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China’s Eight Month Surplus Narrows as Imports Rise 22 Percent, Outpacing Exports
China's goods trade grew 17.6 percent in the first eight months of the year to 34.78 trillion yuan, the customs administration said on Tuesday. Imports grew 22 percent and exports 14.6 percent.The release states no…
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Germany’s Exports to the US Are Down 1.5 Percent This Year Despite a 19.1 Percent July Jump
German exports to the United States rose 19.1 percent in July to 14.4 billion euros, the largest single move in the trade…
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Korea’s Real National Income Rises 3.1 Percent as Terms of Trade Outpace 0.6 Percent Growth
South Korea's real gross national income rose 3.1 percent in the second quarter while real gross domestic product rose 0.6 percent, the…
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Information and Communication Is the Only Euro Area Service Up More Than 0.5 Percent in June
Services production in the euro area fell 0.3 percent in June and 0.2 percent across the European Union, the statistical office said…
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Saudi Contraction Narrows to 4.7 Percent as Non Oil Growth Is Revised Up to 0.9 Percent
Saudi Arabia’s economy contracted less than first estimated in the second quarter, and the part of it that Vision 2030 is built…
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PIF’s Al-Khafji Plan Names 16,000 Homes and 1,400 Hotel Keys but No Investment Figure
Saudi Arabia's sovereign fund launched the Gulf Coast Development Company on Monday to build a tourist and residential destination on the Al-Khafji…
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Japan’s Growth Revised Up to 1.4 Percent Annualized, 10 Days Before the Bank of Japan Decides
Japan’s economy grew faster in the second quarter than first estimated, handing the Bank of Japan a firmer footing 9 days before…
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The OECD Puts 40 Trillion Dollars on Basic Skills as 3 of 6 Gulf States Are Absent From PISA
The OECD published the first of three volumes of its 2025 student assessment on Tuesday, covering 91 countries and economies, more than…
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Gold Is Now 23 Percent of Qatar Reserves, Up From 6 Percent in 2021
Qatar's international reserves and foreign currency liquidity reached 262,240.4 million riyals at the end of August, the highest value in the table…
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5 of 8 Recipients Are Insurers but 77 Percent of China 300 Billion Goes to 3 Banks
China's finance ministry will issue 300 billion yuan of special treasury bonds to replenish the core tier one capital of eight state…
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