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China targets 7.5-pct GDP growth

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China 2012 growth eases to 7.8 pct

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India Holds Interest Rates Steady Amid Slow Growth

India's central bank kept interest rates unchanged Monday in a bid to curb inflation, despite pressure to cut rates to spur lagging economic growth. The Reserve Bank kept the rate at 8 percent, and the cash reserve rate for banks at 4.75 percent. The

China's Nov. industrial output rises 10.1 pct

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