IMF to revise economic forecasts amid ‘global boom’
WASHINGTON, July 19, 2007 (AFP) - The International Monetary Fund is revising its economic growth forecasts amid a "global boom," the IMF chief economist said …
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Thailand to push Baht down
BANGKOK, July 20, 2007 (AFP) - The Thai prime minister on Friday agreed on new measures aimed at curbing the baht's rise, while the central bank governor …
New revelations of gruesome India girl killings
NEW DELHI, July 19, 2007 (AFP) - India's unwanted baby girls have been drowned in milk, burned alive in sealed mud pots or fed milk laced with poisonous seeds, …
China private airline gets first nod for international routes
SHANGHAI, July 18, 2007 (AFP) - China's East Star Airline said Wednesday it had won approval to fly overseas, the first private carrier to do so, as part of …
Maldives wants new airports for resort islands
July 18, 2007 (AFP) - Maldives is seeking international investors to help build ten regional airports as part of a plan to develop nearly three dozen resort …
Money printing Zimbabwe tightens price controls worsening food shortages
HARARE, July 17, 2007 (AFP) - Zimbabwe's government was set to intensify its pricing crackdown, despite being condemned by the White House on Tuesday as a …
Indian launches betel condoms
NEW DELHI, July 17, 2007 (AFP) - A condom flavoured with the popular mixture of betel nut and tobacco known as paan is to go on sale in India, newspapers said …
Bangladesh ex-PMs ordered to explain wealth
DHAKA, July 17, 2007 (AFP) - Bangladesh's army-backed emergency government on Tuesday ordered two former prime ministers to submit details of their financial …
Google trims lifespan of user-tracking ‘cookies’
SAN FRANCISCO, July 16, 2007 (AFP) - Google announced Monday that it is shortening the lives of software "cookies" used to track users' online preferences. …
Former Bangladesh Prime Minister arrested: aide
DHAKA, July 16, 2007 (AFP) - Former Bangladeshi prime minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed who led the country from 1996 to 2001 and faces charges of corruption and …
France, Germany pledge to defend independent ECB
TOULOUSE, France, July 16, 2007 (AFP) - France and Germany agree on the need to keep the European Central Bank free of political meddling, German Chancellor …
Bangladesh to donate Buddha hair relic to Sri Lanka
DHAKA, July 15, 2007 (AFP) - The small Buddhist community in Bangladesh plans to donate a few strands of a lock of hair said to have come from the Buddha to …
Zimbabwe arrests business people as money printing drives prices up
HARARE, July 13, 2007 (AFP) - Authorities in Zimbabwe announced the arrest of hundreds more retailers and executives as part of an ongoing price crackdown …
Murdoch aims to conquer world of business news
NEW YORK, July 13, 2007 (AFP) - News magnate Rupert Murdoch will expand his media empire with a business news channel to challenge industry leader CNBC, as he …
World’s tallest man weds in China
BEIJING, July 12, 2007 (AFP) - A decades-long search by the world's tallest man for a bride finally came to an end on Thursday when the Chinese herdsman …
Euro hits record high against dollar on US economy worries
NEW YORK, July 11, 2007 (AFP) - The euro surged to a record high against the dollar Wednesday on growing concerns about risky loans in the US property market …
McDonald’s to start coffee chain in Japan
TOKYO, July 12, 2007 (AFP) - McDonald's said Thursday it will launch a chain of coffeeshops in Japan, hoping to tap into the country's growing love of coffee …
Strikes at Chilean mines send copper prices sky-high
SANTIAGO, July 10, 2007 (AFP) - Copper prices soared Tuesday as labor strikes pressured some of the largest copper mines in Chile, which supplies one-third of …
British finance ministry plans to close arms sales department: report
LONDON, July 9, 2007 (AFP) - The British finance ministry wants to shut down the government arms sales department, the Defence Export Services Organisation …