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         <title><![CDATA[Economic pressures drive steep increase in business fraud]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Already beset by the global recession, nearly one in three organisations around the world reported they were the victims of economic crime during the past 12 months. Of those, 43 per cent said that the incidences of fraud in their organisations had increased during the period, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers' Global Economic Crime Survey 2009.]]></description>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Small is the name of the game in aerospace and defence sector deals, says PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The global economic crisis continues to severely constrain global aerospace and defence (A&D) deal activity, as the total value of deals with disclosed values of at least $50 million continued to decline on a year-on-year basis for the first three quarters of 2009, according to the PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP report, Mission control: Third-quarter 2009 global aerospace and defence industry mergers and acquisitions analysis.]]></description>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Business leaders remain cautious but are hopeful and open to change in the post-crisis economy reveals APEC-PricewaterhouseCoopers survey]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The survey sought respondents’ views on the impact of the financial crisis and the role of APEC in rebuilding the global economy. The survey findings identified Rebalance, Connectedness and Sustainability as the agenda of the global economy for the next few years.]]></description>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Governments likely to retain stakes in financial institutions for 5-7 years, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[A report released today by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, ‘Back to the future,’ expects that Governments around the world that have intervened to support Financial Institutions in response to the global financial crisis will need to prepare for long term involvement and ownership]]></description>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Industrial manufacturing M&A activity on the rise despite weak global economy, says PricewaterhouseCoopers]]></title>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[PricewaterhouseCoopers ranked as global leader in crisis and recovery consulting, according to Kennedy Information report]]></title>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Industrial manufacturing deal activity showed improvement, chemicals and metals segments showed mixed results, in third quarter 2009, finds PricewaterhouseCoopers]]></title>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[PricewaterhouseCoopers named "Top Company For Working Families" by DiversityInc]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The award recognizes PwC for its consistent leadership in diversity and inclusion practices, as well as its continued commitment to work/life flexibility, support for working parents and corporate responsibility]]></description>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Nearly two-thirds of Indian CEOs "very confident" of growth in next 12 months, 34 percent say recovery now underway or will start by year's end]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[According to the survey, CEOs in India expect growth to come primarily from better penetration of existing markets, with 58 per cent citing that as their primary opportunity]]></description>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Emerging market city economies set to rise rapidly in global GDP rankings says PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The figures provide an insight into how the global economic landscape looks set to change and which cities may provide the most compelling draw for capital and labour in the future.]]></description>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[New global leader for PricewaterhouseCoopers communications practice]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has appointed Colin Brereton as the new leader of its Global Communications Industry Group. Colin, a senior partner at PwC, has nearly 20 years experience of working with clients in the technology and telecoms sectors.]]></description>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[PricewaterhouseCoopers is the world’s second most attractive employer for business students, says Universum]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[This is the first global index of employer attractiveness by employer branding company Universum, which highlights the world’s most powerful employer brands – those companies that excel in talent attraction and retention.]]></description>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[China leaping ahead Europe in auto industry thanks to government stimulus says PricewaterhouseCoopers]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Although the 2009 outlook for established regions of North America and the European Union is stabilising, China’s remarkable advancement in a downturn has prompted an upward revision to PwC’s AUTOFACTS global assembly topline. Looking into 2010, uncertainty around the strength of economic fundamentals and the scope of government influence will persist.]]></description>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[PricewaterhouseCoopers* post FY2009 global revenues of US$26.2 billion]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[PricewaterhouseCoopers today disclosed that gross revenues from operations for its worldwide network of member firms rose marginally at constant exchange rates for the fiscal year ended 30 June 2009.]]></description>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 06 Oct 2009 05:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Asia represents the best growth prospects for retailers and consumer-products companies]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[For retail and consumer-products companies, most of Asia continues to present growth opportunities, albeit at a slower rate in the short term, according to a new PricewaterhouseCoopers report, Glimmers amid the gloom.]]></description>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Canada’s forest and paper sector losses slowed in Q2 of 2009: PricewaterhouseCoopers]]></title>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[PwC acquisition of BearingPoint assets in North America and Japan]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[With the completion of the transaction, PwC’s U.S. Advisory practice assumed selected contracts of BearingPoint and brought on 800 client service professionals with significant business and consulting expertise across multiple industries.]]