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Signs of weakness mar UK economic growth
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - Britain's better-than-expected economic growth in the first quarter turns out to have been boosted by a rise in inventories, while consumer spending was weak and investment fell, raising questions whether the nascent recovery will last....Tags: Money and Monetary Policy, United Kingdom, Economic Indicator, Gross Domestic Product, Inventories
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Sudan dreams of becoming global sugar player
ReutersNEAR SOFIYA, Sudan (Reuters) - In a hangar-shaped factory hall in central Sudan a dozen workers rush to pack refined white sugar gushing from a funnel into paper bags to be loaded on three trucks parked outside. Next year, the management at Kenana...Tags: Ethanol, Petroleum Industry, Brazil, Renewable Energy, Africa
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Recruiter Robert Walters says UK hiring set for recovery
Reuters(Reuters) - A stable job market in Britain bodes well for an upturn in permanent recruitment that would mirror a recovery already under way in Asia, the founder of Robert Walters Plc told Reuters. Robert Walters, the 58-year-old chief executive of the...Tags: KPMG, United Kingdom, London Stock Exchange, Asia, PricewaterhouseCoopers
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Global Voices: The six personalities of Russia's Putin
Vladimir Putin emerged from the obscurity of a secret agent’s life when called to Moscow in 1997 by power-hungry oligarchs in search of a pliable accomplice to plant in the Kremlin. In little more than two years, Putin was president of Russia and...Tags: Margaret Thatcher, 2014 Winter Olympic Games, Brookings Institution, Russia, Vladimir Putin
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ANALYSIS-In any scandal, lying to Congress is tough to prove
Reuters(Repeats from earlier May 23 for wider distribution) By Joan Biskupic and Kim Dixon WASHINGTON, D.C., May 23 (Reuters) - When embattled Internal Revenue Service official Lois Lerner was called before a congressional committee Wednesday, she declared...Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, Taxation, U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means, Government, Justice System
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NEWSMAKER-IMF's Lagarde - a pragmatist in austerity debate
ReutersBy Catherine Bremer PARIS, May 23 (Reuters) - Christine Lagarde has made her mark as International Monetary Fund chief by taking a firm yet pragmatic stance in the austerity-versus-growth debate raging as Europe struggles to pull itself out of a long...Tags: Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., France, Finance, Money and Monetary Policy, Political Corruption
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Portuguese leaders build faith in bailout exit
ReutersLISBON (Reuters) - President Anibal Cavaco Silva thanked Portugal's patron saint for a long-delayed approval of Lisbon's bailout review last week, but the head of state could claim a share of the credit for himself. The conservative president's role...Tags: National Government, Government Debt, Germany, Portugal, European Central Bank
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IRS officials thwart lawmakers' quest for answers on IRS scandal
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three congressional hearings during the past week have allowed lawmakers to vent their anger at the U.S. tax agency for its targeting of conservative groups for extra scrutiny, but the sessions have yielded few answers about who was...Tags: Criminals, Criminal Laws, Lawyers, Taxation, Trey Gowdy
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World Bank proposes $150 million loan to help Jordan with refugees
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The World Bank has proposed a $150 million loan for Jordan to help it with the cost of thousands of Syrian refugees fleeing the civil war in Syria, Jordanian and World Bank board sources said on Wednesday. "The (World Bank) board...Tags: Economic Organization, Wars and Interventions, International Economic Institution, John Kerry, United Nations
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State-backed UK banks gain approval for capital plans
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - State-backed British lenders Lloyds Banking Group and Royal Bank of Scotland have agreed plans to shore up their capital with the financial regulator, removing a barrier to the government offloading its shares. The regulator said on...Tags: HSBC Holdings plc, United Kingdom, Finance
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IMF urges Britain to do more to boost growth
ReutersBy William Schomberg and David Milliken LONDON, May 22 (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund called on Britain's government on Wednesday to do more to speed up slow economic recovery, hinting that the country might be able to afford to borrow...Tags: United Kingdom, David Cameron, International Organizations, European Union, Finance
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FEATURE-Sudan dreams of becoming global sugar player
Reuters* Sudan hopes to offset loss of oil to South Sudan * Sugar firm Kenana plans expansion, double output by 2015 * Analysts sceptical about production expansion plans By Ulf Laessing NEAR SOFIYA, Sudan, May 22 (Reuters) - In a hangar-shaped factory...Tags: Africa, Ethanol, Biofuels, Plant Openings, Saudi Arabia
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