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  <title><![CDATA[GCC: Can The Arab Gulf States Form A Political And Economic Union To Rival The EU And Shut Out Iran?]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The contemplated union of Saudi Arabia and Bahrain forms only one part of a potentially much wider alliance -- the political, military and economic integration of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), which comprise Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Oman.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 26 May 2012 13:30:59 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Goldman Sachs, Bank of America Downgrade India's Growth Outlook]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[India&#039;s growth story comes crashing with Goldman Sachs and Bank of America-Merrill Lynch being the latest global firms to downgrade economic forecasts for the country on Friday.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 09:27:34 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Angola: The Bloody 'Democracy' Of An Oil Republic]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[As soon as the door opened, 15 men -- armed with pistols, machetes and iron rods -- burst into the house and began beating the young Angolan musicians and activists who were known for protesting against government corruption and the use of violent tactics to suppress political dissent.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 19:56:15 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Polio Remains Endemic in Nigeria, Pakistan And Afghanistan: Health Officials]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[GPEI warned that failure to eradicate polio could lead to as many as 200,000 paralyzed children a year across the globe.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 12:04:01 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[HP’s CEO Chops 27,000 Jobs, Investors Cheer]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Shares of Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ), the No. 1 computer maker, leaped as much as 7.4 percent Thursday after the company said Wednesday it would fire 27,000 people.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 09:42:58 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Iran Rejects West's Proposal On Nuclear Curbs, Talks Come To A Standstill]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The talks between world powers and Iran over Tehran&#039;s nuclear program came to a standstill Thursday as it accused the P5+1 group (five permanent members of the UN and Germany) of &quot;creating a difficult atmosphere hindering talks.&quot;.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 08:12:10 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Rio Environmental Summit To Focus On Global Food Security Issues]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[As soils, freshwater, oceans, forests and biodiversity are being rapidly degraded and climate change puts more pressure on the resources, it is time to rethink how we grow, share and consume our food.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 16:12:47 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Nigeria  To Deport Chinese Migrants Engaged In Illegal Trading]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Ifeadi called the Chinese &quot;scavengers&quot; who were taking jobs that should be the exclusive preserve of Nigerian people.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 14:10:40 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Cisco, Dell, HP: Is A Tech Recession Coming?]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Because they report quarterly results generally out of the regula,r pattern technology giants Cisco Systems (Nasdaq: CSC), Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ) and Dell (Nasdaq: DELL) are technology bellwethers. Do their dismal dismal forecast presage downturn?.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 13:37:01 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[US Hopes Pakistan Will Reopen NATO Supply Routes]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The US hopes that Pakistan will agree to reopen the supply routes to NATO troops in Afghanistan as the Senate has threatened to link the aid to Pakistan with the country&#039;s cooperation on the issue.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 10:47:32 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Global Stocks Fall On Fears Of Greek Exit From Euro Zone]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Asian, European and U.S. stocks fell hard Wednesday on rising fears and uncertainty about a possible Greek exit from the euro zone as well as concerns over slowing economic growth.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 08:47:05 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Indian Rupee Continues To Fall, Crosses 56 Mark Against Dollar; Analysts Seek Strong Corrective Action]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The Indian rupee descended to the all-time-low of 56.04 per dollar Wednesday even as the Reserve Bank of India and the Indian government said that they were monitoring the situation closely and taking corrective measures.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 06:46:56 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[European Stocks Boosted By Positive Outlook: Daily Markets Wrap]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Comments regarding a rebound in the Chinese economy from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development lifted stocks earlier Tuesday and kept Asian and European bourses in the green. The comments came after Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao said last weekend his government would focus more on growth than inflation.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 16:13:25 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Falling Indian Rupee: What Government Has Done To Protect Economy]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Blaming the Euro Zone crisis for a weak Indian economy Indian Finance3 Minister Pranab Mukherjee said that government is taking several steps to protect the economy and rupee from further pressures.