French borrowing costs surpass Spain’s, a first since 2006
Paris (AFP) - The French government's borrowing costs surpassed Spain's for the first time in almost 18 years on Thursday ...
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China admits economy facing new ‘problems’, vows to fix property sector
Beijing (AFP) - Chinese President Xi Jinping and other top leaders admitted Thursday that the world's number two economy was ...
Stocks rally stutters but Hong Kong, Shanghai up on new China move
Hong Kong (AFP) - Hong Kong and Shanghai extended gains Wednesday as China announced another interest rate cut the day ...
Leftist Sri Lanka leader stuck with painful IMF deal: analysts
Colombo (AFP) - Sri Lanka's new leftist leader has little room to renegotiate an IMF bailout that threw a lifeline ...
Leftist Sri Lanka leader stuck with painful IMF deal: analysts
Colombo (AFP) - Sri Lanka's new leftist leader has little room to renegotiate an IMF bailout that threw a lifeline ...
Leftist Sri Lanka leader stuck with painful IMF deal: analysts
Colombo (AFP) - Sri Lanka's new leftist leader has little room to renegotiate an IMF bailout that threw a lifeline ...
IMF says ready for talks with Sri Lanka’s new leftist government
Colombo (AFP) - The International Monetary Fund is ready to discuss its controversial $2. 9 billion bailout programme for Sri ...
Israeli economy struggles under weight of Gaza war
Rishon LeZion (Israel) (AFP) - Nearly a year of war in Gaza has battered Israel's economy, and poverty is now ...
Eurozone business activity slumps after Olympics boost
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - Eurozone business activity declined for the first time in seven months in September, as France lost ...
Some Cubans depend on sugar water as food shortages bite
Havana (AFP) - Subsidized food, without which most Cubans would not eat at all, is becoming ever more scarce and ...
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