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07/02/2011 - Egypt

Newly-formed government to raise public sector salaries

Public sector salaries and pensions are set to increase by 15 per cent in April following an announcement by the newly-formed Egyptian government.

01/02/2011 - Egypt

Protests hit Egyptian economy

The mass protests across Egypt are having a negative effect on the country's economy as banks run out of money, petrol stations close down and tour operators suspend departures during one of the ...

10/01/2011 - Bangladesh

Clashes in streets of Dhaka as stock market tumbles

Police fired tear gas and baton-charged thousands of people outside the Dhaka stock exchange, DSE, as angry investors took to the streets after the stock market dropped nine per cent in an hour.

24/08/2010 - Euro - Dollar - Yen

Yen strong against dollar and euro, no plans from Tokyo to ease currency

The dollar dropped to a 15-year low against the yen Tuesday, after the euro hit its lowest level since November 2001.

12/07/2010 - Japan

Yen falls after Japanese election

The yen fell Monday in the Asian markets Monday, the day after Japan’s ruling party suffered a setback in parliamentary elections that could affect plans to cut the country’s debt.

15/06/2010 - Greece

Stockmarkets rally after nosedive over Greek junk rating

Greek woes look set to continue as rating’s agency Moody's downgrades its status by four notches to "junk".

11/03/2010 - France

France, Germany urge ban on speculative trading

France, Germany and the Eurogroup of finance ministers are calling for a ban on derivatives - securities whose price is derived from one or more underlying assets.

09/02/2010 - Europe

European stocks steady despite plummet in German exports

Germany's exports recorded their sharpest drop in over 50 years in 2009, new data showed on Tuesday. But the bad news didn't seem to worry investors, who continued to push up European stocks for the second day in a row.

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