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EU leaders save landmark budget as Brexit looms
AFP, Published on 11/12/2020
» BRUSSELS: EU leaders on Thursday resolved a bitter dispute with Poland and Hungary and salvaged the bloc's landmark post-coronavirus recovery plan, as the threat of an imminent no-deal Brexit loomed large.
US-China trade talks 'productive' as hopes mount for mini-deal
AFP, Published on 12/10/2019
» WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Friday said Chinese and American officials were working toward meaningful progress in trade talks, boosting hopes for a truce in the damaging tariff conflict.
Gender equality at work more than 200 years off: WEF
AFP, Published on 18/12/2018
» GENEVA: Women may be shouting louder than ever for equal treatment and pay, but a report out Tuesday indicates it will take centuries to achieve gender parity in workplaces around the globe.
Turkey pledges lira action to calm markets
AFP, Published on 13/08/2018
» ISTANBUL - Turkey has vowed to take measures later Monday to calm market fears sparked by the precipitous plunge in the lira's value as its president accused Washington of spearheading an "underhand plot" against his country.
French tycoon Serge Dassault dead at 93
AFP, Published on 29/05/2018
» PARIS: One of France's richest men, Serge Dassault, died on Monday after suffering a suspected heart attack, his family said. He was 93.
Asian markets flutter after Xi-inspired rally
AFP, Published on 11/04/2018
» HONG KONG - Energy firms soared with oil prices in Asia on Wednesday but broader markets flitted between gains and losses after the previous day's rally, with hopes that a China-US trade war will be averted providing support.
War-ravaged ancient market re-emerges
Business, AFP, Published on 07/09/2016
» HOMS, SYRIA - In the heart of the Syrian city of Homs, workers clear rubble and clean the blackened walls of the war-ravaged old market in a bid to restore its former glory.
Dark economic cloud over IMF-World Bank meeting
AFP, Published on 14/04/2016
» WASHINGTON - Worries that the global economy is nearing a stall made worse by the specter of '"Brexit" cloud the air as the world's finance chiefs gather in Washington beginning Thursday for the IMF-World Bank Spring meetings.
Iran trade with GCC set to grow but oil spat looms
AFP, Published on 12/07/2015
» KUWAIT CITY - Iran should boost trade with its Gulf Arab neighbours if a deal on its nuclear programme sees sanctions and an oil embargo lifted, but higher Iranian crude production could worsen tensions within Opec, analysts say.
G7 finance ministers, central bankers meet in Dresden
AFP, Published on 28/05/2015
» DRESDEN, GERMANY - Finance ministers and central bank governors of the Group of Seven wealthiest nations gathered in Dresden Thursday to discuss the global economy and tax evasion, but the Greek crisis was also high on everyone's minds.