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Stories for July 16th 2009
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Thursday, July 16th 2009 - 15:18 UTC
China’s international reserves at a record 2.13 trillion US dollars
China's foreign exchange reserves reached 2.13 trillion US dollars by the end of June 2009, up 17.84% year-on-year, according to the latest release from the People’s Bank of China, PBOC.
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Thursday, July 16th 2009 - 07:37 UTC
Obama administration and Cuba agree to further dialogue
The first talks between US President Barrack Obama’s administration and Cuba ended with an invitation for US diplomats to visit Havana in December, marking the official beginning of the first dialogue between Havana and Washington in six years.
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Thursday, July 16th 2009 - 07:20 UTC
The supra-national issue surfaces in the coming Mercosur summit agenda
The approval of the new composition for the Mercosur Parliament scheduled to be agreed later this month at the group’s presidential summit in Paraguay could be postponed given conflicting interests on supra-national decisions.
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Thursday, July 16th 2009 - 07:15 UTC
Latam forecasted to contract 1.9% this year and expand 3.1% in 2010
The Latinamerican and Caribbean economy is forecasted to contract 1.9% this year following six years of sustained growth, but is expected to expand 3.1% in 2010, according to the latest estimates released Wednesday by the United Nations Latinamerican and Caribbean Economic Commission, Cepal in Santiago de Chile.
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Thursday, July 16th 2009 - 07:13 UTC
Record unemployment in UK: 2.38 million, the worst since 1995
Unemployment in the United Kingdom has soared to “truly horrendous” levels after a record 281,000 people joined the growing jobless ranks, taking the total to 2.38 million, the worst since 1995.
