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Page last updated at 09:13 GMT, Thursday, 26 November 2009

Dubai skyline
Dubai asks for debt payment delay
Dubai's financial health is under scrutiny after a government-owned investment company asks for a delay on repaying its debts.
Woe for Dubai property owners
Dubai property prices 'fall 41%'
Economic woes hit Dubai ratings

Dollars Dollar falls to a 14-year yen low
The dollar hits a 14-year low against the yen as low US interest rates make the currency less attractive to investors.

GM and Opel logos GM to keep all German plants open
General Motors says it will not be closing any of Opel's four plants in Germany, and will be cutting fewer jobs across Europe.

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Easyjet model plane Ethical flights?
Who pays and who gains from carbon offsetting?


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Norway's PM on economic recovery


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UK YOUR MONEY
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Low-income tenants 'need help'

AFRICA
Heritage sells oil field stakes
Trade deal agreed in East Africa

AMERICAS
US consumer confidence edges up
Tax credits boost US home sales

ASIA PACIFIC
China broker eyes Hong Kong rival
Thai economy continues expansion
EUROPE
Russia cuts rates to record low
EU drops Qualcomm anti-trust case

MIDDLE EAST
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Intel in Jerusalem 'Sabbath deal'
SOUTH ASIA
Reliance bids for LyondellBasell
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Ferdinando Beccalli-Falco, president of GE International Bosses' top tips
Business heads reveal secrets of their success
Amma Ennim by her beachfront home Flood threat
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Hong Kong resident Chan Hon Keung who has to live in a wooden box Tight space
Hong Kong's poorest have to live in wooden cubicles

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