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 09:56:49 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[OECD Sees Euro Zone Crisis Threatening Global Recovery]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The United States and Japan are leading a fragile economic recovery among developed countries that could yet be blown off course if the euro zone fails to contain the damage from its problem debtor states, the OECD said on Tuesday.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 08:29:28 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Existing Home Sales, Durable Goods, China PMI: Economic Events For May 21 - 25]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[This week&#039;s economic calendar is relatively light in the U.S. with the releases of existing home sales, durable goods orders, and the University of Michigan consumer confidence survey. Attention will likely focus on data out of Europe. Euro zone PMIs, Germany IFO survey, and first-quarter gross domestic product data for the U.K. will be released.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 09:21:43 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Air India Likely To Hire Retired Pilots, Government Mulls Over Implementing Panel Report]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Air India is planning to hire retired pilots for flying international routes even as a strike by a group of pilots entered the 12th day Saturday.]]></description>
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  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/342963/20120519/air-india-plans-hire-retired-pilots-dharmadhikari.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Sat, 19 May 2012 05:35:36 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Facebook IPO: The Inexorable Deterioration Of Human Society Continues]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Facebook has become a showcase for vulgar narcissism and voyeurism.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 12:54:06 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Facebook IPO: Biggest Tech IPO Ever Soars 10% But Closes With A Whimper]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Shares of Facebook (Nasdaq: FB), the No. 1 social network that raised $16 billion in its initial public offering, the biggest in Internet history, soared more than 10 percent but closed up by only a fraction.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 11:07:47 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Facebook Prices IPO Shares At $38; Values Company At Record $104 Billion]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Facebook (Nasdaq: FB), the No. 1 social network, raised $16 billion in its initial public offering, the biggest in Internet history, valuing its shares at $38.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/342414/20120517/facebook-ipo-shares-priced-zuckerberg-social-network.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 16:20:51 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Afghanistan Demands $4.1 Billion A Year; Plans To Sell Islamic Bonds]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Afghanistan, bracing for a potential sharp decline in financial support from the West amid fears of a fresh military offensive by the Taliban insurgents, has demanded $4.1 billion a year for its security forces after the foreign troops pull out in 2014, ahead of the NATO summit starting Sunday.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 04:33:17 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[2011 Gold Production in Tanzania Up 13%]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Production of the precious safe haven yellow metal gold by Tanzania, Africa&#039;s fourth largest gold producer, jumped 13 per cent to 40.4 tonnes in 2011 from 35.6 tonnes in 2010, as companies increased production output prompted by the metal&#039;s rising price during the period in reviews.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 22:38:58 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Global Losses From Greek Euro Zone Exit Could Reach €1 Trillion]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The financial markets appear to have already priced in Greece’s departure from the euro bloc.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 15:56:57 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Huge Demand Prompts Facebook To Sell More Shares In IPO]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Surging demand for shares of Facebook (Nasdaq: FB), the No. 1 social network, prompted the company to again boost the number of share for sale in its initial public offering.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/341712/20120516/facebook-ipo-zuckerberg-shares-increase-goldman-sachs.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/341712/20120516/facebook-ipo-zuckerberg-shares-increase-goldman-sachs.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 08:49:52 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Indian Stocks Fall On Greek Political Crisis, High Inflation]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Bombay Stock Exchange&#039;s Sensex lost more than 100 points Monday afternoon trade as the slump in European markets and a worse-than-expected inflation for April hit the markets hard.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 08:20:13 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Intl Tenders for New Coal, Hydrocarbon Project Being Readied by Mozambique]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The government of Mozambique has announced it is currently preparing the necessary prerequisites for the international tenders it intends to make on the new oil and natural gas blocks in the Rovuma Basin in the far northern portion of the country.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 04:08:00 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[SEC 'Probably' Drafting JPMorgan Subpoenas: Former Agent]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission investigators are &quot;probably&quot; in the process of drafting subpoenas against JPMorgan Chase & Co.  (NYSE: JPM), if they have not already filed them, regarding the bank&#039;s loss of $2 billion through proprietary trading, said ex-SEC New York Regional assistant director Joseph Dever.