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<title>World Finance</title>
<link>http://finance.mapsofworld.com</link>
<description>Finance acts as the lifeblood in the modern world business. Find the role of world finance and get an overview on various components of finance. we have tried to cover all aspects of world finance in detailed such as insurance, mortgage, stock market and banking sector and detailed analysis on public  finance as well as private finance</description>

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<lastBuildDate>Wed, 30 April 2008 2:00:00 GMT</lastBuildDate>

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<title>Citigroup to sell shares worth $3 billion</title>
<link>http://finance.mapsofworld.com/news/citigroup-sell-shares-worth-$3-billion.html</link>
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Citigroup has declared to sell shares amounting to 3 billion dollars or 1.5 billion pounds. The fund is expected to improve bank's present monetary position. 
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<pubDate>Wed, 30 April 2008 2:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>World Bank aims at containment of Global upsurge in food prices </title>
<link>http://finance.mapsofworld.com/news/world-bank-aims-containment-of-global-upsurge-food-prices.html</link>
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The World Bank aims at the containment of surging food prices internationally. As per Robert Zoellick, World Bank President rising food prices could aggravate the poverty level of 100 million people residing in the world's poorest nations.
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 April 2008 2:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title> IMF warns a huge loss from the credit crunch</title>
<link>http://finance.mapsofworld.com/news/imf-warns-huge-loss.html</link>
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that the credit crisis is broadening and deepening globally resulting a huge financial loss. 
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<pubDate>Wed, 9 April 2008 2:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title> IMF scales down world growth rate estimates </title>
<link>http://finance.mapsofworld.com/news/imf-scales-down-world-growth.html</link>
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International Monetary Fund (IMF) scaled down it's predicted global growth rate for 2008 as reported on 2nd April, 2008. 
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<pubDate>Thu, 3 April 2008 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title> Inflation and Unemployment: the twin scourge of Japan </title>
<link>http://finance.mapsofworld.com/news/twin-scourge-of-japan.html</link>
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Japan is facing the brunt of a spiraling inflation rate along with rising unemployment figures. 
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<pubDate>Fri, 28 March 2008 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title> Surge in Chinese Inflation Rate: Consequence of Food Price Hike </title>
<link>http://finance.mapsofworld.com/news/surge-chinese-inflation-rate.html</link>
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During the month of February the inflation rate of China went up to 8.7%. 
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<pubDate>Wed, 12 March 2008 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title> Backlash of US Unemployment Statistics on Asian Stocks</title>
<link>http://finance.mapsofworld.com/news/unemployment-statistics-on-asian-stocks.html</link>
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US unemployment figures have reached a five-year high on the 10th of March 2008.
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 March 2008 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title> Upsurge in Australian Benchmark Interest Rate: Impact on Economy</title>
<link>http://finance.mapsofworld.com/news/upsurge-in-australian-interest-rate.html</link>
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central bank of Australia has modified the standard rate of interest
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<pubDate>Tue, 04 March 2008 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title> US Stock Market Crash: Major Implications on the Economy  </title>
<link>http://finance.mapsofworld.com/news/major-implications-on-the-economy.html</link>
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US stocks slumped once again spreading ripples of uncertainty across the financial markets worldwide.
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<pubDate>Mon, 03 March 2008 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title> Rise in Asian Stocks</title>
<link>http://finance.mapsofworld.com/news/rise-asian-stocks.html</link>
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The Asian stock market has been doing well in the recent times with the prices of the stocks of a number of leading business entities rising.
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<pubDate>Mon, 03 March 2008 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title> World Economies </title>
<link>http://finance.mapsofworld.com/economy/</link>
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Integration among the economies over the world has brought tremendous successs for world economy.
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<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2008 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title> Australia Economy </title>
<link>http://finance.mapsofworld.com/economy/australia/</link>
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Australia is the smallest continent of the world and is situated in the southern hemisphere of the globe.
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<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2008 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title> China Economy</title>
<link>http://finance.mapsofworld.com/economy/china/</link>
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China is located at the eastern part of Asia covering a total area of 9,596,960 sq km.
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<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2008 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title> US Economy</title>
<link>http://finance.mapsofworld.com/economy/united-states/</link>
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United States economy is referred to as “capitalist” economy
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<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2008 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title> UK Economy</title>
<link>http://finance.mapsofworld.com/economy/united-kingdom/</link>
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United Kingdom is according to the latest statistics is ranked sixth in the world ...
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<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2008 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title> U.S. Stocks Fall Due to Low Consumer Confidence and Manufacturing Drop </title>
<link>http://finance.mapsofworld.com/news/us-stocks-fall.html</link>
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Sources said that yesterday most of the US stocks had dropped after consumer confidence came down.
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<pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2008 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Mergers And Acquisitions </title>
<link>http://finance.mapsofworld.com/merger-acquisition/</link>
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The terms mergers and acquisitions may often be confused and look similar. However, the two have different meanings.
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<pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2008 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>International Mergers and Acquisitions</title>

