EU-Asia summit boosts calls for free trade pacts
EU leaders homed in on business opportunities with Asia’s fast-growing economies on Monday looking towards trade pacts with India Vietnam Malaysia and Thailand after a ground-breaking deal with South Korea.

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National boosts analog audio portfolio via GTronix
National Semiconductor Corp. has acquired the technology of GTronix, a fabless semiconductor vendor specializing in programmable and adaptive analog sensory processing technology. Terms of the transaction are not being disclosed.

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The Week Ahead: Rising confidence boosts expectations for Yell Recovery trends will come under the scanner when Yell, the FTSE 250-listed directories group, issues full-year figures this week. UBS expects the results to reassure investors worried about the potential for a rebound in revenues. Read more on Independent

Aid boosts economy
Sri Lanka’s economy has bounced back to more than normal with foreign reserves and foreign aid rising to an unprecedented high after the defeat of terrorism, Export Development and Foreign Trade Minister Prof. G.L.Peiris said.

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BPC cuts India potash price, boosts volumes
MOSCOW, Mar 12 (Reuters) Major potash supplier BPC, the export agent for Russian miner Uralkali , has agreed to sell higher volumes at lower prices to India this year as global demand recovers for the soil nutrient.

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Scotiabank boosts Thai presence, eyes Asian growth
* Deal highlights Scotia’s Asian growth strategy

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Oil boosts Arab bourses
Arab markets rebounded this week, helped by rising oil prices, better performance of global markets and improving liquidity, financial analysts said yesterday.

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Rate rise boosts shares at close
THE share market posted its strongest finish in five trading days after an expected increase in the cash rate by the Reserve Bank.

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Jaguar Land Rover boosts Tata Motors profits
* Tata Motors Dec consol net profit $140.7 mln

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