></description>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 16 Jun 2009 12:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Global Entertainment and Media Outlook 2009-2013]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Over the next five years, digital technologies will become increasingly widespread across all segments of entertainment and media as the digital migration continues to expand according to the PricewaterhouseCoopers Global Entertainment and Media Outlook 2009-2013.]]></description>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 16 Jun 2009 12:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Forest, Paper and Packaging Industry Deal Values Fall by a Quarter]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[According to a new report by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), total deal value in the forest, paper and packaging (FPP) sector fell 23% to US$21.3bn in 2008, down from US$27.6bn in 2007.]]></description>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 07 May 2009 12:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[PricewaterhouseCoopers tops list for outsourcing consultants]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The International Association of Outsourcing Professionals, the global standard setting organization and advocate for the outsourcing profession, has ranked PricewaterhouseCoopers first on its list of the "World's Best Outsourcing Advisors".]]></description>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 06 May 2009 12:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Utility companies face balancing act as they look to a world beyond recession says PricewaterhouseCoopers report]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Utility companies face a difficult challenge as they balance the constraints of the downturn with the investment required to meet future energy demand, security of supply, and climate change concerns. PricewaterhouseCoopers’ 2009 Utilities Global Survey, A World beyond Recession, highlights the dilemmas of steering through the downturn while remaining focused on the long-term. The annual survey goes to the heart of boardroom thinking of 65 leading power companies in 39 different countries around the world.]]></description>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 06 May 2009 12:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Challenging times require bold moves if pharma companies are to survive the immediate storm]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Even the largest pharmaceutical companies will soon need to step outside their sector and collaborate with other organisations, according to new research by PricewaterhouseCoopers. Recently announced activity such as GSK and Pfizer’s new HIV-focused venture confirms that pharmaceutical companies are exploring new ways to collaborate.]]></description>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 30 Apr 2009 12:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[PricewaterhouseCoopers wins prestigious Global Award for its gender diversity work and achievements]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The award, which recognises an outstanding diversity programme that extends across at least three countries, is in acknowledgement of the work and achievements of PwC’s global Gender Advisory Council, an international group of 14 senior male and female leaders from around the world who actively work to improve the representation of PwC women in the workplace.]]></description>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 29 Apr 2009 12:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[PricewaterhouseCoopers recognized as a leader in information security and IT risk consulting]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) has been named a leader in the March, 2009 "The Forrester Wave™: Information Security And IT Risk Consulting, Q1 2009" report by Forrester Research. PricewaterhouseCoopers was among the select organizations that Forrester invited to participate in the report, which provides an independent assessment of the IT security and risk management services marketplace.]]></description>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 27 Apr 2009 12:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Forest, Paper and Packaging Industry Deal Values Fall by a Quarter]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[According to a new report by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), total deal value in the forest, paper and packaging (FPP) sector fell 23% to US$21.3bn in 2008, down from US$27.6bn in 2007.]]></description>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 23 Apr 2009 12:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[G20 leaders must sow the seeds of recovery in a low carbon economy, not create the next bubble]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[As G20 leaders gather for the London Summit, the World Economic Forum’s Taskforce on Low Carbon Economic Prosperity launched today warned that world leaders “must not sow the seeds of the next bubble as we recover from the last.” There was agreement that coordination of a green recovery will not only make the fiscal boost more effective, it will also accelerate carbon reduction.]]></description>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 31 Mar 2009 12:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Dennis M. Nally Selected As Global Chairman of PricewaterhouseCoopers]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Dennis M. Nally has been elected Chairman of the PricewaterhouseCoopers International Network for a four year term beginning on July, 1, 2009. Mr. Nally has served as the Chairman and Senior Partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, the PwC United States member firm, since 2002 and is a member of the global PwC Network Leadership Team and Chair of PwC's Network Strategy Council. Mr Nally’s successor as chairman of PwC US will be announced later this year following an election process.]]></description>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 17 Mar 2009 12:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Aerospace and defence deals take a nose dive in 2008 according to PricewaterhouseCoopers report]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Aerospace and defence (A&D) deal-making stalled in 2008 as companies and investors faced new market realities according to ‘Aerospace & Defence Deals* 2008’ the annual review of merger and acquisition activity in the global aerospace and defence industry, by PricewaterhouseCoopers. Total deal value in the sector more than halved from US$32.9bn to US$14.3bn.]]></description>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 10 Mar 2009 12:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Senior executives to discuss re-energizing the forest and paper industry at Vancouver conference]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[CEOs and senior executives from leading forest and paper companies in North America, Europe and Asia will share ideas for potential new industry revenue streams, environmental sustainability, and coping with the current economic downturn at the PricewaterhouseCoopers 22nd Annual Global Forest and Paper Industry Conference on May 14, 2009 in Vancouver, British Columbia. The theme of this year’s conference is ‘ReEnergizing the Forest and Paper Industry’.]]></description>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 06 Mar 2009 12:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Exposures reveal supplier distress for auto industry says PricewaterhouseCoopers]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Having just emerged from a period of inflated commodity prices, the supply sector is now facing declining volumes, difficulties obtaining credit, the risk of business failures of their own suppliers and liquidity concerns of their largest customers.]]></description>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 24 Feb 2009 12:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Smaller, refocused salesforce will enable pharma companies to create greater value for patients]]></title>
