Capital flight remains a persistent weakness in Russia

Despite a growing current account surplus, the Russian balance of payments position is undermined...

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Security and economy creep onto Kenya political agenda

Two Spanish doctors and two local Kenya staff were kidnapped yesterday from the Dadaab refugee...

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Consumer prices in China rose 6.1% in September, official figures released today showed --...

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Some scholars, including Kenneth Rogoff of Harvard University, argue that US deleveraging...

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The Bank of England's monetary policy committee (MPC) increased its asset purchase programme on...

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The real strengthened to 1.785 to the dollar yesterday, after falling by 20% in mid-September. ...

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On October 4, President Mwai Kibaki convened the National Security Council to discuss the...

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The previous model of debt-financed growth in Central and Eastern Europe is no longer tenable. ...

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Much confusion abounds in the race to ease monetary conditions when a central bank's overnight...

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Rapid inflation exposes any weaknesses in government management of the banknotes and coins in...

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