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Business Words in the News - 2001


December 2001

28th DecemberPre-euro monetary unions
21st DecemberArgentina's economic troubles
14th DecemberChina joins WTO
7th DecemberIMF blocks loan to Argentina


November 2001

30th NovemberThe collapse of Enron
23rd NovemberThe price of oil
16th NovemberIMF predicts global slowdown
9th NovemberWorld Trade Organisation meet in Doha
2nd November dot-com disaster


October 2001

26th OctoberBritain: is entry to the euro inevitable?
19th OctoberThe German economy
12th OctoberEurozone leaves interest rates unchanged
5th OctoberNorth and South Korea tourism talks

September 2001
28th SeptemberConsumer confidence falls
21st SeptemberFuture economic effects of New York bombing
14th SeptemberIMF Statement on world economy
7th SeptemberThai Airways in trouble


August 2001

31st AugustChina's Communists recruit capitalists
24th AugustBrazil to break AIDS drug patent
17th AugustArgentinian loan repayments
10th AugustCourt reduces smoking damages award
3rd AugustThe car industry's hydrogen powered future

July 2001
27th JulyConflicting financial predictions for Europe
20th JulyGenoa summit underway
13th JulyArgentina's financial difficulties
6th JulyMarconi share slide shock

June 2001
29th JuneMicrosoft court victory
22nd JuneJapan/China trade friction
15th June Shanghai six to strengthen economic links
8th June Telecom giant in trouble
1st June U.S. corporate fight

May 2001
25th May London Stock Exchange floats
18th MayDe Beers goes private
11th MayBrazilian energy crisis
4th MayGlobal economic slowdown

April 2001
27th AprilJapanese economy
20th AprilBig business v public opinion
13th AprilBlack business opportunites in South Africa
6th AprilFinancial troubles in South Korea

March 2001
30th MarchDollar counterfeit ring broken

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