FRANCE: Villepin appears as presidential contender

Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin's political standing has increased since his appointment and...

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SRI LANKA: Reform and peace at stake in November poll

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, leading contender in the presidential elections, has forged a...

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The government's Telstra privatisation legislation has been a long time coming. Prime Minister...

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A key challenge facing the European 'periphery' of the Balkans and the western CIS is their...

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Deutsche Post's share price rose in this morning's trading, following confirmation this week of...

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Pressure from Left parties, which provide the government with crucial backbench support, has...

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The ruling Social Democrats yesterday managed to stop an opposition motion to set up an...

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The attitudes of the authorities towards the local equity markets have varied between near-total...

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The need for infrastructural improvements is large and public-sector capital expenditure is...

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Moves to improve the tax administration are prompted not by any recent fiscal difficulties but...

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