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Bangladesh nod for India-Myanmar gas pipeline
02 Mar 2010
Bangladesh’s Sheikh Hasina government has given its approval for the construction of the 900km gas pipeline linking India and Myanmar, running through its territory
Fannie Mae posts $72 billion net loss for 2009
02 Mar 2010
Saudi to hike crude oil supplies to India by 15 mmt
02 Mar 2010
Saudi Arabia has assured more supplies to meet the needs of Indian companies, including public and private refiners
Mandelson pushing Britain into euro zone
27 Feb 2010
China retains top slot as biggest holder of US debt
27 Feb 2010
The US government has now clarified that China still retains its place as the largest foreign holder of US Treasury debt and did not cede it to Japan in December, as reported earlier.
Indian Ocean patterns to reveal onset of El Nino
23 Feb 2010
Meteorologists discovered certain Indian Ocean climate patterns that could provide up to 14 months' warning before the onset of an El Nino – a huge improvement over current templates.
Obama unveils revised healthcare bill
23 Feb 2010
No takers for IMF’s gold
19 Feb 2010
An IMF announcement that it would soon begin phased sales of 191.3 tonnes of gold in the open market has called into question demand for bullion from central banks around the world.
UK car production rises sharply in January
19 Feb 2010
Exports spark recovery in Euro region
18 Feb 2010
With a strengthening global economy and a weak euro boosting demand for goods from the region, European exports were up in December raising expectations that recovery in Europe would be export-driven.
US small business sees growth in 2010: CIT
17 Feb 2010
Australia pushing free-trade talks with China
17 Feb 2010
Global investors question China's future growth
17 Feb 2010
Belief in China’s continued economic growth has fallen at the fastest rate ever recorded by the survey as investors position themselves for a halt in the economic recovery of both Europe and China
China no longer largest holder of US debt
17 Feb 2010
China has let its position as the largest holder of US Treasury debt lapse in favour of Japan even as it reduced its holdings of such securities by more than $34 billion in December to $755.4 billion.
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