WASHINGTON: The US economy shrank by 0.3 per cent in the third quarter, official figures showed yesterday, as Japan unveiled a US$277 billion package aimed at helping it ride out the global economic storm.

Reserve Bank Governor Tito Mboweni expressed concern about the state of the South African economy after announcing that the repo rate would be increased.

OTTAWA - The sputtering global economy tops the agenda as Prime Minister Stephen Harper heads to Japan this weekend for next week's Group of Eight summit, and that, say some foreign-policy experts, will probably suit the prime minister just fine.

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KUALA LUMPUR, May 29 (Bernama) -- Any efforts to undermine the leadership of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi will bring adverse effects to the country's economy and foreign investors confidence, said Malaysia OIC Trade Chamber president D