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European stocks mostly rise, euro up vs dollar
28 December 2010, 7:45 pm

European stocks mainly rose on Wednesday and the euro climbed slightly against the dollar in thin trade following gains across many Asian equity markets and overnight on Wall Street.Frankfurt's DAX ...

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Vietnam 2010 growth fastest in three years
28 December 2010, 8:13 pm

Vietnam's economy grew at its fastest pace in three years in 2010, according to an official estimate released Wednesday, despite concerns over high inflation, a struggling currency and its current ...

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UAE budget 'foresees deficit' in 2011
28 December 2010, 8:32 pm

The United Arab Emirates' top legislative body has approved a 2011 budget with a projected deficit of more than 800 million dollars while passing a new law on public debt, reports said Wednesday.The ...

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Oil prices fall but cold weather limits losses
28 December 2010, 9:46 pm

Oil prices fell on Wednesday but the declines were capped by strong demand for heating fuel amid freezing temperatures in the United States and Europe, analysts said.Brent North Sea crude for delivery ...

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Pope to bar money laundering in Vatican
28 December 2010, 10:16 pm

Pope Benedict XVI will publish a decree on Thursday to fight money laundering in the Vatican, the Holy See said in a press release.The Wednesday announcement comes three months after an investigation was ...

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Spain to slash borrowing by a quarter in 2011
28 December 2010, 11:18 pm

Spain's government will slash net borrowing from bond markets by nearly a quarter in 2011, the Treasury said Wednesday, as it fends off market fears of an Irish-style debt crisis.Investors have shown ...

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Israel has enough gas 'to become exporter'
29 December 2010, 12:13 am

A gas field offshore from Israel holds an estimated 450 billion cubic metres (16 trillion cubic feet) of natural gas, positioning the Jewish state as an exporter, Noble Energy said on Wednesday.The new ...

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[Shole]

Spain to sell air traffic control at 13 airports
29 December 2010, 12:19 am

Spain's government on Wednesday formally launched the privatisation of air traffic control in 13 airports, just weeks after clamping down on a wildcat strike by controllers.The privatisation of traffic ...

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Value of new London listings soars sixfold in 2010
29 December 2010, 12:36 am

Funding for initial public offerings on the London Stock Exchange soared by nearly 600 percent in 2010 compared with the previous year, it said in a statement on Wednesday.The IPOs, including from India's ...

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[Shole]

Pope to publish decree against money laundering in Vatican
29 December 2010, 1:13 am

Pope Benedict XVI will publish a decree on Thursday to fight money laundering in the Vatican, the Holy See said in a press release.The Wednesday announcement comes three months after an investigation was ...

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[Shole]

Italy union calls for strike over Fiat deal at Turin plant
29 December 2010, 1:51 am

Italy's left-wing FIOM-CGIL union called Wednesday for an eight-hour strike on January 28 to protest a deal between auto giant Fiat and other unions aimed at granting a future to the loss-making Mirafiori ...

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Gas field size puts Israel as exporter: US firm
29 December 2010, 1:56 am

A gas field offshore from Israel holds an estimated 450 billion cubic metres (16 trillion cubic feet) of natural gas, positioning the Jewish state as an exporter, Noble Energy said on Wednesday.The new ...

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German inflation at 1.1 percent in 2010: statistics
29 December 2010, 2:50 am

German inflation jumped higher in December, official figures showed on Wednesday, pushing the overall rate for 2010 up to 1.1 percent.The result published by the national statistics office compared with ...

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Portugal says to issue 20 bln euros in bonds in 2011
29 December 2010, 2:59 am

Portugal plans to issue about 20 billion euros in bonds next year, including six billion in the first quarter, to satisfy the government's financing needs, the state debt management agency said Wednesday."The ...

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Russia's Norilsk soars on buyback plan
29 December 2010, 3:09 am

Norilsk Nickel shares soared Wednesday after the world's biggest nickel producer announced a major shares buyback programme following its failure to acquire a 25-percent stake in the company owned ...

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