<link>http://finance.mapsofworld.com/merger-acquisition/international.html</link>
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The opening up of the European countries to international mergers and acquisitions and the economic reforms in developing countries provided major boost to international mergers and acquisitions since the 1990s.
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<pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2008 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Bank Mergers/</title>

<link>http://finance.mapsofworld.com/merger-acquisition/bank/</link>
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Bank Mergers are taking place all over the world.
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<pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2008 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>US Fed Cuts Rate to 3.5 Percent </title>

<link>http://finance.mapsofworld.com/news/us-fed-cuts-rate.html</link>
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The United States Federal Reserve has cut its benchmark rate to 3.5 Percent. The Bank's emergency rate cut by 0.75 percent is expected to cool the share market collapse and will the overcome the fear of economic recession.
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<pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2008 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Bank of Japan Kept its Interest Rates Unchanged </title>

<link>http://finance.mapsofworld.com/news/boj-kept-interest-rates-unchanged.html</link>
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Bank of Japan- The Japanese Central Bank has kept its key interest rate unchanged at 0.5%. The rate has remained fixed for last six months contineously.
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<pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2008 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Upcoming Events</title>

<link>http://finance.mapsofworld.com/upcoming-events/</link>
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Here is a list of upcoming events in 2008
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<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland</title>

<link>http://finance.mapsofworld.com/upcoming-events/wef-davos.html</link>
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The World Economic Forum (WEF) is an institution located in Geneva, which holds yearly meetings of political leaders of various nations ...
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<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Finance Article</title>

<link>http://finance.mapsofworld.com/article/</link>
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Here is the list of finance related articles ...
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<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Corporate Finance</title>

<link>http://finance.mapsofworld.com/corporate-finance/</link>
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Know about the corporate finance banking, accounting, consulting, etc.
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2008 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Economy Reform</title>

<link>http://finance.mapsofworld.com/economy-reform/</link>
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Economy reform has tremendous potential for the economic growth of a country. Economic reform helps to enhance the living standard of the people of a country.</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2008 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Money</title>

<link>http://finance.mapsofworld.com/money/</link>
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According to Adam Smith, considered as the father of Economics, money is a commodity or token that everyone will accept in exchange for the things they have to sell”.</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2008 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Finance Theories</title>

<link>http://finance.mapsofworld.com/finance-theory/</link>
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Various finance theories, evolved at different points of time, mainly underline the fundamental aspects of finance.</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2008 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Aid</title>

<link>http://finance.mapsofworld.com/aid/</link>
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Aid is a service for contributing to the accomplishment of a need. Aid includes money payments, medical assistance, social services, community care assistance.
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<pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2007 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>International Trade</title>

<link>http://finance.mapsofworld.com/trade/</link>
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Countries have been active participants in International trade since time immemorial. International trade can be referred to, as the exchange of services as well as goods across international soil and international borders.
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<pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2007 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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