JAPAN: Will postal reform aid financial flows?

Political developments centring on the government's postal privatisation plans have obscured...

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IRAQ: Violence hamstrings a resilient economy

GDP will grow 3.7% this year, the IMF said in its first review of the post-war economy this week....

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Increased buying by foreign institutional investors today provided a further boost to stock...

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Finance Minister Binyamin Netanyahu resigned on August 7. The stock market initially fell 5% on...

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Systemic risk has been avoided for now, but complications are on the horizon for the structured...

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There was a dramatic surge in inward foreign direct investment in fiscal 2004-05. However, the...

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China and its East Asian neighbours run significant 'overall balance' surpluses -- meaning they...

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US Treasury Secretary John Snow on June 30 recommended against renewing the 2002 Terrorism Risk...

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Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder's Social Democratic party (SPD) yesterday presented proposals for a...

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Unwinding of cross-shareholdings between financial institutions and business corporations has...

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