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Thailand's gross domestic product ( GDP) in the 1st half of 2010 could increase 10 percent year on year, Bank of Thailand (BOT) governor Tarisa Watanagase said on Thursday, the Bangkok Post's website reported. "The 10 percent growth rate would be possible as the country's economy ...
Handel Jones has a bird's eye view of the huge and sprawling metropolis of Shanghai on both sides of the Huangpu River from his hotel room in downtown Shanghai.
Brazil's trade surplus in the first seven months of 2010 was down 45.1 percent year-on-year, the Development, Industry and Foreign Trade Ministry said Monday. The ministry said the surplus reached 9.237 billion U.S. dollars, as exports in the seven months totaled 106.861 billion ...
Canadian stocks fell on Tuesday following weak consumer confidence reports from both sides of the border. The S&P TSX Composite Index closed down 29.38 points, or 0. 25 percent, at 11,716.69. Seven out of 12 sectors on the Toronto Stock Exchange registered losses on Tuesday with ...
China ranks No. 1 among 27 emerging economies due to its huge consumer market and rapid economic growth, according to the Emerging Markets Opportunity Index released by US accounting firm Grant Thornton. The index takes account of key factors such as the size of the economy, ...
An Indonesian senior official said that Indonesia and Malaysia agreed to take measures in increasing bilateral trade, including by increasing trade across mutual border areas and encouraging bilateral investment, local media reported here Tuesday. Speaking after a meeting with a ...
China ranks No 1 among 27 emerging economies due to its huge consumer market and rapid economic growth, according to the Emerging Markets Opportunity Index released by US accounting firm Grant Thornton. The index takes account of key factors such as the size of the economy, ...
Expo 2010 Shanghai is proving to be a boon for successful Chinese entrepreneurs eager to tap into the global market. The 184-day event, which is predicted to attract an estimated 4 million foreign visitors along with global media coverage, is considered to be a golden opportunity ...
China's economic recovery has "significant positive spillovers" to the region and the world economy as a whole, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Tuesday.
The U.S. stocks sank to negative territory on Tuesday as earnings enthusiasm took a back seat to disappointment after data showed consumers were less confident about the economy. The Conference Board's confidence index fell to 50.4, the lowest in five months and lower than ...
South Korea's economy grew 1.5 percent in the second quarter of 2010, compared to the previous quarter, on the back of brisk exports and consumer spending, the central bank said Monday. According to the Bank of Korea (BOK), the South Korean economy real gross domestic product ...
New estimates from the White House predict the United States budget deficit will reach a record US$1.47 trillion this year. The government is borrowing 41 cents of every dollar it spends. The new estimates paint a grim unemployment picture as the economy experiences a relatively ...
The newly signed Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement, or the ECFA, fitting the current trend of regional economic integration, would have positive impacts on the future economic integration among Chinese mainland, Taiwan and Hong Kong, or even East Asia, according to a ...
The U.S. dollar traded in the upper 87 yen range early Monday in Tokyo, up slightly from its level late Friday in New York. At 9 a.m., the dollar fetched 87.65-68 yen against 87.44-54 yen in New York and 86.94-95 yen in Tokyo at 5 p.m. Friday. The euro changed hands at 1.2924...
The People's Bank of China (PBC) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) on Friday announced the establishment of a bilateral currency swap arrangement. According to a statement by the MAS, the bilateral currency swap arrangement, aiming to promote bilateral trade and ...
China's property market has seen soaring investment from foreign institutional investors, driven by strong expectations of renminbi appreciation this year. According to international real estate advisor CB Richard Ellis, the value of en bloc property transactions in 15 Chinese ...
The growth of merchandise trade volumes for the Group of 7 countries as a whole slowed down in the first quarter of 2010, albeit a continued upward trend, the Paris- based Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development said Wednesday. Compared to the fourth quarter of 2009, ...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has upgraded its economic forecast for developing Asia to 7.9 percent from previous 7.5 percent after first-quarter data showed broad-based growth in Asia. In a special assessment of the region released on Tuesday, ADB said the growth was driven ...
Crude prices gained on Monday as U.S. stocks rebounded. The U.S. economic recovery continued during the second quarter of this year, but the pace of growth has slowed, according to a survey released Monday by the National Association for Business Economics. Traders looked to ...
The value of China's currency Renminbi (RMB) strengthened against the U.S. dollar Friday as the central parity rate of the yuan was set at 6.7718 per U.S. dollar, lower than the 6.7741 Thursday, according to the data released by the China Foreign Exchange Trading System. The ...
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