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/ 17 January 2012
Standard & Poor’s decision to lower France’s credit rating will help outsiders in the presidential election, making it bad news for Nicolas Sarkozy.
France is worried about Arab League peace monitors working in Syria, saying it is crucial Syrian authorities be prevented from hoodwinking them.
G8 leaders will approve billions of dollars in aid to new Arab democracies on Friday as they end their summit.
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/ 13 February 2009
G7 finance ministers are under pressure to prove they can work together to stop the rot rather than engaging in a battle of "beggar-thy-neighbour".
United States economic growth will slow to a crawl, inflicting heavy collateral damage on Western Europe and Japan, the OECD said on Wednesday
Food prices are soaring, a wealthier Asia is demanding better food and farmers can’t keep up. In short, the world faces a food crisis and in some places it is already boiling over. Around the globe, people are protesting and governments are responding with often counterproductive controls on prices and exports.
World financial markets face a tense week on Monday with a flood of sensitive reports on the economy and corporate health following a weekend breather from panic trading and share price turmoil.