones reports to jail
FORT WORTH, Texas, March 7, 2008 (AFP) - Former Olympic champion Marion Jones, sentenced in January to six months prison for lying about using steroids, Friday …
Searching questions as Fed printing fuels inflation rather than growth
WASHINGTON, March 7, 2008 (AFP) - As more signs point to a US economy that is sinking fast, the Federal Reserve is struggling to find ways to reignite growth …
India ‘too polite’ to seek British apology for brutality: report
NEW DELHI, March 8, 2008 (AFP) - British brutality during colonial rule in India cannot be forgotten but the nation is too polite to ask for an apology, …
Dollar falls to fresh low after ECB refuses to print money
NEW YORK, March 6, 2008 (AFP) - The dollar extended its losses against the euro on Thursday, tumbling to another record low after the European Central Bank …
Strong Euro, soaring gold tip Japan foreign reserves above trillion dollars
TOKYO, March 7, 2008 (AFP) - Japan's foreign exchange reserves have topped the one-trillion-dollar mark for the first time, led by the soaring value of gold …
Fed runs out of printing steam?
PARIS, March 7, 2008 (AFP) - A senior US Federal Reserve official issued a warning here Friday against expectations the central bank might soon approve another …
Warren Buffett topples Bill Gates as world’s richest
NEW YORK, March 5, 2008 (AFP) - US financier Warren Buffett has overtaken Bill Gates as the world's richest man, according to Forbes annual billionaire's list, …
Oil nears 105 dollars in Asian trade
March 6, 2008 (AFP) - Oil edged close to 105 dollars a barrel in Asian trade early Thursday as investors fretted over an unexpected drop in US energy …
India, China lead Asia’s billionaire tables
NEW YORK, March 5, 2008 (AFP) - The number of billionaires in Asia jumped more than 30 percent last year, with tycoons from India and China leading the charge, …
China targets 4.8 percent inflation in 2008
BEIJING, March 5, 2008 (AFP) - China has set an inflation target of around 4.8 percent for 2008, according to the text of a speech Premier Wen Jiabao is to …
US Internet users going mobile: study
SAN FRANCISCO, March 4, 2008 (AFP) - A comScore study released Tuesday shows US mobile Internet use is rising exponentially as people increasingly opt to be …
Dollar slips against euro amidst fresh printing fears
NEW YORK, March 4, 2008 (AFP) - The dollar slipped against the euro Tuesday in the face of fresh inflation fears in the eurozone and a call by the US Federal …
Clinton wins Ohio as McCain claims Republican mantle
COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 4, 2008 (AFP) - Democrat Hillary Clinton vowed to fight all the way to the White House after she checked rival Barack Obama's momentum in …
Philippine inflation at 5.4 percent in February
MANILA, March 5, 2008 (AFP) - Inflation in the Philippines rose to 5. buy doxycycline online http://www.nicaweb.com/images/layout1/png/doxycycline.html no …
France to extend Champagne-growing area
REIMS, France, March 2, 2008 (AFP) - As champagne sales pop all-time record highs and demand outstrips supply, France's wine-making czars are to issue an …