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“Fragile” Recovery in Thailand Likely to Weaken

The Thai economy has moved ahead strongly in recent months, enjoying growth of 6.6% in the April-June 2000 quarter. During the first half of the year gross domestic product increased by 5.9% over its level in January-June 1999. Exports have...

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Non-Performing Loans on the Increase

Spain: Banks' non-performing loans had reached a record low since 1993 by the end of 1999. Most experts agree, however,…

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Interest Rates Rise For First Time in Ten Years

On Friday, the governor of the Bank of Japan, Masaru Hayami, persuaded the bank’s policy board to raise rates from…

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Interest Rate Rises

Interest rates in Australia have been raised for the fifth time in nine months. The new rate was set at…

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Industry Optimism Follows Failure to Raise Interest Rate

There were worries that recent strong rates of growth would lead to the Bank of England raising the rate of…

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Malayasia records growth in GDP of nearly 20%

After the regional financial crisis of 1997 the Malaysian market is finally beginning to turn around. With a recorded growth…

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Bank Lending Declines 18.7% in First Half

Bank lending in Thailand declined 18.7 percent, or 820 billion baht, compared with last year's first half, said Thai Farmers…

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Positive Reaction to Mexican Election

The election result for 2 July was better than expected. The financial markets reacted very well, with falls in country…

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MetroCorp BancsharesInc. Records a $5.3m Factoring Receivable Charge-Off

MetroCorp Bancshares Inc. announced that Advantage Finance Corporation, the factoring subsidiary of MetroBank N.A., has reportedly been the victim of…

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