SYRIA: Foreign investment growing fast, but still low

President Bashar al-Assad reaffirmed his commitment to increased links with Europe yesterday,...

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UNITED STATES: States push taxes on 'junk food'

Some states are examining the possibility of increasing or imposing new taxes on junk food. The...

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The closure at the end of June of Russia's largest clothing and goods wholesale market,...

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The prospects for President Barack Obama's proposed Consumer Financial Protection Agency (CFPA)....

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The global economic crisis has caused a downturn not seen in Armenia since the ceasefire was...

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Parliament passed the third budget revision on July 31. The only aim of the budget revision --...

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The government sold 15 million lats (30 million dollars) in one-month Treasury bills yesterday....

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FDI in the region reached a new record in 2008. However, presaging an expected drop this year,...

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In 2008, the CADF invested more than 400 million dollars in Chinese firms operating in Africa; ...

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Real GDP will contract by 5% this year, the IMF's April World Economic Outlook predicts. Economic...

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