Quadrupling the speed of broadband in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) could boost the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 0.6%, according to new research. The findings are based on research jointly conducted by Ericsson, ...
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After a solid first half, BASF maintained good business performance overall in the third quarter. Sales rose by 8% to €19 billion, particularly due to higher volumes. At just under €2.1 billion, income from operations (EBIT) ...
The European Commission (EC) wants to impose pension changes that would cost UK businesses £350bn (eURO440bn) and 180,000 jobs, according to research commissioned by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI). Describing the ...
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Cathay Financial Holdings yesterday forecast Taiwan’s gross domestic product (GDP) to rise 3.88% year on year in 2013 while Chung-Hua Institute for Economic Research projected the growth rate at 3.6%, both higher than the estimated ...
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According to Minister of Economy and Energy Delyan Dobrev, Bulgaria's gross domestic product is expected to mark a total growth of around 1% for 2012. Dobrev in an interview for the Bulgarian National Radio Sunday that "This GDP growth ...
Bloomberg quoted Treasurer Mr Wayne Swan before a government report on gross domestic product this week said that growth in Australia, the world's biggest exporter of iron ore and coal, may have slowed last quarter as commodity prices fell. ...
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Stating that the worst is over for the Indian economy, financial major Citigroup said the country is likely to clock a growth rate of 5.4% in 2012-13 fiscal year. Citigroup in a research report said that "Going forward, while we maintain ...
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Bloomberg reported that the International Monetary Fund halted the Democratic Republic of Congo's USD 532 million, three year loan program after the government failed to publish details of a 2011 mining deal. The lender, based in ...
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THE Australian dollar hovered near three-month highs yesterday,buoyed by the US Federal Reserve's latest attempt to pump liquidity into the world's largest economy. The Fed,at the conclusion of its last policy meeting for the year,decided ...
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Bloomberg reported that iron ore shipments from Australia advanced to a record in October as a strengthening Chinese economy boosted demand. According to government data compiled, exports gained 7.6% from September to 44.2 million metric ...
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The Turkish Statistical Institute has announced that Turkey's gross domestic product in the Q3 of the current year grew by 7.7% to TRL 377.6 million in current prices and by 1.6% in constant prices to TRL 31.6 million both compared to the ...
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(i)GDP In 2005, The GDP of Hebei province reached 1,009.61 billion yuan, of which the primary, secondary and tertiary industries were RMB 150.31 billion yuan,RMB 523.25 billion yuan and RMB 336.05 billion yuan respectively and per capita ...
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AFP reported that Sudan and Saudi Arabia are targeting 2014 start for deep water mining of a Red Sea basin believed rich in gold and copper. Mr Ali al Naimi Saudi Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources said that Manafa ...
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Australia's current account deficit widened in the 3 months through September as exports of coal and iron ore plunged amid falling commodity prices. The Australian Bureau of Statistics said that the shortfall in goods, services and ...
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Over the past few years much has been said about the amazing economic and industrial growth achieved by China.Let's be honest,China's growth has been absolutely remarkable and is the envy of the world.In 2010 China became the world's ...
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