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INTERNATIONAL: Banks challenge traditional exchanges
Seven major investment banks today announced plans to launch a new platform for trading shares in...
EURO-AREA: Decline in growth likely to continue
Euro-area growth slowed in the third quarter of 2006, expanding by only 0.5% quarter-on-quarter,...
INTERNATIONAL: Online jihad opens a new frontier
The internet is of vital importance to the global jihadi movement. It facilitates ideological...
WESTERN EUROPE: New Islamic forms developing
In Europe, the traditional modes of conferring religious authority are losing their influence. ...
GERMANY: Court ruling to encourage Laender prudence
The Constitutional Court ruled last month that the state of Berlin will not receive budgetary...
GermanyITALY: Proposed centre-left unlikely to succeed
The efforts taking place to give greater cohesion to the government of Prime Minister Romano...
ItalyINDIA/UNITED KINGDOM: Delhi urged to back carbon cuts
UK Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett today urged India to support international efforts to...
United KingdomINTERNATIONAL: Airbus must compete in mid-size market
Airbus announced the sale of 150 A320s and 20 A350s to China on October 26, as Boeing announced a...
