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Pickup in French manufacturing offers hope as services sector still weak -flash PMI
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Thailand beats 2022 tourism target with 11.15 million foreign arrivals
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Thai Dec exports fall 14.6% y/y, worse than forecast
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Luxury giants bank on Chinese return as Western shoppers sober up
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As Yellen woos Africa, sceptics ask ‘Is the U.S. here to stay?’
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