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China economy seen slowing in first quarter on housing, consumer woes
Shanghai (AFP) - China's economy is expected to have slowed in the first three months of the year as it...
China set to post slowing growth on housing, consumption woes
Shanghai (AFP) - China's economy is expected to have slowed in the first three months of the year as it...
Debt and climate back on IMF, WB spring meetings agenda
Washington (AFP) - The spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank are due to open Tuesday,...
IMF confirms Kristalina Georgieva for second 5-year term
Washington (AFP) - The IMF executive board confirmed Friday that it had reappointed Kristalina Georgieva to serve for a second...
Biden rule hikes fees for oil projects on public lands
New York (AFP) - Oil companies drilling on public lands must post larger bonds and pay higher royalties under a...
Solid profits at banks as execs debate US economic risks
New York (AFP) - Large American banks reported solid earnings Friday behind still-high interest rates while offering varying views on...
Vietnam’s multi-billion dollar fraud case: key things to know
Hanoi (AFP) - A high-profile Vietnamese real estate tycoon was sentenced to death on Thursday in one of the biggest...
Educated and unemployed: India’s angry young voters
Mumbai (AFP) - At a run-down job centre in the suburbs of India's financial capital Mumbai, 27-year-old Mahesh Bhopale dreams...
Ohtani translator charged with stealing over $16 mn from Dodgers star
Los Angeles (AFP) - The former Japanese-language translator for Shohei Ohtani was charged with bank fraud on Thursday for allegedly...
French PM, Trudeau defend Canada-EU trade pact
Ottawa (AFP) - Prime Ministers Gabriel Attal of France and Canada's Justin Trudeau on Thursday defended a trade pact between...
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