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Media	Title	Date/Source
	Lebanon Nominates Challenger to Trump's Choice to Lead World Bank WASHINGTON — Lebanon has nominated investment banker Ziad Hayek as a candidate for president of the World Bank, mounting the first challenge to U.S. President Donald Trump's choice to lead the development lender, Hayek said in a Twitter post on Tuesday.	Tue, Feb 19, 2019
	WTO warns of global trade slowdown as indicator hits nine-year low GENEVA (Reuters) - A quarterly leading indicator of world merchandise trade slumped to its lowest reading in nine years on Tuesday, which should put policymakers on guard for a sharper slowdown if trade tensions continue, the World Trade Organization said on Tuesday.	Tue, Feb 19, 2019
	Europe Looks Like the Real Weak Link in the Global Economy For all the palpitations that the trade war between the U.S. and China will knock out their economies, it is Europe that increasingly looks like the biggest threat to global growth.	Wed, Feb 13, 2019
	How bad is China's economic slump? It's impossible to tell Hong Kong (CNN Business)- Companies and executives around the world are desperately trying to gauge the severity of China's economic slowdown. But getting a clear picture is very difficult.	Mon, Feb 11, 2019
	Imran Khan Pledges Deep Reforms as Pakistan Nears IMF Deal Pakistan is close to a deal with the International Monetary Fund after nation’s Prime Minister Imran Khan pledged to carry out deep structural reforms of an economy that’s staring at a balance-of-payment crisis.	Sun, Feb 10, 2019
	IMF still seeking member guidance on recognizing Guaido as Venezuela's leader The International Monetary Fund is still awaiting guidance from its member countries on whether to recognize Venezuela’s opposition leader Juan Guaido as the country’s legitimate head of state, IMF spokesman Gerry Rice said on Thursday.	Thu, Feb 7, 2019
	BB&T And SunTrust To Merge, Forming 6th-Largest Bank In The U.S. BB&T and SunTrust have agreed to merge into a new and as-yet-unnamed bank, in an all-stock deal valued at approximately $66 billion.	Thu, Feb 7, 2019
	U.S. Trade Negotiators Heading to Beijing Next Week WASHINGTON—The U.S. is dispatching its chief trade negotiator, Robert Lighthizer, and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to Beijing early next week to continue trade talks as a March 1 deadline to reach an accord nears, a senior Trump administration official said Tuesday.	Tue, Feb 5, 2019
	Trump picks World Bank critic Malpass to lead institution President Donald Trump is expected to tap Treasury Department official David Malpass as the U.S. pick to lead the World Bank, according to senior administration officials, a clear sign the administration wants to rein in the international financial institution.	Mon, Feb 4, 2019
	Solar power sales help women avoid food insecurity in Yemen WASHINGTON — Solar panels are providing women in Yemen access to energy and a way to escape famine conditions that continue to threaten the country.	Mon, Feb 4, 2019