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<title>Lifting of VAT on oil to double deficit</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=177695754</link>
<pubDate>9 Jul 2008 04:32 GMT</pubDate>
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...  in the Philippines, said James McCormack, Fitch Asia-Pacific Sovereign Ratings head. The IMF had warned  ...  the 12-percent VAT on oil would give investors a negative impression of the Philippines. Reza  ...
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<title>Asia&apos;s rapid growth rate threatened by inflation</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=177695489</link>
<pubDate>9 Jul 2008 04:32 GMT</pubDate>
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...  currencies drops. Fears are growing that foreign investments might dry up and lead to protectionist  ...  July is factored in. In the South Asian nation fuel, power and electricity prices rose  ...  materials and metals, but especially food. In Asia wheat and corn have doubled in price  ...
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<title>Physician-Owned Hospitals Linked to Shifts in Care</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=177694466</link>
<pubDate>9 Jul 2008 04:30 GMT</pubDate>
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...  patients to facilities where they have an investment interest. Proponents of specialty hospitals contend that,  ...  33 countries across Europe, North America, and Asia Pacific and employs approximately 19,500 people worldwide. Visit  ...
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<title>Cautious outlook for commodities in second half</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=177692709</link>
<pubDate>9 Jul 2008 04:29 GMT</pubDate>
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...  peaked, according to some market players. Polar Pacific managing director David Bensimon told Bloomberg yesterday  ...  cost of production by marginal producers in Asia at about US$900 per tonne. The phenomenal  ...  created a state of panic in most Asian nations, with prices soaring by nearly 35%.  ...
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<title>Asian stocks bounce back on Bernanke&apos;s comments</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=177692171</link>
<pubDate>9 Jul 2008 04:28 GMT</pubDate>
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...  too sensitively.&quot; Shares of companies in the Asia-Pacific region were up 1 percent on the  ...  forecasts of 6.7 percent earnings growth in Asia excluding Japan have fallen from 11.5 percent  ...  the case,&quot; said Hans Kunnen, head of investment markets research at Colonial First State in  ...
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<title>Australia joins sovereign wealth fund meeting</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=177689288</link>
<pubDate>9 Jul 2008 03:53 GMT</pubDate>
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...  funds. Sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) are government-created investment vehicles, such as Australia&apos;s Future Fund, that  ...  is the world&apos;s largest sovereign wealth fund. Asia Pacific members of the working group are Australia,  ...
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<title>Property Sales Outshine the Gloom and Doom</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=177688579</link>
<pubDate>9 Jul 2008 03:52 GMT</pubDate>
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...  venture of Mann Realty and Africa Israel Investments for $430 million. Few expected that an  ...  lower return horizons, more available cash to invest, and for the moment a stronger euro,  ...  as well as the Middle East and Asia who have significant amount of capital and  ...
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<title>A Modern Collection, Awash With Color</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=177688396</link>
<pubDate>9 Jul 2008 03:52 GMT</pubDate>
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...  former chief financial officer of Ronald Perelman&apos;s investment firm, MacAndrews &amp; Forbes, was crafted by  ...  Japanese art. While her husband traveled to Asia for business, Mrs. Engelman would study Asian art. Soon, they both fell in love  ...
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<title>TREASURIES-Slip in Asia as equities rise</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=177686981</link>
<pubDate>9 Jul 2008 03:35 GMT</pubDate>
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...  9 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasuries dipped in Asian trading on Wednesday as regional stock markets  ...  have rallied over the past month as investors pared expectations for the Federal Reserve to  ...
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<title>Sovereign funds reps meet in Singapore</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=177686465</link>
<pubDate>9 Jul 2008 03:31 GMT</pubDate>
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...  funds. Sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) are government-created investment vehicles, such as Australia&apos;s Future Fund, that  ...  is the world&apos;s largest sovereign wealth fund. Asia Pacific members of the working group are Australia,  ...
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<title>Vietnam expats to get new mobile services</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=177686212</link>
<pubDate>9 Jul 2008 03:31 GMT</pubDate>
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... &gt; , ZDNet Asia Tuesday, July 08, 2008 07:32 PM SINGAPORE--A  ...  services to expatriate Vietnamese residing in the Asia-Pacific and Middle East regions, officials said at  ...  An, deputy general director of VNPT Global Investment JSC, noted in a press statement: &quot;There  ...
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<title>Fitch: RP bank system improved but challenges ahead</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=177686104</link>
<pubDate>9 Jul 2008 03:31 GMT</pubDate>
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...  the agrarian sector, which require relatively less investment outlay as well as limited activity in  ...  economic turmoil. Agence France-Presse HONG KONG - Asian stocks tumbled Tuesday as concerns about the  ...  a three-year low following big losses in Asia and the United States, dealers said. Agence  ...
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<title>Imagi Announces USD $40 Million Equity Placement with Oxley Spring Media</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=177685270</link>
<pubDate>9 Jul 2008 03:25 GMT</pubDate>
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...  the third time in history that an Asian-made film has achieved that honour. Imagi has  ...  acts as principal to secure transactions and co-invest in partnership with our shareholders and select  ...  and management team who have worked in Asia over many years. Oxley&apos;s Real Estate and  ...
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<title>Enterprises Harness the Power of Unified Communications</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=177685269</link>
<pubDate>9 Jul 2008 03:25 GMT</pubDate>
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...  significantly. Enterprises have begun to make large investments to deploy modern means to enhance productivity  ...  Frost &amp; Sullivan analysis on UC in Asia Pacific, the revenues earned by the regional  ...  Frost &amp; Sullivan&apos;s Growth Partnerships, visit (1)Asia Pacific Unified Communications Market study, which is a  ...
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<title>S&apos;pore can become video game hub: top educator</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=177684464</link>
<pubDate>9 Jul 2008 03:13 GMT</pubDate>
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...  home, Mr Comair had looked at other Asian countries such as Hong Kong. But Singapore&apos;s  ...  can tell a story,&apos; he pointed out. Asia is rich in tradition and culture, which  ...  to actually compete. But with video gaming, investors know that the mother of all games  ...
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