Canada central bank holds key lending rate at 5%
Ottawa (AFP) - Canada's central bank on Wednesday held its key lending rate at five percent, saying it remains concerned ...
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China’s leaders set five percent growth goal for 2024
Beijing (AFP) - China on Tuesday set a growth target of five percent, in line with last year's GDP but ...
China’s leaders set five percent growth goal, raise military budget in 2024
Beijing (AFP) - China will on Tuesday set a goal of five percent gross domestic product (GDP) growth and raise ...
China’s economic woes far from over, despite optimistic growth goal
Beijing (AFP) - China's economic troubles are far from over and leaders admit the country will face an uphill struggle ...
UK awaits voter-friendly budget before election
London (AFP) - Britain's Conservative government unveils a pre-election budget Wednesday that could feature voter-friendly measures as Prime Minister Rishi ...
China’s leadership ‘confident’ economy will improve
Beijing (AFP) - China's leadership is confident the economy will improve, an official said Monday, ahead of a key political ...
China’s economy of ‘great concern’ as annual political meeting to kick off
Beijing (AFP) - China's annual political conclave kicks off in Beijing on Monday, with officials saying the flagging economy and ...
Stocks rally rolls on into March
London (AFP) - Stocks markets continued to push into record territory across the globe on Friday as investor excitement over ...
Cuba’s 500% fuel price rise to take effect Friday: government
Havana (AFP) - A 500 percent fuel price hike will take effect in Cuba this week, a month later than ...
Global stocks mostly up despite tepid consumer confidence data
New York (AFP) - Global equities mostly rose Tuesday despite lackluster consumer confidence data in the United States and Germany, ...
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