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Gold demand jumps 15% in Q2 amid global turmoil
Business, AFP, Published on 12/08/2016
» London: Demand for gold soared in the second quarter as investors sheltered from global turmoil including Brexit, the World Gold Council said yesterday.
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Tax incentives lure filmmakers to Hungary
Business, AFP, Published on 29/12/2016
» Budapest: Ryan Gosling, Harrison Ford, Hugh Jackman. Spotting hunky Hollywood actors is no big deal any more in Budapest, now one of Europe's top hubs for foreign film productions thanks to attractive tax breaks and cutting-edge facilities.
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Alibaba reveals 'hefty' price for SCMP
Business, AFP, Published on 15/12/2015
» Hong Kong: Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd will pay US$266 million for Hong Kong's South China Morning Post, far higher than analysts' estimates in a deal that has sparked fears the paper will lose its independent voice.
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IMF and Pakistan reach $3 billion stand-by deal
AFP, Published on 30/06/2023
» ISLAMABAD: Pakistan could get temporary relief for its ballooning foreign debt with a new stand-by arrangement worth US$3 billion announced by the IMF in Washington late Thursday.
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Chinese imports of Russian oil at post-invasion high
AFP, Published on 20/06/2023
» BEIJING: Chinese imports of Russian oil last month hit their highest level since Moscow's February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, customs data showed Tuesday, as Beijing offers an economic lifeline to an increasingly isolated Kremlin.
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UBS set for 'bumpy' integration of Credit Suisse
AFP, Published on 12/06/2023
» ZURICH - UBS is poised to complete on Monday its takeover of Credit Suisse, but integrating the former rival is a Herculean task that clients, employees and Swiss political leaders will closely watch.
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French credit rating under more pressure
AFP, Published on 02/06/2023
» PARIS: France's surging national debt is causing increasing alarm with the country risking a fresh warning on Friday over its credit rating after a downgrade.
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Markets tumble as Republicans threaten US debt deal
AFP, Published on 31/05/2023
» HONG KONG: Asian markets sank on Wednesday on worries that hardline Republicans could vote down a crucial bill to hike the US borrowing limit and risk a catastrophic default that could hammer an already fragile global economy.
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US warned debt standoff could hit credit rating
AFP, Published on 25/05/2023
» WASHINGTON: Ratings agency Fitch put the United States on notice Wednesday that its perfect credit rating could be jeopardised if the White House and Republican opposition fail to overcome their impasse on raising the nation's borrowing limit, a week before a key deadline.
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US Treasury chief decries debt 'brinkmanship'
AFP, Published on 11/05/2023
» NIIGATA, Japan: Political brinkmanship over raising the US debt ceiling risks "serious economic costs" even without the "catastrophe" of a default, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned Thursday at G7 finance talks in Japan.
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