MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for June 2006
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Friday, June 9th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Bank of England leaves interest rate unchanged, 4.5%
For the tenth month running the Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee decided to leave interest rates unchanged at 4.5%, a decision expected by financial markets.
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Friday, June 9th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Bush optimistic with US economy sustained growth
The United States economy is set to grow 3.6% this year compared with earlier estimates of 3.4% according to President George Bush's Council of Economic Advisors, revealed Thursday outgoing Treasury Secretary John Snow.
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Friday, June 9th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Lipsky confirmed as IMF Deputy Manager
The International Monetary Fund Executive Board approved the appointment of JP Morgan Vice Chairman John Lipsky as First Deputy Managing Director of the IMF. Lipsky, a U.S. national, will start his five-year term on September 1, succeeding Anne Krueger who steps down at the end of August.
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Friday, June 9th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Penguin News Update.
Headlines:
World Cup madness begins;
Councillors take ?courteous but uncompromising' message to C24; Liberation Day; Shipping short list; Hitting the road for charity. -
Friday, June 9th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Uruguay wins the first World Cup in 1930
Whenever the Soccer World Cup is mentioned, the mind is boggled by moments of magic and illusion; smiles and tears; Pele and Maradona; Brazil's five cups, the famous Maracaná final and a long history of events that begun in 1930.
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Friday, June 9th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Battle of the brands grips World Cup
Before a ball has been kicked in Germany, the World Cup is gripped by a fierce contest between teams of global heavyweights and their smaller rivals.
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Friday, June 9th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Macri ?ready' to go for the presidency
Argentine Boca Juniors soccer team president Mauricio Macri said yesterday that he was ready to run for president next year, in a move that further fragments the opposition in the run toward next year's general elections.
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Friday, June 9th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
April US trade deficit below market estimates
United States trade deficit increased to 63.43 billion US dollars last April from 61.86 billion in March, which was below market estimates of 65 billion, reported the Department of Commerce.
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Thursday, June 8th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Brazil/US closer to a formal trade agreement
Brazil and the United States signed a letter of intent for the creation of mechanisms to promote bilateral trade and foster business dealings, including ethanol, but left aside more ambitious goals such as a full-fledged free trade agreement.
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Thursday, June 8th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
World Bank supports Bolivia in spite of nationalization
The World Bank will continue to support Bolivia and other Latinamerican countries in spite of oil and gas industries nationalisation policies said President Paul Wolfowitz.
