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Wood Group wins Uzbek deals worth $200 million
Wood Group has secured more than $200 million of contracts in Uzbekistan. The Scottish engineering and consulting company will deliver technical plans and suppo …
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Inflation figures from Japan, which could put the central bank’s ultra-loose monetary policy under even more intense scrutiny, and a smattering of Chinese earnings are the juiciest morsels for …
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One skyscraper stands out from the rest in the Manhattan skyline. It’s not the tallest, but it is the skinniest – the world’s skinniest, in fact.The 84-story residential Steinway Tower, designed by …
UAE: Golden visa driving foreign investment in Dubai real estate sector
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Selling price in Sri Lanka’s apartments increase by over 47 pct: property tracker
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Lanka police fire tear gas to disperse protest
Sri Lanka police fired tear gas and water cannon on a small protest on Thursday to break up the first demonstration since the crisis-hit island nation lifted a state of emergency. An unprecedented …
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It is because the office of the executive president is being projected as the custodian of law, order and property in these tumultuous times. Sri Lanka is in a great moment of revolt, but it is …