• Workers at a kiln pile up new bricks in Herat. Afghanistan’s economy has improved significantly after suffering from decades of fighting. The economy was boosted by the infusion of international aid and the recovery of the agricultural sector. Jalil Rezayee / EPA
    Workers at a kiln pile up new bricks in Herat. Afghanistan’s economy has improved significantly after suffering from decades of fighting. The economy was boosted by the infusion of international aid and the recovery of the agricultural sector. Jalil Rezayee / EPA
  • Above, the emblem of Santiago’s stock exchange building. Most economists now predict overall growth in Chile’s economy of between 2.0 and 2.5 per cent this year, down from 4.1 per cent in 2013. Ivan Alvarado / Reuters
    Above, the emblem of Santiago’s stock exchange building. Most economists now predict overall growth in Chile’s economy of between 2.0 and 2.5 per cent this year, down from 4.1 per cent in 2013. Ivan Alvarado / Reuters
  • Bottles filled with smuggled oil from Algeria are on display for sale near the Moroccan city of Oujda along the Moroccan-Algerian border. Fadel Senna / AFP
    Bottles filled with smuggled oil from Algeria are on display for sale near the Moroccan city of Oujda along the Moroccan-Algerian border. Fadel Senna / AFP
  • A worker unloads sacks of rice from a barge to a cargo ship on the Chao Phraya river in Bangkok. A total of around 500,000 tonnes of Thai rice shipments, mostly of parboiled grade for African buyers, have been delayed due to a labour shortage at ports. Athit Perawongmetha / Reuters
    A worker unloads sacks of rice from a barge to a cargo ship on the Chao Phraya river in Bangkok. A total of around 500,000 tonnes of Thai rice shipments, mostly of parboiled grade for African buyers, have been delayed due to a labour shortage at ports. Athit Perawongmetha / Reuters
  • Labourers work on a building construction in Bangkok. Thailand’s gross domestic product expanded by 0.4 per cent year-on-year growth in the second quarter of 2014. Rungroj Yongrit / EPA
    Labourers work on a building construction in Bangkok. Thailand’s gross domestic product expanded by 0.4 per cent year-on-year growth in the second quarter of 2014. Rungroj Yongrit / EPA
  • A tractor pulls a potato digger as a farmer harvests a field near Ebstorf, Germany. Philipp Schulze / EPA
    A tractor pulls a potato digger as a farmer harvests a field near Ebstorf, Germany. Philipp Schulze / EPA
  • Labourers work at a construction site of a high-rise residential building in central Mumbai. Danish Siddiqui / Reuters
    Labourers work at a construction site of a high-rise residential building in central Mumbai. Danish Siddiqui / Reuters
  • A woman points towards commercial and residential buildings in Hong Kong. Hong Kong lowered its annual economic forecast on August 15 after growth slowed to 1.8 per cent year-on-year in the second quarter. Dale De La Rey / AFP
    A woman points towards commercial and residential buildings in Hong Kong. Hong Kong lowered its annual economic forecast on August 15 after growth slowed to 1.8 per cent year-on-year in the second quarter. Dale De La Rey / AFP
  • A woman selling toilet products poses for a photo at the Oriental Market in Managua, Nicaragua. Oswaldo Rivas / Reuters
    A woman selling toilet products poses for a photo at the Oriental Market in Managua, Nicaragua. Oswaldo Rivas / Reuters
  • A construction worker walks down a staircase near a commercial complex in Beijing. Foreign direct investment into China dropped by more than a sixth year-on-year in July, the government said on August 18. Greg Baker / AFP
    A construction worker walks down a staircase near a commercial complex in Beijing. Foreign direct investment into China dropped by more than a sixth year-on-year in July, the government said on August 18. Greg Baker / AFP
  • Indonesian youths fill up job application forms on laptops provided by the organisers at Kompas Karier Fair in Jakarta. Employment levels rose for the second consecutive month in July, Although the pace of job creation was modest, it was the largest rise in workforce numbers since July 2013. Beawiharta / Reuters
    Indonesian youths fill up job application forms on laptops provided by the organisers at Kompas Karier Fair in Jakarta. Employment levels rose for the second consecutive month in July, Although the pace of job creation was modest, it was the largest rise in workforce numbers since July 2013. Beawiharta / Reuters

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In pictures: Best business images of the week - August 28, 2014

Liz Claus

August 28, 2014

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Here are some of the best business images of the week to August 28, 2014.

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