THAILAND: Monetary tightening to constrain consumption

The government on January 11 approved a 69.75 billion baht (1.78 billion dollar) financial aid...

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RUSSIA: Moves against smoking are largely symbolic

Russia is one of the largest tobacco markets in the world. The tobacco industry is also one of...

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The globalisation of innovation through state-supported research and development presents...

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The current and prospective stances of US fiscal policy -- including proposals to privatise...

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Since 1990, the national saving rate has averaged only 5.5% of national income per year, down...

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The PMI index of manufacturing activity surged in December to a seasonally adjusted 60.8, the...

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The forthcoming Sprint-Nextel merger has raised concerns that the sector is heading down the path...

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Latin America has until now lagged behind all other regions of the world except Africa in...

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Economic activity decelerated markedly during the final quarter of 2004. This slowdown in...

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The economy is benefiting from an unusual combination of low international interest rates and...

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