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France plans €35bn 'national loan' for industry

20 Nov 2009, 2:16PM

The French public appear to be less than enthusiastic for a scheme to loan French industry €35bn.Read more

India eyes move to plastic money

20 Nov 2009, 12:29PM

India's central bank is planning to introduce 'plastic' notes, as the current ones quickly become too shabby to be of value and are refused by vendors. Read more

US economy rebounds 'at heavy cost'

20 Nov 2009, 7:56AM

The US economy is recovering much faster than expected but with heavy toll on public finances, the OECD has warned. Read more

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