 | May 20 2013 | Indonesia names new finance minister ,AFP |
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(MENAFN - AFP) Indonesia's president on Monday named the country's investment chief as the new finance minister, putting him in charge of Southeast Asia's top economy at a time of major ... |
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| May 20 2013 | EU, China have 'much to lose' in case of trade war ,AFP |
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(MENAFN - AFP) The latest tit-for-tat EU-China trade disputes could signal worse to come but both sides have a lot to lose if things get out of hand and harm the much-needed economic growth they ... |
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| May 20 2013 | Yahoo! to buy blog-maker Tumblr for $1.1 bn ,AFP |
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(MENAFN - AFP) Yahoo!'s board has approved a deal to purchase the popular blogging platform Tumblr for $1.1 billion in cash, The Wall Street Journal reported.
The deal, if confirmed, would be the ... |
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| May 20 2013 | Britain's Cameron makes personal plea to tax havens ,AFP |
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(MENAFN - AFP) British Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday wrote to leaders of oversees tax havens, urging them to help the country's efforts to combat tax evasion and avoidance.
Cameron sent a ... |
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| May 20 2013 | Danone strikes deals to meet China's taste for yogurt ,AFP |
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(MENAFN - AFP) French food industry group Danone is ramping up its presence in the growing Chinese market for dairy products with two deals on Monday to tap sales of yogurt and health foods, the ... |
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| May 20 2013 | H&M mulling production in S. America, Africa: CEO ,AFP |
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(MENAFN - AFP) Swedish fashion giant H&M is considering starting production in South America and Africa, chief executive Karl-Johan Persson told the Financial Times in an interview published on ... |
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| May 20 2013 | Alzheimer's leaves bilingual victims stranded in Canada ,AFP |
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(MENAFN - AFP) The devastating effect of Alzheimer's disease on bilingual people has been thrown into focus in Canada, where the sudden loss of a second language can leave sufferers feeling like ... |
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| May 20 2013 | Ryanair lifts profit slightly, sees 'moderate' growth ,AFP |
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(MENAFN - AFP) Irish no-frills airline Ryanair raised net profit slightly in its last financial year but said on Monday that traffic was set to rise this year.
Ryanair, based in Dublin, said that ... |
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| May 20 2013 | Namesake TV channel breaks National Geographic mold ,AFP |
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(MENAFN - AFP) Lots of people find a home on the National Geographic Channel, from tuna fishermen to Mormons with more than one wife and "preppers" stocking up their bunkers for the end of the ... |
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| May 20 2013 | Thai economy contracts in first quarter ,AFP |
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(MENAFN - AFP) Thailand's economy shrank 2.2 percent in the three months to March from the previous quarter -- the first contraction in more than a year -- as manufacturing output fell, official ... |
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