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Business Words in the News - Archive 2002  
    DECEMBER      
    27 December   Swiss poverty worry  
    20 December   Nestle compensation dispute  
    13 December   Opec agrees to cut oil production  
    6 December   United Airlines face bankruptcy  
    NOVEMBER      
    29 November   Hanoi factory violence  
    22 November   Herbal remedies restrictions  
    15 November   Australia trade conference  
    08 November   ABB in trouble  
    01 November   Turkish parties' changing fortunes  
    OCTOBER      
    25 October   China's 100 richest people  
    18 October   US markets rise  
    11 October   Fiat to cut jobs  
    4 October   North Korea's capitalism problems  
    SEPTEMBER      
    27 September   African aid and trade  
    20 September   Greek Euro protest  
    13 September   Euro price hike  
    06 September   Siemens drops Nazi name  
    AUGUST      
    30 August   Nigeria halts debt repayments  
    23 August   Russian Prime Minister in China  
    16 August   More financial irregularity  
    9 August   New York gets tough on diplomatic parking  
    2 August   WorldCom executives arrested  
    JULY      
    26 July   USA proposes cuts in farming subsidies and tariffs  
    19 July   Nokia profits rise  
    12 July   China bike giant in red  
    5 July   Vivendi's troubles  
    JUNE      
    28 June   WorldCom crisis  
    21 June   Apartheid law suit  
    14 June   East African budgets  
    7 June   Caspian Mediterranean oil pipeline  
  MAY    
    31 May   African brewer seals Miller takeover  
    24 May   Hong Kong Unemployment  
    17 May   EU - Latin America trade relations  
    10 May   Firefighters' compensation disputes  
    03 May   Strike action in Germany  
  APRIL    
    26 April   Argentina and the IMF  
    19 April   Seven tax havens come under fire  
    12 April Merrill Lynch investment troubles  
    5 April German football's financial problems  
  MARCH    
    29 March Nigerian Privatisation Deal Collapsed  
    22 March Global Crossing Bankruptcy  
    15 March Arthur Andersen charged  
    08 March Indigenous people to trade from forests  
    01 March Euro changeover complete  
  FEBRUARY    
    22 February US pension fund  
    15 February Climate change - Bush's policy  
    08 February AIB and the missing millions  
    01 February World Economic Forum  
  JANUARY    
    25 January Low cost airlines prosper  
    18 January Korea looks for new Hyundai buyers  
    11 January Enron investigation  
    4 January South Asian nations meeting  
         
   
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