CHINA: Third plenum glosses over factional split

The Communist Party leadership concluded the Third Plenary session of the 16th Central Committee...

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SPAIN: 2004 budget shows continuity in fiscal policy

On September 30 the government presented its draft 2004 budget. The budget is the last...

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Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad last week announced the 2004 budget. The budget was widely...

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The authorities are aiming to re-draft laws to facilitate the operations of the new bank...

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Mortgage lending has increased exponentially in the recent past. This reflects a mixture of...

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Two bombs exploded in central Mumbai on August 25, killing at least 50 people. The government has...

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Japanese FDI inflows to China are both increasing and diversifying from manufacturing to other...

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Although Islamic finance has become an industry with assets exceeding 240 billion dollars, the...

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Recent trends suggest that a modest upturn in the property market has secular growth potential. ...

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Wall Street's disappointment at the Fed's failure to reduce interest rates by 50 basis points,...

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