RI'S 1ST-SEMESTER CAR SALES UP 48 PCT

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Jakarta, July 10 (ANTARA) - Domestic car sales in the first half of 2008 rose 48.2 percent to 292,589 units from 197,316 units in the same period last year, an automotive industry spokesman said.

Outsourcing work to India creates jobs in UK: economists

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London, July 10 (PTI) Outsourcing work by British companies to India does not cause job losses but boosts employment, according to a research by economists at theUniversity of Nottingham.

Car sales up 6.1 pc, bike sales up 8.2 pc

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New Delhi, July 10 (PTI) Domestic passenger car sales rose by 6.1 percent in June 2008 to 99,738 units, against94,002 units in the same month last year.

ICICI Bank mulling acquisitions abroad: NYT

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London, July 10 (PTI) India's largest private sector lender I.C.I.C.I. Bank is looking at possibilities of acquisitions in Britain, Canada or Germany to expand itsoverseas business.

Carmakers keep accelerating despite slow economy

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Hanoi (VNA) - Seventeen auto makers in Vietnam sold a combined 68,609 vehicles in the first half of 2008, up 141 percent year-on-year, the VietnamAutomobile Manufacturers' Association (VAMA)

Golden chance for Vietnam's coffee exporters

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Hanoi (VNA) - WTO accession provides Vietnam with a golden change for coffee exports as the country has access to a giant "playground" with more than 5 billion customers and its trade representing

UAE reaffirms 7.4% real growth for 2007

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Abu Dhabi, July 10, 2008 (WAM) - The UAE Ministry of Economy yesterdayreaffirmed that the real economic growth during last year had stood at 7.4 per cent.

DIC cited as key driver in UAE's e-Readiness leadership

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Dubai, July 10, 2008 (WAM) - Dubai Internet City, the world's largestmanaged ICT cluster and a member of TECOM Investments, is cited as a key driver to the UAE's economic transformation, positionin

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