UNITED STATES: Recession looms, but no return to 1930s

Media reports and analyses frequently draw close parallels between the economic and political...

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FRANCE/CARIBBEAN: Island protests could spread

Rioters stormed a city hall in Guadeloupe today, following several days of violence which claimed...

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The peso yesterday closed at a historic low. The volatile peso may cause severe economic...

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The economy contracted by 3.3% quarter-on-quarter in the December quarter, the Cabinet Office...

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President Dmitry Medvedev yesterday replaced the governors of Pskov, Orel and Voronezh, as well...

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President Stjepan Mesic expressed surprise on February 14 that the government had jettisoned...

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Botswana, considered a model of political stability, economic discipline and good governance, is...

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Former two-term President Mohammed Khatami announced on February 8 that he will be a candidate in...

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Ferrous metals are Russia's most significant non-hydrocarbon exports, accounting for a far larger...

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Many prominent economists have described some OECD economies as caught in a liquidity trap. If...

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