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Wednesday, 3 December 2008
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Donors pledge £2.8 billion for Georgia
International donors pledged a higher-than-expected $4.55 billion (2.8 billion pounds) on Wednesday to help Georgia recover from its war with Russia, and Washington called it an extraordinary sign of solidarity at a time of financial turmoil.
23 Oct 2008 |
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IMF readies emergency bailouts
The International Monetary Fund said on Thursday it was ready to lend to countries hit by the global credit crunch and had activated an emergency financing mechanism first used in the 1990s Asian crisis.
10 Oct 2008 |
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Retailer DSG sees no market recovery before 2010
DSG International, the biggest electricals retailer, said it did not expect its markets to recover before 2010 as it reported a drop in underlying sales and profit margins and plans to cut more costs.
03 Sep 2008 |
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Michael Page rejects proposals from Adecco
Recruitment company Michael Page International rejected an approach worth 1.3 billion pounds from Swiss rival Adecco, saying it materially undervalued the company.
15 Aug 2008 |
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Study links IMF loans to tuberculosis
Austerity measures attached to International Monetary Fund (IMF) loans may have contributed to a resurgence in tuberculosis in eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, researchers said on Tuesday.
22 Jul 2008 |
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IMF warns economy in "tough spot"
The International Monetary Fund on Thursday revised up estimates it made in April for global growth this year and next but coupled it with stern warnings that demand was slowing sharply in major industrial economies and inflation rising everywhere.
17 Jul 2008 |
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ICC prosecutor to open new Sudan case
The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court is poised to seek the arrest of top Sudanese officials - possibly even the president - on Monday as he opens a new war crimes case on Darfur.
11 Jul 2008 |
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DSG profits down nearly a third
DSG International Plc said on Thursday that its underlying pre-tax profit fell by almost a third to £305.3 million in the year ended 3 May. The group, which owns Currys and PC World said its like for like sales in the period rose only one per cent.
26 Jun 2008 |
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Amnesty says human rights a global mess
Six decades after world leaders unanimously signed the Universal Declaration on Human Rights, the record is dismal and urgent action is needed to prevent global chaos, Amnesty International said on Wednesday.
28 May 2008 |
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