News analysis: Insurance industry feels the shockwaves of the economic meltdown
It has been hard to escape the doom and gloom of the volatile stock market and wider economic woes over the past week.
Last Thursday (22 September) was a challenging day, to say the least, with not a single blue-chip stock finishing in positive territory.
Continental policymakers scrambled to formulate a rescue plan
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