Saturday, July 12th, 2008
World Bank Zambia manager Kapil Kapoor has urged the government to broaden the public-private-partnership (PPP) concept away from the mines to involve other sectors of the economy, according to Saturday Post.
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Friday, July 11th, 2008
Increasing integration among Asian economies offers a new platform to promote growth and strengthen trade links, which is conducive not only for Asia, but also for the rest of the world, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Thursday.
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Friday, June 27th, 2008
The U.S. economy grew at an annual rate of 1 percent in the first quarter of this year, faster than the 0.9 percent pace estimated a month ago, the Commerce Department reported Thursday.
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Thursday, June 26th, 2008
India's growth rate will moderate to 7.6 percent during the current fiscal from 9 percent a year ago due to deflationary measures of the central bank, global rating agency Moody's said Wednesday.
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Wednesday, June 25th, 2008
South Korea's consumer sentiment fell to the lowest mark in more than seven years in the April-June period as consumers gave a negative outlook for the South Korean economy amid soaring inflation, the South Korean central bank said Wednesda ...
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Wednesday, June 25th, 2008
A slowdown of the European economy will continue at least until the first half of 2009, when the first signs of a recovery will be seen, Greek Economy and Finance Minister George Alogoskoufis said here on Tuesday.
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Tuesday, June 24th, 2008
South Korea's economic growth is expected to drop under 5 percent in 2008 as high consumer prices weakens domestic demand, the Korea institute for Industrial Economy and Trade (KIET), a state-run think tank, said Tuesday.
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Tuesday, June 24th, 2008
Thai economy is expected to grow around 4 percent this year instead of the 6 percent growth rate targeted by the government if global oil prices continue increasing, the state-run Thai News Agency reported Monday, quoting a leading economy ...
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