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Nawaz Sharif set to be Pakistan PM for a third time
13 May 2013
The two-time prime minister, once jailed and exiled following his ouster in a military coup in 1999, has promised to improve relations with both India and Afghanistan
US posts biggest monthly budget surplus in 5 years
13 May 2013
The US Treasury said that the country’s budget surplus in April was $113 billion, the largest in five years on the back of increased tax revenue
Election over, Pakistan starts counting vote
11 May 2013
Osborne warns UK’s richest over tax evasion
11 May 2013
Thames Water proposes recycled water for Londoners as water crisis looms
11 May 2013
Thames Water is looking at wastewater recycling, including from dishwashers, washing machines, baths and toilets, to provide drinking water to London’s 10 million population, which is still growing
Chinese claim trade increase, but figures don’t add up
08 May 2013
China’s export growth surged unexpectedly in April, as shipments to the US and Europe decreased, leading Bank of America and Mizuho Securities analysts to say China's figures had been inflated
Malaysian PM Najib Razak wins a second term
07 May 2013
Malaysia’s prime minister Najib Razak has returned to power for a second five-year term as his National Front coalition (Barisan Nasional) won majority seats in the country’s parliament
European Commission cuts eurozone growth forecast
04 May 2013
While the financial market situation has improved significantly and for the EU as whole interest rates have declined, this has not yet fed the real economy, and businesses in vulnerable economies continue to face tight credit conditions
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