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ADB official calls for Asia-wide FTA
Major obstacles block Asia's prospects of becoming a common market, but a region-wide free-trade area is a realistic goal, an Asian Development Bank official said Monday.
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Abe sets 2.2pc growth target over 10 years
Japan's new Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Monday his government was targeting economic growth of at least 2.2 percent over the next decade, emphasizing the need for innovation to achieve a steady expansion.
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Thai business leaders want revamp
While Thailand waits for an interim government, businessmen say they want the temporary economic advisers chosen by the coup leaders to restructure government economic agencies to function along the lines
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EU to harden airline pricing rules
The EU announced on Monday that it is stopping airlines from agreeing prices among themselves for passengers buying a single ticket for a journey within the bloc on different flights and carriers.
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Oil prices up on cuts by 2 Opec nations
Oil prices fluttered around $63 a barrel Monday as traders worried about whether production cuts by two key producing nations were harbingers of further restrictions by other Opec members.
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India, South Africa ink partnership pact
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and South African President Thabo Mbeki on Monday signed a sweeping pact to cement ties between the regional powerhouses which serve as spokesmen for the world's have-nots.
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Dollar hits five-month peak
Dollar hit a five-month high against the yen in Asian trade Monday as the market largely overlooked an upbeat Japanese business sentiment survey and opted to wait for US data instead, dealers said.
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Commercial Bank of Ceylon 'best bank in Lanka'
Commercial Bank of Ceylon, Sri Lanka's leading private sector bank, has again been recognised as the 'Best Bank' in the island country by Global Finance, one of the top financial publications in the USA,
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Japan, KSA to launch talks on investment
Japan said Monday it will begin two days of talks with Saudi Arabian officials here Thursday on ways to strengthen investment ties with the oil-rich Gulf nation.
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BAT Bangladesh receives EHS Gold Merit Award
British American Tobacco Bangladesh has recently received BAT plc's highest level recognition for excellence in the area of environment, health and safety (EHS), says a press release.
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Manufacturing index falls in US
US manufacturing grew at a cooler pace in September but still reflected steady overall growth, a survey by the Institute of Supply Management showed Monday.
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