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Ethiopia receives first sovereign rating

For savvy investors, the country is today one of world’s fastest growing economies, averaging growth of more than 10% per year over the last decade

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Abu Dhabi sees film production surge

Oil-rich emirate is building a film production and digital media hub as it seeks to diversify and create jobs for its underemployed youth

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Hop prices soar on US craft beer boom

A craft beer boom emanating from the US has led to a scramble for hops, the key ingredient used to add flavour and bitterness to the brews

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Geithner reveals divisions over Lehman

Memoir raises tantalising possibility of Fed support that might have persuaded UK regulators to let Barclays go ahead with buying the bank

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Ukraine to sign economic reform pact

Kiev tries to push on with reforms despite growing insurgency in east of country. Deal with EBRD commits ministers to zero tolerance of corruption

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SFO steps up Barclays-Qatar probe

Bob Diamond is among former bank chiefs to be questioned under caution as investigators accelerate inquiries into alleged corrupt dealings

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