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Obama budget cuts port funding by $269M
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World Bank President addresses IBA students in Karachi
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Peruvian blueberry exports boom, increase over 200%
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Egypt’s annual urban consumer price inflation falls to 10.1% in Jan
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Oman plans to invest heavily in developing industrial estates
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Finland’s exports decline by 4% in 2015
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Finland’s fuel consumption drops in 2015
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Vietnam telecom firms all set for 4G race
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IT industry earns $2.5b for Ukrainian economy in 2015
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Ukraine raises grain export forecast on rising maize demand
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