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December 23, 2008 Tuesday
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LONDON - THE cost of three-month dollar loans between banks fell on Monday in the wake of last week's decision by the US Federal Reserve to cut its benchmark rate to near zero per cent.

 
India awards exploration rights

MUMBAI (India) - INDIA has awarded exploration rights for 44 oil and gas blocks, the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas said on Monday.

Recovery in late 2009?

FRANKFURT - THE European Central Bank's top economist Juergen Stark thinks the eurozone economy will begin to recover late next year, he said in a press interview.

There are 'arguments in favour of a gradual rebound from the end of next year,' Mr Stark told the regional Germany daily Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung in its Tuesday edition, parts of which were released in advance.

US stocks open mixed

NEW YORK - US STOCKS opened the holiday-shortened week on Monday on a mixed and cautious note with investors eyeing bargains while winding down their portfolios at the end of the year amid a depressed economy.

   
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