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                                <title><![CDATA[ China's exit bans multiply as political control tightens under Xi ]]></title>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Flexible working hours are good for business, UN says ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2023 08:14:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ China's great reopening may come too late for many businesses ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2022 01:23:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ China, the last among major countries not treating Covid as endemic, this month unveiled 20 new steps that eased its stringent anti-Covid policies. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ China reports new Covid cases, some Beijing businesses shut ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Sat, 19 Nov 2022 10:13:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Beijing authorities are on high alert in the hope of preventing the numerous Omicron variant outbreaks in other cities from spreading to the capital. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ As recession looms, British business sends out lending SOS ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2022 06:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Banks are increasingly nervous about extending credit to small companies, as rising costs of debt, labour and raw materials put the business case of lending to such companies under unprecedented strain. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Over a third of UK pubs and restaurants cut hours to save on energy bills ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2022 00:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Many hospitality businesses also reported reduced demand as their patrons too had been hit by surging energy bills since Russia's invasion of Ukraine. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Petty traders welome MPN call for extended moratorium ]]></title>
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                                <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nur Hasliza Mohd Salleh ]]></dc:creator>
                                <pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2022 00:07:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ They say the move would give them more room to manoeuvre and allow them to shore up their businesses. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Europe burns cash to help businesses in deepening energy crisis ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2022 00:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Russian President Vladimir Putin added to the energy price pain, sending oil and gas prices higher by announcing a partial military mobilisation. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Japan liquor businesses turn to non-alcoholic drinks to attract Gen Z ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2022 02:03:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The popularity of low- and non-alcoholic drinks has risen worldwide, accelerated by the pandemic, which led many people to be more health conscious. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Help wanted: NZ industries struggle to find workers ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2022 06:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Businesses from farms to retirement villages and hotels are scrambling to find workers - and competitively pushing up wages as they do, increasing the central bank's challenge in fighting inflation. ]]></description>
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