Seeking peace? Try world's "most peaceful" nation, Iceland Seeking peace on earth- Try Iceland, the world's most peaceful nation, according to the Global Peace Index (GPI) 2008 compiled by the Economist Intelligence Unit. 22 May 2008
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India, China to rise in ranks as wealth centers by 2017: Report India is going to grab the 8th spot as home to the highest concentration of millionaires in the world within a decade, a joint study by Barclays Wealth and Economist Intelligence Unit has revealed. 08 May 2008
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New WTO accord could encourage clean energy use: Economist A new World Trade Organisation (WTO) accord could improve access to clean-energy tools in poorer countries, but any deal making it easier to ship cargo internationally would also carry a heavy carbon footprint. 17 Nov 2007
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Indian PM seen betrayed by allies, battered by enemies Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is taking a political beating after a stalled nuclear deal, in what many Indians see as the decline and steady fall of a weak leader betrayed by his allies, manipulated by enemies and revealed as increasingly ineffective. 29 Oct 2007
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Indian PM hopeful of going forward with nuclear deal India's beleaguered prime minister is determined to push a nuclear deal with the United States despite stiff opposition from his communist allies, a lobbying group quoted him as saying. 28 Oct 2007
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Indian banks not globally competitive Indian public sector banks are "at least 25 years behind global standards" and as a result "are losing out business to global banking giants," a leading economist has warned. 17 Apr 2007