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German software giant SAP to hire people with autism

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

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SAP is one the world's largest software firms and has a 65,000-strong workforce

German software giant SAP has said it intended to employ hundreds of people globally with autism as software testers and programmers over the next seven years.

Goldman sells final stake in China’s ICBC

Monday, May 20, 2013

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Customers leave a branch of ICBC (Industrial and Commercial Bank of China) in Beijing on December 13, 2011

Goldman Sachs is selling the rest of its Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) stake, worth around US$1.1 billion, in a move to exit an investment it made into the bank seven years ago.

Mobiles ‘offer financial lifeline to Asian migrants’

Monday, May 20, 2013

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A migrant worker makes a phone call after arriving at a Beijing bus station on July 3, 2011

Asia's mobile revolution is set to transform the region's financial services industry, offering a cheap way for millions of migrant workers to send money home to their families, a report said on Monday.

Angola’s skewed lending said to stifle economy

Sunday, May 19, 2013

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Luanda's central business district in Angola, August 30, 2012

There is no shortage of cash or credit in Angola -- Africa's second oil producer -- but the struggle small businesses face to get loans is stimying efforts to diversify the economy.

Asia shares rise, led by Tokyo on economy hopes

Friday, May 17, 2013

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People walk past a prices quotation board in Tokyo on May 16, 2013

Asian shares rose on Friday, led by fresh gains in Tokyo on growing expectations for Japan's economic recovery on the back of its government's economic measures.

Royal Bank of Scotland axes 1,400 more jobs

Thursday, May 16, 2013

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People walk past the Royal Bank of Scotland building in London, on January 30, 2012

State-rescued Royal Bank of Scotland axed 1,400 more positions on Thursday, taking the total number of job losses close to 40,000 since its vast state bailout at the height of the global financial crisis.

UK campaign group loses Goldman Sachs tax case

Thursday, May 16, 2013

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A UK Uncut protester is arrested in London on December 17, 2011 during a protest to disrupt shop sales

Britain's High Court on Thursday rejected a challenge by a campaign group over the legality of a so-called "sweetheart" tax deal between British tax authorities and US investment banking giant Goldman Sachs.

Singapore cost of living sees pawnshops thrive

Thursday, May 16, 2013

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An employee records the weight of a gold necklace at a Moneymax outlet in Singapore on April 18, 2013

Singaporean housewife Siti Khadijah Abdul Rahman accumulated a few thousand dollars' worth of gold accessories over the past two decades, but now a rising cost of living is forcing her to pawn them.

Asia shares mixed, Tokyo down, as dollar stumbles

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

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A man walks past an electric quotation board in Tokyo on May 10, 2013

Asian shares were mixed Tuesday, with the dollar's rally against the yen stumbling despite better than expected US retail figures which highlighted a steady recovery in the world's largest economy.

Bank of Japan in contact with Bloomberg on data access

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

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A screen displays stock value indicators at the entrance of the Bloomberg media company in Paris, on August 4, 2011

Japan's central bank on Tuesday became the latest organisation to express concerns over the access journalists at Bloomberg News have had to potentially sensitive data.

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