Archive for March 13th, 2008
Thursday, March 13th, 2008
Indian shares opened lower on Thursday, with the key Sensex index down 1.58 percent shortly after opening.
Sensex declined 254.70 points, or 1.58 percent to 15,873.28.
Sensex is the common name for the Bombay Stock Exchange ...
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Thursday, March 13th, 2008
Despite the impressive progress made by Asia-Pacific nations over the past decade in economic growth, 1.5 billion people in the region still live on less than two U.S. dollars a day, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Thursday.
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Thursday, March 13th, 2008
The New Zealand Government is to scrap transit visas which have long been regarded by Pacific people as onerous and unfair, Radio New Zealand International reported on Thursday.
Auckland airport is a key access point to many Pacific ...
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Thursday, March 13th, 2008
The Indonesian government plans to replace the chairman of upstream oil and gas regulator BP Migas, Kardaya Warnika, local press said Thursday.
Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro has confirmed that Kardaya wou ...
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Thursday, March 13th, 2008
Economists have warned that the continuing rise of gasoline prices might affect prices across the board and slow Cambodia's economy, the Mekong Times newspaper said Thursday.
In Phnom Penh, gasoline costs had increased from about 4, ...
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Thursday, March 13th, 2008
The U.S. dollar sank again against most major currencies Wednesday as skepticism grew over the latest Federal Reserve plan to restore calm to jittery credit markets.
The euro traded at 1.5526 dollars in late Wednesday trading, highe ...
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Thursday, March 13th, 2008
The state oil enterprises of Chile and Argentina will soon begin joint exploration of new oil fields in Argentine territory, a diplomat said on Wednesday.
Argentina's ambassador in Santiago, Gines Gonzalez Garcia, said at a news con ...
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Thursday, March 13th, 2008
Cuban and Spanish experts began talks on Wednesday on renewable energy cooperation.
Spain has made great efforts in making use of wind energy, and the two countries could cooperate in this field since both nations have lots of sunsh ...
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