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Wednesday, 3 December 2008
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RBS says govt to take 57.9 percent stake
Royal Bank of Scotland said the government will take a 57.9 percent stake in the group after investors took up just 0.24 percent of the shares offered in its state-backed capital raising.
28 Nov 2008 |
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Bank makes shock 1.5 percentage point cut
The Bank of England made a shock 1.5 percentage point cut in interest rates on Thursday to just 3 percent, their lowest level in more than half a century, as it seeks to prevent the country from sliding into a deep recession.
06 Nov 2008 |
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Kingfisher to double Polish arm as migrants return
Kingfisher, Europe's top home improvement retailer, plans to double its Polish business over five years, saying the return of over a million migrants will help limit the impact of a global recession there.
03 Nov 2008 |
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Grenade thrown at Thai protesters
At least six members of an anti-government street movement in Thailand were wounded on Thursday when a grenade was thrown into their protest zone in the middle of the night, domestic radio and television said.
30 Oct 2008 |
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BG to buy Queensland Gas for £2.17 billion
Gas producer BG Group launched a A$5.6 billion (2.17 billion pound) friendly takeover bid for Australia's Queensland Gas(QGC), its latest effort to boost its position in Asia's fast-growing natural gas market.
28 Oct 2008 |
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Bank voted 9-0 for coordinated rate cut
All nine Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee members voted for this month's globally co-ordinated 50 basis point emergency cut in interest rates, minutes of their October 8 meeting showed on Wednesday.
22 Oct 2008 |
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Thai and Cambodian prime ministers want Beijing talks
Thai Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat plans to meet his Cambodian counterpart, Hun Sen, in Beijing this week for talks on recent clashes along a disputed stretch of their border, the foreign minister said Tuesday. Thai Foreign Minister Sompong Amornvivat said the two sides were trying to fix a meeting for Friday on the sidelines of the Asia-Europe summit in the Chinese capital.
21 Oct 2008 |
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Strong quake hits Indonesia's Sulawesi island
A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.5 hit Indonesia's Sulawesi island Monday but there were no immediate reports of any deaths or damage, an official at the national quake agency said.
20 Oct 2008 |
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Thai protesters march ahead of Thaksin land ruling
Thousands of people marched in central Bangkok on Monday to denounce alleged police brutality earlier this month when two people died and hundreds were injured in clashes between anti-government protesters and riot police.
20 Oct 2008 |
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