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 16:57:05 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Opposition And Islamists Charge Fraud In Algerian Parliamentary Election]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Members of Green Alliance charged the authorities with fraud for their distant third place finish.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Top Global Stock Indexes Expected to Finish 2012 With Solid Gains]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The booming emerging markets may spearhead a further rise in global stock indexes as the growth spurt enjoyed by some major Western markets since the start of the year declines.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 09:28:59 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[AngloGold More Than Doubles Profit on High Gold Prices, Sees Metal Going Higher]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[AngloGold Ashanti Limited (NYSE: AU), the largest gold miner in Africa, said Thursday its profit more than doubled in the first quarter, when compared to year ago results, despite decreased output.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/339722/20120510/anglogold-earnings-gold-price.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 16:27:59 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Microsoft Going ‘Carbon Neutral’ On July 1]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT), the world&#039;s biggest software company, said it will go “carbon neutral” on July 1, the start of its new fiscal year.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 16:03:33 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Algerian Parliamentary Election Marred By Voter Apathy, Despite Promises Of Fairness, Transparency]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The government is also permitting about 500 foreign observers, including 120 from the European Union, to monitor the elections.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/339608/20120510/algeria-elections-parliament-boutelfika-apathy-islamist.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/339608/20120510/algeria-elections-parliament-boutelfika-apathy-islamist.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 11:19:10 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Spain, Greece Send Buyers To German, US Bonds: Daily Markets Wrap]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Anti-austerity momentum in Greece continued to weigh down markets with the prospect of the country defaulting or leaving the euro. Spain’s Ibex 35 Index lost 3 percent, led by bank stocks, while its 10-year yields rose more than 6 percent over banking-sector concerns.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 16:17:07 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[India Explains To US Why It Needs Iran]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[India Tuesday conveyed to the US that it has to look at the Western sanctions on Iran beyond the issue of energy, as it has critical stakes in the region.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/338537/20120508/india-explains-dual-approach-towards-iran-scale.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 10:24:51 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Malawi Devalues Currency By One-Third To Re-Start Foreign Aid Flows]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The sudden devaluation has led to some panic-buying by consumers in Malawi, seeking to purchase basic goods.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 14:58:55 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[India Defers Retrospective Taxation Move; Market And Rupee Cheer]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[In an interim relief to the foreign investors, Indian Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Monday said that the government would delay the implementation of the General Anti-Avoidance Rules (GAAR) by one year.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 09:58:33 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Greek Polls: Chance Of A Hung Parliament Raises Concerns Over Eurozone Future]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Polling began in Greece Sunday in an early general election that could push the debt struck country to further turmoil and uncertainty.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Tanzanian President Sacks Six Ministers Over Corruption]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Tanzania, one of the poorest countries of earth, has long been shackled by corruption and exorbitant inflation.]]></description>
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  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/337484/20120504/tanzania-corruption-ministers-misuse-funds-kikwete.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 16:26:41 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[First Facebook Trade At $35? Not If History Has A Vote]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Facebook (Nasdaq: FB), the No. 1 social network, has decided to pitch its initial public offering of 337.4 million shares at $35 apiece, which could raise as much as $13.6 billion, assuming over-allotment options.]]></description>
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  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/337421/20120504/facebook-ipo-zuckerberg-google-yahoo-netscape-shares.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 13:07:55 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Indian Rupee Continues To Be Volatile, Dips To Four Month Low Due To Trade Deficit And Strong Dollar]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Indian Rupee dropped to four-months-low of 53.83 at midsession before closing at 53.41/42 against dollar on Thursday, despite Reserve Bank of India&#039;s&#039;s suspected interventions.  Rupee has been continuing its steady fall and the analytics are expecting the Indian currency to touch an all time low of 55.00 per dollar within a short period.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 10:53:12 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Foreign Direct Investment To Africa Surging: Report]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Ernst & Young projects that by 2015, money flowing to Africa will reach $150 billion, which will create 350,000 new jobs annually.