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WTO: World trade contracted 12% in 2009
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IFC invests $2bn in Africa
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Russian deals cost Turkey
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Earthquake to drag on Chile recession recovery
The devastating earthquake in Chile will set back the country's recovery from recession and put pressure on central bankers to keep interest rates low to help the economy More »Kenya economy to grow by 4.5 pct in 2010
A recovery in tourism and other key sectors in Kenya led to economic growth of 2.5 percent last year and the government forecasts growth of 4.5 percent in 2010, President Mwai Kibaki said recently More »World Markets
ArcelorMittal sees only slow steel recovery in Q1
The world's top steelmaker, cautioned its markets would only recover slowly as it forecast higher shipments but lower selling prices in the early months of 2010, putting pressure on core profits More »Ahmadinejad says new budget less dependent on oil
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has stated that the national budget for 2010/11 would lessen reliance on oil revenues, a move aimed at making the Islamic state less vulnerable to any Western sanctions More »Banking
The rising sun
Japanese banks take steps overseas, gingerly, according to David Dolan More »Executive education
The changing MBA market. The Masters in Business Administration (MBA) qualification is clearly a success story More »Corporate Practices
Ethical business
Years of regulatory and investor pressure for companies to take environmental, social, ethical and governance issues more seriously look as if they might have paid off More »On the boards
The long and luxuriant holiday that has been the life of the average broker is over, with some hard work and tough graft on the horizon More »Technology
Copenhagen billions key to climate talks success
The allure of $30bn in climate aid for poor nations holds the key to helping restore confidence in UN talks on fighting global warming and stopping them from unravelling More »How will Google case impact foreign investors in China?
US internet giant Google has threatened to shut its China operations after cyber attacks emanating from the country, in response to which Beijing defended its censorship policies More »2010 World Finance Awards
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