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TABLE-Japan's April coking coal imports by source

TOKYO, May 30 (Reuters) - Following is a table of coking coal imports forApril released by Japan's Ministry of Finance on Monday. Figures are converted from yen to dollars using Japan Customs' ...

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Israel orders temporary halt at natgas field Leviathan

JERUSALEM, May 29 (Reuters) - Israel's InfrastructureMinistry said on Sunday it has instructed U.S.-firm Noble Energynot to resume drilling at the Leviathan natural gas field untilit provides details ...

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Official: 12 trapped in SW China coal mine flood

An official says a flood in a coal mine in southwestern China has trapped a dozen miners underground. A staffer from the Guizhou provincial coal mine safety bureau confirmed that there had been a flood on Sunday morning at the Fuhong coal mine in the city of Guiyang.

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China reprimands Vietnam over offshore oil exploration

BEIJING, May 28 (Reuters) - China criticised Vietnam onSaturday for its offshore exploration of oil and gas in thecontested South China Sea after Hanoi complained that threeChinese patrol boats had challenged ...

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Investors look wistfully at Turkmen gas

When news emerged five years ago that Turkmenistan had discovered one of the world's largest natural gas fields, international investors sniffed an opportunity. But despite exhaustive efforts and flattery heaped on the former Soviet nation's authoritarian leader, global energy companies look no closer to getting a piece of it.

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Americas market wrap

Latin American markets rose on Friday, capping a week of rises throughout the region, as commodity prices rose, with oil reclaiming $100 a barrel level, lifting the energy and materials stocks. The MSCI Latin American index rose 1.3 per cent to 4,445, gaining 3 per cent over the week and reaching its highest level since May 10. Brazil’s...

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Crises can happen to those who least deserve them

Just as it was once assumed that capital controls were all bad, so it was also said that crises happened to those countries that somehow deserved them. It is a measure of how much has changed that these days the International Monetary Fund is now paying much more attention to helping the best-performing emerging economies …Continue reading:...

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Monetary Policy Week in Review - 28 May 2011 - Central Bank News

The past week in monetary policy saw six emerging market central banks announce interest rate decisions. Those that altered interest rate levels were: Israel +25bps to 3.25%, and Nigeria +50bps to 8.00%.  Meanwhile those that held interest rates unchanged were: Pakistan 14.00%, Turkey 6.25%, Georgia 8.00%, and Mexico 4.50%.

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Futures Movers: Crude extends gain above $100 in Asia hours

U.S. crude-oil futures rose in Asian trading hours as the dollar weakness against major currencies spurred a consolidation above the psychological $100-a-barrel level.

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Water: Opportunities Exist With Forgotten Commodity



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