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/336930/20120503/africa-fdi-investment-india-china-uk-ernst.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/336930/20120503/africa-fdi-investment-india-china-uk-ernst.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 16:17:37 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Excessive Regulation, Policy Paralysis Scare Foreign Investors Away From India]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The lack of bureaucratic support as well as aggressive regulation and tax policies are scaring away foreign investors from India, the chairman of Honeywell International has said, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/336744/20120503/uncertainty-indian-economy-scaring-foreign-investors.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/336744/20120503/uncertainty-indian-economy-scaring-foreign-investors.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 10:11:54 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[World Food Prices Fall in April After Three Months of Rises - UN]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The United Nations Food Price Index reports its first fall in four months, driven by dairy, sugar and cereals.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/336671/20120503/world-food-prices-un-fao.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/336671/20120503/world-food-prices-un-fao.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 08:07:41 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[India Bows To US Pressure, Will Cut Iranian Oil Imports]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[In a major victory for the US-EU led sanctions on Iran, the Indian government has asked top two importers of Iranian crude to cut their imports by at least 15 percent this year, the Wall Street Journal WSJ reported, quoting industry sources.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 04:38:33 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[How To Prevent Another US Bank Bailout]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Regarding its banking system, the United States has now experienced its third generation of &quot;heads the banks win, tails the taxpayer and the public loses.” Is there a better way? Is it possible to create a bank that serves the people of the United States?.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/334701/20120429/bank-bailout-citigroup-america-financial-crisis.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/334701/20120429/bank-bailout-citigroup-america-financial-crisis.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Sun, 29 Apr 2012 11:31:35 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Top 10 World's Best Airports 2012 (PHOTOS, Complete List)]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Skytarx, the most prestigious brand associated with the recognition and reviews of air travel standards worldwide, has recently released the annual report of the World Airline Awards and World Airport Awards.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/334680/20120429/2012-top-10-world-s-best-airports.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 29 Apr 2012 07:35:58 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[India Allays US Allegations That Retrospective Tax Law Amendments Are Discriminatory]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[India on Friday allayed US allegations that the proposed retrospective amendments to the Indian tax laws are discriminatory and will adversely impact the US investments.

Indian Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee told Lok Sabha that the proposed amendments will not have any negative impact on the foreign investments.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/334544/20120428/india-allays-allegations-retrospective-tax-law-amendments.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/334544/20120428/india-allays-allegations-retrospective-tax-law-amendments.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Sat, 28 Apr 2012 06:03:29 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Ford Earnings Stall In 1Q On Poor Global Performance]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F), the second-largest U.S. carmaker, said Friday profit fell 20.5 percent, missing analysts&#039; predictions, on lower European sales, plunging South American profit and a drop in Ford Credit profit.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/334361/20120427/ford-motor-company-earnings-1q-fall.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/334361/20120427/ford-motor-company-earnings-1q-fall.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 12:20:40 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Foxconn, Apple Contractor, Shares Plunge On Protests, Lower Earnings Call]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Shares of Hon Hai Precision Industries (TPE: 2317), more widely known as Foxconn and as the main contractor for Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL), the world&#039;s most valuable technology company, plunged Friday.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/334346/20120427/apple-foxconn-hon-hai-slave-labor-shares.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/334346/20120427/apple-foxconn-hon-hai-slave-labor-shares.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 11:49:26 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[US Work Visa Law: India To Move WTO]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[India will file a formal complaint with the World Trade Organization against the US over its visa policy, which India says is discriminatory to Indian companies, the Wall Street Journal has reported quoting a Ministry of Commerce official.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/334256/20120427/india-move-wto-against-work-visa-law.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/334256/20120427/india-move-wto-against-work-visa-law.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 09:26:25 EDT</pubDate>
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