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French GDP stays, happiness too hard to pin down

World
2009-11-18

GROSS domestic product - that traditional way of measuring economic growth - has won out over a new happiness index in France. The head of France's statistics office dashed hopes yesterday that a report commissioned...

Shanghai's GDP seen to grow strongest

Business | Macro-economy and policy
2009-11-7

SHANGHAI'S economy is projected to grow the strongest among the top 30 cities globally by 2025, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP said yesterday in a research report. The city is set to rise from 25th to 9th place in...

Shanghai tipped for massive GDP growth

Business | Macro-economy and policy
2009-11-6

SHANGHAI is predicted to record the strongest economic growth among the world's top 30 cities by 2025, an industry report said today. The city is forecast to rise from 25th to 9th place in global city rankings...

Hope rises as Chinese GDP jumps 8.9% in Q3

Business | Macro-economy and policy
2009-10-23

CHINA'S gross domestic product rose 8.9 percent in the third quarter compared with a year earlier, consolidating a foundation that may make it possible for the country to reach its 8 percent growth goal set for all...

GDP expands 7.7% reflecting domestic stimulus

Business | Macro-economy and policy
2009-10-22

CHINA'S gross domestic product expanded 7.7 percent year on year in the first three quarters to 21.7 trillion yuan (US$3.2 trillion), consolidating a foundation for the country to achieve its goal of an 8 percent...

China's GDP up 8.9% in Q3

Business | Macro-economy and policy
2009-10-22

CHINA'S gross domestic product grew 8.9 percent year on year in the third quarter of this year, the National Bureau of Statistics said in Beijing today.

Official: GDP target can be achieved

Business | Macro-economy and policy
2009-9-21

CHINA'S economy will be able to meet the central government's target of 8 percent growth in gross domestic product this year although there are still difficulties ahead, a senior economist said over the weekend. ...

Shanghai shares rise on stronger output and spending

Business | Securities
2009-9-11

SHANGHAI'S key stock index ended slightly higher in the morning session after China's top statistics bureau said growth of the nation's industrial production and investment accelerated last month. The benchmark...

UK Q2 GDP fall smaller than first thought

Business | Macro-economy and policy
2009-8-28

BRITAIN'S economy shrank by a smaller than expected 0.7 percent in the second quarter, after statisticians revised up their initial estimates for manufacturing, energy, wholesale and car dealerships. The Office...

Think tank says China GDP to rise 8.5% in Q3

Business | Macro-economy and policy
2009-8-22

CHINA'S gross domestic product will grow about 8.5 percent in the third quarter from a year earlier, picking up from the second quarter's 7.9 percent pace, a government think tank said yesterday. The bullish...