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China tries to slow down growth of economy

Since July, 21st the central Bank of China has raised credit and depositary rates on 27 basic items. Thus, the credit rate will make 3,33 % annually, and depositary - 6,84 % annually.
The Chinese authorities hope that these measures will promote stabilization of inflation and restriction of volume of crediting and investments, and will also […]

Palestinian prisoners have been released In Israel

Today Israel has released 256 Palestinian prisoners from the prisons, not involved in terrorism attacks. They will be transferred to the Palestinian autonomy authorities in the West Bank town of Ramallh.
Release of so large number of prisoners - is a “gesture of good will” of the Israeli authorities, concerning the leader of the Palestinian Autonomy […]

Goldman Sachs: this year Prices for oil will exceed $90/barr.

The prices for oil can already exceed 90 doll./barr this autumn., and 95 doll./barr. - by the end of year. Such forecast has been represented in the report of American investment bank Goldman Sachs.
In opinion of Goldman Sachs’ experts such substantial increase of the prices will occur in the case if OPEC keeps extraction at […]

US Catholic Church will pay $600 million for harassments

Catholic diocese of Los Angeles and representatives of its insurance companies will pay the sum from 600 up to 650 million dollars to claimants. In result of this each claimant will receive the sum of about 1,3 million dollars.
The Catholic diocese of archbishop of the USA in Los Angeles will pay at least 600 million […]

Enemy squirrels-spies could watch Iran

Iranian mass-media have proved the information that the police of Iran have arrested fourteen squirrels on suspicion in espionage. The group of rodents has been found out by policemen on frontier, and all of them have been equipped by overhearing devices.
The surprising information has been promulgated by the main news agency of Iran Islamic Republic […]

EU has forbidden using the term “super product”

On the territory of the European Union (EU) new rules of marks of the articles of food, providing, in particular, an interdiction on use of the term “super product”, have been introduced.
In the Europe a bilberry, a salmon, spinach, a soya - about 100 products - rely to so-called “super products”, owing to the big […]

EU leaders are satisfied with the compromise reached at the summit

Leaders of the European Union (EU) have reached the agreement on the beginning of discussion of the new base contract of Community. During the long negotiations which have come to the end today at 4:30 on local time, the parties agreed about the mandate on carrying out of negotiations and convocation of intergovernmental conference.
German Chancellor […]

US oil stocks have grown on 6,9 million barr. within the week

US commercial crude oil stocks have increased for 6,9 million barr. during the last week - from June, 8 till June, 15th 2007. It is informed in the report of the US Department of Energy (DOE). Experts predicted, that the parameter remains at the last week level (342,4 million barr.).
According to the information of DOE’s […]

Proficiency of Japan’s balance of payments has grown on 50,3 % in April

On the preliminary data, in April 2007, proficiency of the balance of payments of Japan, has grown on 50,3 % in annual calculation and has made 1,987 bln. yens (16,33 billion dollars) against 1,322 bln yens (10,9 billion dollars) of the previous year.
In comparison with March, 2007, when the balance of payments has made 3,317 […]

The USA has limited import of mobile phones

The agency of foreign trade of the USA has forbidden import of new cellular telephones, in which chips of company Qualcomm are used. Such decision has been provoked by the complaint of competitors from Broadcom which approve, that Qualcomm breaks patent rules.
It is a question of the right to energy-saving technology, which is used in […]

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