INDIA: Fiscal finances facilitate spending, reform

Minister of Finance Palaniappan Chidambaram yesterday expressed to parliament his confidence that...

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BRAZIL: Growth continues to fall below official hopes

GDP expanded by 2.9% in 2006, the government reported on February 28. Economic growth continued...

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Financial markets have seen high volatility since a share price fall on February 26. The Shanghai...

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Singapore's ability to marry market-oriented high quality healthcare and controlled costs offers...

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The Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline is the best known of a series of oil and gas transport...

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The ACC is dominated by the pragmatic Party of Regions but it is led by a prime minister...

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President Felipe Calderon yesterday announced an agreement to stabilise tortilla prices. Food...

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Central government debt declined in dollar terms from 247 billion at the end of 2005 to 245...

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G7 finance ministers are meeting today and tomorrow, when the value of the yen and Japanese...

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The consumer price index (CPI) rose only 0.2% in January, or 2.1% year-on-year, the Labor...

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