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Friday Dec 13
House GOP conservatives help propel budget bill
The modest package passed by the House on Thursday would ease the harshest effects of another round of automatic spending cut
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Friday Dec 13
Chinese leaders: Economy faces ‘downward pressure’
Chinese leaders are under pressure to overhaul a growth model based on exports and investment
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Friday Dec 13
Portugal won’t need a second economic bailout
Portugal must return to financing itself on debt markets when its €78b bailout programme expires in June
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Friday Dec 13
Ireland free from bailout shackles but not out of woods
Dublin will though now have an increased level of independence in economic decision making
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Thursday Dec 12
India’s inflation rate spikes to 11.24 per cent
Rising prices and contraction in output complicate policy
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Thursday Dec 12
Abdullah bin Zayed meets with his Indian counterpart to review bilateral ties
The two minister also exchanged views on the latest regional and international developments
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Thursday Dec 12
Dubai’s CPI up 25% in November
The rise in CPI was driven by the increase in group prices
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Thursday Dec 12
Abu Dhabi hosts 96th ATFP meeting
It will also review the periodic report of investment portfolios and financial statements for that period
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Thursday Dec 12
Japan cabinet approves $53b extra budget to fund stimulus
Stimulus package aimed at offsetting impact of sales tax hike
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Thursday Dec 12
Non-oil sector to drive UAE’s future growth
Government and private debt within manageable limits
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Wednesday Dec 11
US budget deal gets cautious thumbs-up
Two-year agreement expected to end threat of another shutdown in coming months
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Wednesday Dec 11
US poised for stronger growth in 2014
Economists see foundations of sustained upward trend from consumer spending to housing
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Wednesday Dec 11
Indian policymakers vow to tackle inflation after poll drubbing
Country’s trade deficit narrows; gold, oil imports slump
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Wednesday Dec 11
15th Women’s Exhibition opens in Dubai
The first exhibition organised by Emirati women at the Dubai World Exhibition and Convention Centre
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Wednesday Dec 11
Middle East mergers surge 76% in third quarter
Etisalat’s Moroc Telecom agreement is the largest regional deal
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Wednesday Dec 11
Dubai urged to identify the counterfeits products coming through its ports
Around 90% of the global brands’ health care, personal care and medicines are faked and sold in the market, expert says
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Tuesday Dec 10
UAE-China trade up 14% in first-half
Nation accounts for up to 70% of China’s trade with Arab countries
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Tuesday Dec 10
GCC total industrial investments up
From $81 billion in 1998 to $338 billion in 2012, says Gulf Organisation for Industrial Consulting
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Tuesday Dec 10
Egypt’s urban consumer inflation up in November
Country’s annual urban consumer inflation rose sharply to 13% in November up from 10.4% in October to its highest level since early 2010
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Tuesday Dec 10
National Bank of Abu Dhabi steps up hiring ahead of expected Expo boom
Expects revenue from international operations to grow slowly; Sees huge demand for West-East trade financing
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Monday Dec 9
UK wage growth at six-year high
Prices consistently outpaced wages in Britain in recent years
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Monday Dec 9
Slower China inflation eases market fears
Government may target 7.5% growth in 2014
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Monday Dec 9
GCC needs faster diversification to cope with slowing oil prices
Global oil glut and slowdown in emerging markets to hurt GCC oil revenues
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Sunday Dec 8
Dubai foreign trade crosses Dh1tr as of end-September
Hamdan Bin Mohammad: ‘Winning Expo 2020 is a prelude to foreign trade boom’
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Sunday Dec 8
Balancing act for Turkey economy in 2014
Country at risk from global turbulence and under pressure from the markets to cut consumption in a highly-charged election year
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Non-oil sector to drive UAE’s growth
Government and private debt within manageable limits
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US cruise liner could return to Dubai in 2015
Royal Caribbean could once again dock in Dubai and other Gulf ports in the 2015/16 season, an executive says
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Region’s ad spend gets on good times bandwagon
Early forecasts suggest a strong 7.4% increase in 2014 on top of 4.3% this year
