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World consumer goods and retail outlook: Retrenchment
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2008-05-06 |
global retail environment is entering a challenging period in ####-##...forecast to fall in #### as the country works through a consumer-led recession. The US...retail growth in volume terms. As a result, global retail sales are...forecast period to #.#%. As margins narrow in their home |
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| Country Profile Lesotho 2008
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2008-05-06 |
The Economist Intelligence Unit is a specialist publisher serving companies establishing...## years it has been a source of information on business...and presentations. The firm is a member of The Economist Group...various other electronic formats, such as CD-ROM, Lotus Notes, online |
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| Bhutan: Natural resources
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2008-05-06 |
cover, the country#;s most abundant natural resource is timber. A number of minerals, including limestone, clay and slate, are also |
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| Bhutan: Population
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2008-05-06 |
descendants of Tibetan immigrants, the Ngalongs; and the Lhotshampa. Lhotshampa, a term referring to the southern Bhutanese, has become synonymous with |
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| Bhutan: Energy
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2008-05-06 |
India agreed to finance the Nu##.##bn Punatsangchu I project, a #,### mw project that will begin construction in #### |
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| Zambia: Country outlook
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2008-05-06 |
and his Patriotic Front (PF). A key challenge for the president...for medical treatment after suffering a heart attack, while back in...Mr Mwanawasa and the MMD a good opportunity to press ahead...with China, which has become a major investor in the copper |
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| Bhutan: Education
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2008-05-06 |
#,### teachers. That includes a successful non-formal education programme...is now taught in Dzongkha. A new English curriculum has been |
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| Bhutan: Transport and communications
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2008-05-06 |
offers international flights, but operates a limited schedule given that it...The energy sector, which is a crucial source of foreign exchange...the Indian government has started a feasibility study of railway links...the problems that Bhutan faces as a result of being landlocked. The |
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| Country Report Zambia May 2008
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2008-05-06 |
The Economist Intelligence Unit is a specialist publisher serving companies establishing...## years it has been a source of information on business...and presentations. The firm is a member of The Economist Group...various other electronic formats, such as CD-ROM, Lotus Notes, online |
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| Country Forecast Angola May 2008 Updater
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2008-05-06 |
#HQ United Kingdom Angola at a glance: ####-## OVERVIEW Following...with the IM F for a new staff-monitored programme. However...staff-monitored programme. However, against a background of high oil prices...comprehensive reforms will remain weak, as oil production is set to |
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| World healthcare: Key player - Medco Health Solutions
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2008-05-06 |
UNIT Overview Medco Health Solutions, a leading US pharmacy benefit manager...in the healthcare industry such as more generic prescribing and greater...Medco vies with CVS Caremark, a company created from the merger...in March #### of CVS (a retail pharmacy chain) and Caremark |
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| USA insurers: Buffett, Munger say many financial companies deserve pain
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2008-05-06 |
don#;t deserve much sympathy as they record losses now. Buffett...the current financial crisis is a byproduct of a system that encouraged executives to...start with the idea that a lot of the current troubles...Buffett said he recently read a ###-page annual report that |
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| Denmark: Political and economic outlook
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2008-05-06 |
minister, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, won a third successive term at the...partner, the populist DF, has a one-seat majority in parliament...minister will try to seek a broader consensus, including the small...New Alliance) in areas such as taxation and immigration and asylum |
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| Brazil alternatives: Cosan to buy fuel retailer
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2008-05-06 |
THE ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNIT Cosan, a local sugarcane and ethanol producer...company financially. Esso holds around a #% share of Brazil#;s...market. Cosan sees the purchase as a vital step in advancing the...advancing the company#;s expansion as ethanol takes an increasing share |
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| Switzerland banks: Swiss banker sees more nasty surprises ahead in financial crisis
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2008-05-06 |
from the global financial crisis, a top Swiss banker warned on...bad surprises have emerged yet as there are still areas such...there are still areas such as consumer debt, particularly in the...very concerned" about the crisis, as shown by joint action taken |
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| Australia banks: Australian mortgagors brace for pain whether rates rise or not
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2008-05-06 |
Asia Pulse Businesswire] Evidence of a slowing economy is not the...central bank will decide against a third interest rate hike in...retail banks have also played a role. But although the Reserve...expect to be spared. In a departure from usual practice, Australia |
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| South Korea banks: Korean commercial banks report deterioration in financial health
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2008-05-06 |
The ratio, the percentage of a bank#;s capital to its...for Woori Bank (KSE:#####) as of the end of March...immediately after it was launched as the result of a merger between Hanil and Commercial...BIS advises lenders to maintain a ratio of # per cent |
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| Switzerland banks: UBS reports Q1 net loss of US$11bn
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2008-05-06 |
