While France fusses, Germany welcomes a surging euro
LONDON, Sept 30, 2007 (AFP) - The high-flying euro, which last week soared from record to record against the dollar, has sparked sharply contrasting reactions …
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Maldives blast wounds 12 tourists
Sept 29, 2007 (AFP) - A home-made bomb ripped through a crowded park in the Maldivian capital Male Saturday, wounding 12 foreign nationals, tourism minister …
UN envoy hoping for ‘fruitful’ visit to Myanmar
YANGON, Sept 29, 2007 (AFP) - UN special envoy Ibrahim Gambari arrived in military-ruled Myanmar on Saturday and headed straight to the junta's isolated …
Maldives seek foreign help as bomb explosion threatens tourism
Sept 29, 2007 (LBO) – Police in the Indian Ocean Maldives Islands have sought foreign help to probe a blast that injured 12 tourists Saturday, as …
IMF tells Zimbabwe central bank not to print money for businesses
GABORONE, Sept 27, 2007 (AFP) - The IMF will continue to shun Zimbabwe until its central bank stops meddling and the government starts managing its natural …
Businesses pledge four billion dollars at Clinton summit
NEW YORK, Sept 27, 2007 (AFP) - US businesses have pledged to spend more than four billion dollars on environmental, educational and humanitarian projects a …
World Bank pledges record US$3.5 bn new to aid poor nations
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Sri Lanka sinks three boats, kills a dozen rebels
Sept 28, 2007 (AFP) - The Sri Lankan navy destroyed three Tamil Tiger boats off the island's northeast coast, killing over a dozen rebels, the defence ministry …
Gold price soars to new 27-year high after as Fed prints more money
LONDON, Sept 28, 2007 (AFP) - The price of gold surged Friday to the highest level since January 1980 as the precious metal was boosted by the sliding US …
Microsoft livens up Live Search to battle Google and Yahoo
MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, Sept 27, 2007 (AFP) - Microsoft on Thursday began phasing in a slick new version of its Live Search service in a bid to gain ground …
Euro hits record high 1.4166 dollars
LONDON, Sept 27, 2007 (AFP) - The euro set another record high against the dollar on Thursday as dealers waited nervously for the latest round of data on the …
Auditors PWC loses tax appeal in Russia
MOSCOW, Sept 27, 2007 (AFP) - The Russian subsidiary of Pricewaterhouse Coopers, an international accounting firm, lost an appeal on Wednesday against a back …
Maldives borrows US$30mn from HSBC
Sept 25, 2007 (AFP) - The Maldivian government has secured a 30 million dollar commercial loan from the global banking giant HSBC to rebuild harbours, a senior …
Magna Carta to go on sale in New York
NEW YORK, Sept 25, 2007 (AFP) - A rare copy of the Magna Carta, a 13th century English document enshrining the rule of law, is to go on sale in New York in …
Maldives goes for a sovereign rating
September 25, 2007 (LBO) -- The Indian Ocean Island of Maldives hopes to use its upcoming sovereign rating to help local firms raise cash in international …
Myanmar junta warns against more protests
YANGON, Sept 25, 2007 (AFP) - Myanmar's military regime warned its people Tuesday not to join a swelling nationwide protest movement that has escalated into …
World Bank eyes more easy credit for developing nations: report
WASHINGTON, Sept 25, 2007 (AFP) - For the first time in almost a decade the World Bank is set to make meaningful cuts in the interest rates it charges China, …
Greenspan bashes Bush, defends own record
WASHINGTON, Sept 23, 2007 (AFP) - Former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan said Sunday the US economy has a better than evens chance of beating a …
European Central Banks concerned over French budget deficit
PARIS, Sept 23, 2007 (AFP) - European Central Bank head Jean-Claude Trichet said Sunday that France's public finances were in "very great difficulty" with the …
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