 | May 23 2013 | Saudi- IDB increases its capital from $ 45 bn to $ 150 bn ,Arab News |
| (MENAFN - Arab News) The Islamic Development Bank Group has decided to increase its authorized capital from $ 45 billion (30 billion Islamic dinars) to $ 150 billion (100 billion dinars) on the ... |
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| May 23 2013 | Samsung sells more than 10 mn Galaxy S4 smartphones ,AFP |
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(MENAFN - AFP) South Korea's Samsung Electronics said Thursday that global sales of its latest flagship Galaxy smartphone had topped 10 million units less than a month after its debut.
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| May 23 2013 | Japan's SoftBank to give US govt Sprint board choice: WSJ ,AFP |
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(MENAFN - AFP) Japan's SoftBank is preparing to hand the US government an unusual degree of influence over operation of Sprint Nextel, after security concerns raised by the proposed cross-border ... |
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| May 23 2013 | Grounded ship is Philippines' last line of defence ,AFP |
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(MENAFN - AFP) A handful of marines living on a World War II-era ship that is grounded on a remote, tiny reef is the Philippines' last line of defence against China's efforts to control most of the ... |
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| May 23 2013 | Indonesian 'Hijabers' buy into an Islamic economy ,AFP |
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(MENAFN - AFP) Indonesian event organiser Risti Rahmadi wears an Islamic headscarf, uses halal lipstick and knows that it's time to pray when an app on her BlackBerry emits Koranic verses five ... |
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| May 22 2013 | Ford to halt car production in Australia in 2016 ,AFP |
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(MENAFN - AFP) Ford announced Thursday it would cease making vehicles at its unprofitable Australian plants in 2016 and axe 1,200 jobs, having produced its first car in the country in 1925.
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| May 22 2013 | First China manufacturing shrinkage in 7 months: HSBC ,AFP |
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(MENAFN - AFP) Manufacturing activity in China contracted in May for the first time in seven months, HSBC said Thursday, in another sign of the weakness of recovery in the world's second-largest ... |
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| May 22 2013 | Documentaries are rising stars in film ,AFP |
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(MENAFN - AFP) Blockbuster features that cost $100 million or more may grab the headlines, but the area of filmmaking that is growing fastest is documentaries, say industry sources at the Cannes ... |
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| May 22 2013 | US report urges action on intellectual property theft ,AFP |
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(MENAFN - AFP) A high-powered commission said Wednesday that intellectual property theft was costing the United States the equivalent of all its exports to Asia and urged a tougher approach to ... |
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| May 22 2013 | Experts favor US approval of Merck sleeping pill ,AFP |
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(MENAFN - AFP) An independent panel of experts on Wednesday recommended US approval of a new Merck sleeping pill called suvorexant, but expressed concerns over the highest dosage and risks of ... |
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