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Prospects for the global economy in the third quarter
The world economy remains extremely fragile and growth is unlikely to improve substantially in...
InternationalEuro-area crisis fuels bank finance de-globalisation
Since the 1980s, trade and financial market liberalisation has sparked rapid growth in world...
InternationalRio+20 will have little impact on mining
In under a month the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) takes place, involving...
InternationalPlurilateral deal on services trade may gain traction
With the Doha multilateral trade round paralysed, and even optimists seeing no hope of its...
InternationalOil refineries face structural changes globally
Global oil refining has suffered from over capacity, volatile margins and significant upheavals...
International'Big pharma' seeks a new global business model
Drugs coming off patent in 2009-11 accounted for approximately 110 billion dollars in global...
InternationalGlobal manufacturing faces rough ride
Setting aside a technical surge in manufacturing growth in Japan compared with last year's...
InternationalHeavy minerals face falling global prices
Heavy minerals producers have suffered double-digit losses in equity markets this month. Heavy...
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