GDP of Poland expected to rise 3.5% in 2010
06-24-2010
- GDP of Poland will likely rise 3.5 percent in 2010, and even more in 2011 if there is no turbulence on financial markets, Finance Minister Jacek Rostowski said on Wednesday.
"It seems, especially after a very good May i..
China expects stable summer grain output 2010
06-24-2010
- China's Ministry of Agriculture expected the country's summer grain output 2010 to be close to the level of last year.
It forecast that total summer grain output this year would top 123 billion kilograms, of which produ..
Industrial metals edge up on yuan policy moves
06-23-2010
- Industrial metals extended gains on Tuesday in Shanghai, amid expectations that a more flexible yuan would boost China's imports of copper and zinc.
Zinc for September delivery on the Shanghai Futures Exchange rose by 3..
HK overall consumer prices up 2.5% in May
06-23-2010
- Hong Kong's overall consumer prices up 2.5 percent in May over the same month a year earlier, slightly higher than the 2.4 percent year-on-year increase in April, the city's Census and Statistics Department announced Tue..
Supermarket sales in Japan slump 5.3% on year in May
06-22-2010
- Japan's supermarket sales declined in May as a harsh economic and employment environment continued to weigh on consumer sentiment, the Japan Chain Stores Association (JCSA) said in a report on Tuesday
According to the i..
China's chemical giant eye's world top spot
06-22-2010
- ChemChina is one of the top chemicals producers in China but "aims to be among the best in the world," said Ren Jianxin, president of China National Chemical Corp (ChemChina).
This year the company aims to increase its ..
Private sector employment of HK rise 2.8% in March
06-22-2010
- Total employment in Hong Kong's private sector up 2.8 percent in March, or by 68,100 people, compared to the same month last year, the city's Census and Statistics Department said Monday.
According to a release by the a..
Nepal introduces new rules on exchange facilities for Indian r..
06-21-2010
- Nepal Rastra Bank has introduced new rules on exchange facilities for Indian rupee that, among others, has limited Indian rupee withdrawals from Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) in India by using electronic cards issued ..
British finance minister hints at "tough but fair" emergency b..
06-21-2010
- British new coalition government's chancellor of the exchequer, Finance Minister George Osborne, said on Sunday that his emergency budget to be unveiled this coming Tuesday will be "tough but fair".
Osborne's first budg..
Chinese housing price down expected as cooling measures bite
06-13-2010
- Measures to rein in China's soaring home prices are starting to see results, and price declines are expected in later half of the year, say economists and market watchers.
The recent fall in trading volume and slower gr..