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Rudd hopes Doha talks boost global economy

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd [Australia] says a successful completion of the Doha trade talks would help spark the global economy.

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Solid Brazilian economy bolsters Lula's support

Support for Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and his government is at a record high after more than five years in power thanks to a rock-solid economy that has spurred consumption, analysts say.

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Firms see economy worsening

Convinced that trouble lies ahead, more than half of business owners and managers believe the Hawaii economy will falter over the next year.

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Bernanke, House Republicans to meet Tues on economy

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is scheduled to meet with Republican leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday to discuss the U.S. economy and housing market problems, House Minority Leader John Boehner said on Friday.

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British economy slowed in 2007 1 hour, 44 minutes ago

Britain's economy grew by less than expected last year, official data showed Friday, as analysts warned of a harsher slowdown in 2008 because of the global credit crunch.

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Colombia Fourth-Quarter Economy Grew 8.14% With Illicit Crops

Colombia's economy, including illicit crops, expanded in the fourth quarter, led by construction and transport.

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Brown loses favour as economy starts to flag

The credit crunch is starting to damage the British economy with voters feeling as bad as they did in the slump of the early 1990s and increasingly unhappy with the performance of Prime Minister Gordon Brown.

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China banker says U.S. economy cause for concern

Chinese banks fear the prospect of a U.S. economic recession, which may result in slower growth of China's trade surplus and thus hurt sector earnings growth in the world's fastest-growing major economy, the CEO of the nation's biggest non-state lender told Reuters.

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