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By Madeline Chambers  Inside one of the world's biggest car plants, there is no sense that global auto demand is in freefall as Germany heads into its worst recession for six decades.

By Simon Rabinovitch The Chinese art bubble has burst. Long live Chinese art! Or so seems to be the refrain of artists and galleries in China, where prices are sagging after a

By country Following are details of the main emergency loan programmes initiated by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as the global economic crisis has deepened. Latest moves saw the IMF agree rescue

By Tim Gaynor Realtor and mortgage broker Jullisa Kalish thrived in the property boom. Now that it has turned to bust, she is back in college working toward what she hopes will

By Matt Spetalnick Memo to Europe: Be careful what you wish for. Barack Obama, celebrated as the "anti-Bush" when he toured the continent last year as the Democratic presidential candidate, is headed

By Claudia Parsons Cocaine and martinis On Wall Street? Nothing new there. Masters of the Universe admitting they have an alcohol problem? Not so common. Experts say more and more people in

Maratheftiko, newcomers leave their mark The fourth annual Cyprus Wine Competition was concluded last Saturday and the awards were presented at a Gala Dinner at the Grand Resort, Limassol. 32 wineries submitted

. Finance Minister Charilaos Stavrakis has declared that from the start of the global financial crisis, the Christofias administration has introduced various packages totaling EUR 470 mln to boost the economy, with

By Daryl Loo Orchard Street Investment Management is planning to spend millions of pounds to buy majority stakes in properties with troubled mortgages, seeking hefty returns through restructuring deals with banks. The

By James B. Kelleher As they struggle to close ballooning budget deficits amid the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression, many U.S. state and local governments will be tempted to follow