Indian silk industry hit by Chinese 'quake'

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New Delhi, Jun 29 (PTI) Indian silk industry with an
annual business of over Rs.100 billion has been hit hard by
the last month's earthquake in China, a major supplier of raw

UAE tops in daily per capita consumer spending in world

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Abu Dhabi, June 30, 2008 (WAM) - The UAE tops in daily per capita consumer spending in the world, which is alarmingly as high as US$27, against US$3.5 in rest of the Arab world, says a study.

Emirates ranks 74th in global business climate

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Dubai, June 30, 2008 (WAM) - Ranked by Forbes as the world's fourth top economy in terms of GDP per capita, the UAE came 74th in a list of best countries in the globe for doing business according t

Global meeting of emerging markets opens

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Hanoi (VNA) - Policy makers, scholars and CEOs of major groups are
attending a global meeting of emerging markets forum, which opened in
Hanoi on June 29.

Japan's Mikuriya Elected Chief of World Customs Body

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Geneva, June 30 (Jiji Press)--The World Customs Organization at a general meeting in Geneva Saturday elected Kunio Mikuriya, a former Japanese Finance Ministry official, as its next secretary-gener

UK grants $ 85mln to Yemen

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SANA'A, June 28 (Saba)- British government granted $ 85
million to Yemen as additional contribution for funding 3rd phase of Social fund for Development project 2004-2010.

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