         <link><![CDATA[http://www.pwc.com/gx/en/press-room/2009/pharma-value-refocus-salesforce.jhtml?WT.rss_f=PwC+global+press+releases&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=$esc.url($result.Title)]]></link>
         <description><![CDATA[The current role of the pharmaceutical industry’s sales and marketing workforce will be replaced by a new model over the next ten years as the industry shifts from a mass-market to a target-market approach to increase revenue, according to a new report published by PricewaterhouseCoopers.]]></description>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 24 Feb 2009 12:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Investment performance tops insurance risks]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[With over 400 responses from 39 countries, the new Insurance Banana Skins survey, conducted by the CSFI in association with PricewaterhouseCoopers, shows how respondents rank the risks facing the industry. High on the list is the macro-economic outlook and its impact on the insurance industry. Lower business volumes are expected to put strains on profitability and capital in many parts of the world.]]></description>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 23 Feb 2009 12:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Oil and gas deals follow oil price over the cliff says PricewaterhouseCoopers report]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Deal value reduced progressively throughout 2008 before following the oil price over the cliff in the final quarter as the financial crisis intensified and economic conditions deteriorated. Companies slammed on the breaks in the final quarter with total oil and gas deal value down 59% on 2007 levels and 72% compared with the final quarter high of 2006.]]></description>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 20 Feb 2009 12:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Despite 'no big deal' 2009 promises more media M&A activity]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Following the dizzy heights of 2007 M&A activity, last year the European media sector experienced a dearth of mega-deals, as the aggregate value of transactions fell 66% to €17bn from €50bn in 2007 – PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) reveals today.]]></description>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 11 Feb 2009 12:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Global technology deals - down but not out with the UK showing great resilience]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Overall value of domestic technology transactions increased nearly ten per cent in 2008 despite the desolate economic backdrop that has rendered other industries destitute, a PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP report reveals today. In fact, in a year where global volumes declined by a fifth to 570 completions, from a post bubble peak of 713 in 2007, UK-inspired deals formed a third of all worldwide transactions.]]></description>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 11 Feb 2009 12:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Wind and solar powering renewables M&A activity says PricewaterhouseCoopers report]]></title>
         <link><![CDATA[http://www.pwc.com/gx/en/press-room/2009/renewable-energy-mergers-acquisitions.jhtml?WT.rss_f=PwC+global+press+releases&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=$esc.url($result.Title)]]></link>
         <description><![CDATA[Strong M&A growth in wind and solar power sector is adding to renewable energy deal momentum, according to a new analysis of deal making in the industry published by PricewaterhouseCoopers today. Renewables Deals*, the first edition of an annual review by PwC. Solar overtook hydro as the second largest renewables deal category after wind, accounting for 20% of total renewables deals.]]></description>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 04 Feb 2009 12:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[CEO Confidence Plummets to New Low - Most Top Executives Expect Slow Turnaround]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Battered by recession, CEOs' confidence about future prospects for business has plummeted and executives expect a slow, gradual recovery over the next three years, PricewaterhouseCoopers 12th Annual Global CEO Survey has found.]]></description>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 27 Jan 2009 12:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Tumultuous path ahead for auto industry in 2009 says PricewaterhouseCoopers]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Following a dispiriting end to 2008, many markets and car producers are expected to continue enduring a tough path in 2009]]></description>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 15 Jan 2009 12:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[IPO funds raised in 2009 to reach HK$70 billion]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) predicted that funds raised through new IPOs will be HK$70 billion in 2009, slightly above the figure in 2008 of HK$66 billion. With the fiscal stimulus programmes in place, the firm believes that the China and Hong Kong economies may be stabilised in the second half of 2009.]]></description>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 07 Jan 2009 12:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Emerging economies now being hit hard by the global recession, but their share of world GDP could still be over 50% by 2014]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[While all of the major advanced economies are projected to shrink in 2009 and recover only gradually thereafter, the large emerging economies (particularly China and India) are expected to experience only a slowdown not a contraction in 2009 and generally retain much better medium term prospects than the advanced economies.]]></description>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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