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WRAP Asian markets start slowly as investors assess China's stimulus package
Hong Kong
1. Pan interior of Hong Kong Stock Exchange
2. Close up of dealer in front of computer
3. Various of electronic board showing stock prices
4. Various electronic of board showing Hang Seng Index at 14341.35 points, down ...
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4:3 Geithner meets Japanese Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda
1. Wide of U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner seated next to Japanese Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda after a bilateral meeting
2. Pan from media in the room to Geithner and Noda
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Timothy Geithner, U.S....
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Tokyo stocks surge
1. Wide shot, traders at Tokyo foreign exchange
2. Video display
3. Digital readout
4. Various,traders
5. Close shot, computer screen
6. Various, Tokyo foreign exchange
The Nikkei Stock Average of 225 issues closed at 11,152.09...
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US treasury secretary on yen and Enron
1. News conference
2. Reporters
3. Paul O'Neill, US Treasury Secretary, on podium
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Paul O'Neill, US Treasury Secretary
"Implicit in the questions is the suggestion that exchange-rate manipulation can return Japan...
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CONSERVATIVE AND SOCIALIST POLITICIANS IN PRE SUMMIT GROUP MEETINGS
European politicians were meeting in Brussels ahead of a summit on how to boost growth and foster stability in the 17-country eurozone.
Socialists and Conservatives held separate meetings before the main summit later in the day but their...
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INDONESIA: GOVERNMENT THANKS CHINA FOR ECONOMIC SUPPORT
Natural Sound
Indonesia has publicly thanked China for its efforts to bring the country out of one of the worst economic crises in years.
Indonesia's financial woes were on top of the agenda during a meeting between Chinese Foreign...
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Stocks tumble, ruble drops, pensioners protest, pawn shops
December 1, 2008
1. Wide of street
2. Close-up of currency exchange board
3. Exterior of Moscow Interbank Currency Exchange (MICEX)
4. Wide interior of MICEX
5. Various of traders
6. Wide of pensioners protesting
7. Mid of food on the...
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AP looks at decline of SKorean Won against US dollar ahead of G20 summit
Seoul - 12 November 2008
1. Mid of employee at MLCast Corporation
2. Close-up of computer screen
3. Close-up of employee working
4. Employees unpacking products from box
5. Close-up pan of product
6. Various of product
7. Employees...
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Ceremony to mark opening of financial markets for the first time in 2007
Tokyo Stock Exchange
1. Close up of woman in kimono striking bell
2. Wide of Tokyo Stock Exchange
3. Close up of screen showing woman in kimono striking bell, pan to audience attending opening ceremony
4. Taizo Nishimuro, Chairman and...
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Ukrainian currency slides 46 percent against US dollar
The ongoing fighting in eastern Ukraine between the country's army and pro-Russian separatists has not only pushed the Russian economy into a ditch, but also taken a heavy toll on the Ukrainian economy.
Following a massive fall in its...
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Japan: Markets: Tokyo's main stock index closes at a 16-year low
Tokyo, Japan - 12 March 2001
1. Interior Tokyo stock exchange
2. Mid shot market value screen
3. Various shots traders at desks
4. Close-up Nikkei value screen
5. Wide shot screens
6. SOUNDBITE: (English) Jesper Kohl, Meryll Lynch...
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MEXICO: IPC SHARE INDEX FALLS SHARPLY
Spanish/Nat
Mexico stocks tumbled to their lowest closing level in two years on Thursday, reflecting the financial crisis currently hitting global markets.
The I-P-C index of leading shares ended off 6.11 percent at 3,055.71 points, the...
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Chancellor Schroeder meets President Bush
1. Wide shot President George W. Bush and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder in the White House Oval Office
2. SOUNDBITE (English): George W. Bush, US President:
"The Chancellor has got a good sense of humour, and therefore, he is able...
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USA: DOLLAR'S PROBLEM'S MAY CHANGE HOLIDAY TRAVEL DESTINATIONS
English/Nat
Mexico could become the number one destination for U-S tourists this summer because of the dollar's problems.
The greenback is rebounding after it's worst ever showing Monday in the history of money markets.
America's...
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Megawati appoints new cabinet
August 9 2001
1. Wide shot exterior of presidential palace
2. Statue in front of palace
3. Megawati enters announcement
4. Side shot Megawati
5. Wide shot press
6. SOUNDBITE: (Indonesia) Megawati Sukarnoputri, Indonesian President:
"With...
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INDIA: INDIA IS FIRST COUNTRY TO TRADE THE EURO
English/Nat
India has become the first country to trade in the Euro.
A government-owned bank bought five (M) million euros while a corporate customer bought 100-thousand euros from the Dutch ABN-AMRO bank.
International trading in the...
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REACTION TO OUTCOME OF EU SUMMIT ON GROWTH
Some Italians in Rome, feeling the pressure of austerity measures and taxes, voiced their frustration on Thursday at a lack of government investment and jobs in the country.
Following the latest summit in Brussels to discuss the...
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USA: NEW YORK: FINANCIAL AID TO MEXICO EXTENDED
English/Nat
President Clinton's decision to extend financial aid to Mexico has calmed the fears of currency traders on Wall Street.
His announcement also halted, at least temporarily, a steep slide
in both the Mexican stock market and...
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ASEAN finance and bank officials discuss financial crisis
1. Wide of trading floor of Philippine Stock Exchange
2. Pan from stock indexes to graph showing slide in market
3. Various of traders on the floor
4. Wide of traders watching prices on the electronic board
5. Woman emerges from room...
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Preps, reax as Estonia set to join eurozone
Tallinn, Estonia - December 30, 2010
1. Wide of Tallinn under snow
2. Various of anti-euro posters
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Vox pop, Raul Vall, Tallinn resident:
"I think it's good because it helps to recover our community and I think it's...
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Swearing in of new Iranian president Hasan Rouhani, reax
++AP Television is adhering to Iranian law that stipulates all media are banned from providing BBC Persian or VOA Persian any coverage from Iran, and under this law if any media violate this ban the Iranian authorities can immediately...
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US President George Bush in Thailand for APEC talks
1. US President George W. Bush seated next to Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra at Government House
2. US Secretary of State Collin Powell and National Security Advisor Condoleeza Rice
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) George W. Bush, US...
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SOUTH KOREA: FINANCIAL MARKETS JOIN SOUTH EAST ASIAN SLIDE
English/Nat
One of Asia's economic tigers, South Korea, has now joined the general slide in Southeast Asian financial markets.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index closed on Wednesday morning down 8.28 points to 513.16 after thin...
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US tourists hit by Euro's sharp rise against dollar
Rome, Italy
1. Wide of Pantheon Square
2. Horse and carriage in square
3. Pan from Pantheon Square to currency exchange bureau
4. Close-up of board with currency exchange rates
5. SOUNDBITE: (English) Kabir Merwan, US tourist:
"Well,...