Reuters cited Mr Ashraf al-Araby Planning Minister as saying that Egypt's budget deficit in the year to end June 2013 is expected to widen to EGP 200 billion from a EGP 166.7 billion deficit in 2011-12. Egypt's budget, released in July, ...
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UK technology companies are expecting to expand despite concerns about the economy. According to a survey of 86 senior UK IT company executives conducted by IT industry body Intellect, 43% say their organisations are very likely to ...
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Standard&Poor's Ratings Services today affirmed its'BBB-/A-3'long and short term foreign and local currency sovereign credit ratings on the Republic of Azerbaijan.The outlook is stable. The transfer and convertibility assessment remains ...
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Jordan has signed an initial agreement with the British company Shell for exploration of oil and gas fields in the Sarkhan basin in the northeast of the Kingdom. The country's Energy and Natural Resources Ministry said that under the ...
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RIA Novosti reported that Russia may lose its investment grade rating if world oil prices plunge to USD 80 per barrel and the Russian government continues massive social and defense spending. Mr Alexei Kudrin ex finance minister of Rusia ...
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Arabian Business reported that Saudi Arabia has pledged USD 487 million assistance package to help support new development projects in Jordan. Mr Abdullah Ensour PM of Jordhan said that the first USD 125 million will be transferred soon ...
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Tuesday's election leaves President Barack Obama in the White House and maintains the balance of power in Congress.In many longstanding technology debates,policy experts see little movement forward,although lawmakers may look for ...
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Commentary:Taiwan economic revival program lacks substance Bryan Chuang,Taipei;Steve Shen,DIGITIMES[Wednesday 12 September 2012]Taiwan's Executive Yuan(Cabinet)has announced a five-point program aiming to invigorate its flagging ...
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With the first half of 2012 experiencing favorable weather conditions, gains in residential and nonresidential construction activity and robust gains in cement intensities, the new forecast from the Portland Cement Association (PCA) nearly ...
With the first half of 2012 experiencing favorable weather conditions, gains in residential and nonresidential construction activity and robust gains in cement intensities, the new forecast from the Portland Cement Association (PCA) nearly ...
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Machinery stocks may outperform the market through the end of the year as new orders rebound, helping to defy concerns about another U. S. Recession. American manufacturers booked $32.6 billion in new orders for machinery equipment in ...
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