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  • The lignite surface mine of the Vattenfall in Welzow, Germany. Swedish power company Vattenfall intends to mine an additional 200 million tonnes there from 2026 on. Patrick Pleul / EPA
    The lignite surface mine of the Vattenfall in Welzow, Germany. Swedish power company Vattenfall intends to mine an additional 200 million tonnes there from 2026 on. Patrick Pleul / EPA
  • Two workers clean the windows of a of high-rise building in Mexico City. Abundant cheap labour has helped Mexico lure billions of dollars in foreign investment in recent years, spurring a manufacturing sector so dynamic it has been likened to China. Bernardo Montoya / Reuters
    Two workers clean the windows of a of high-rise building in Mexico City. Abundant cheap labour has helped Mexico lure billions of dollars in foreign investment in recent years, spurring a manufacturing sector so dynamic it has been likened to China. Bernardo Montoya / Reuters
  • A graffiti on a fence in front of the construction site of the European Central Bank (ECB) in Frankfurt, Germany. The ECB could decide to abolish interest rates in the euro zone in its June 5, 2014 meeting. Arne Dedert / EPA
    A graffiti on a fence in front of the construction site of the European Central Bank (ECB) in Frankfurt, Germany. The ECB could decide to abolish interest rates in the euro zone in its June 5, 2014 meeting. Arne Dedert / EPA
  • Construction works in progress in a town in Frankfurt, Germany. Thirty-five houses in total will be built on the site, eight of them will be reconstructed after historic models. Frank Rumpenhorst / EPA
    Construction works in progress in a town in Frankfurt, Germany. Thirty-five houses in total will be built on the site, eight of them will be reconstructed after historic models. Frank Rumpenhorst / EPA
  • An Afghan labourer holds a shovel over his shoulders as he works at a chalk factory on the outskirts of Mazar-i-Sharif. Afghanistan’s economy is recovering from decades of conflict. Farshad Usyan / AFP
    An Afghan labourer holds a shovel over his shoulders as he works at a chalk factory on the outskirts of Mazar-i-Sharif. Afghanistan’s economy is recovering from decades of conflict. Farshad Usyan / AFP
  • Indian labourers load iron pipes on to a truck at an iron and steel forging unit in Mumbai. India’s central bank kept key interest rates unchanged on Tuesday in its first policy review since a new, pro-business government took power. Rafiq Maqbool / AP Photo
    Indian labourers load iron pipes on to a truck at an iron and steel forging unit in Mumbai. India’s central bank kept key interest rates unchanged on Tuesday in its first policy review since a new, pro-business government took power. Rafiq Maqbool / AP Photo
  • An Afghan labourer works at an aluminium factory in Herat. Mohmmad Shoib / Reuters
    An Afghan labourer works at an aluminium factory in Herat. Mohmmad Shoib / Reuters
  • Visitors take a photo at a stuffed wolf during an international agricultural exhibition in the outskirts of Minsk. Farmers and agriculture companies from 14 countries gathered near the Belarussian capital to show their products. Vasily Fedosenko / Reuters
    Visitors take a photo at a stuffed wolf during an international agricultural exhibition in the outskirts of Minsk. Farmers and agriculture companies from 14 countries gathered near the Belarussian capital to show their products. Vasily Fedosenko / Reuters
  • A mother rests with her child in the shade next to a bucket of an excavator, at a machinery maintenance station in Shanghai. Stronger foreign and domestic demand probably helped to stabilise China’s economy in May, boosting growth in exports, factory production and retail sales. Aly Song / Reuters
    A mother rests with her child in the shade next to a bucket of an excavator, at a machinery maintenance station in Shanghai. Stronger foreign and domestic demand probably helped to stabilise China’s economy in May, boosting growth in exports, factory production and retail sales. Aly Song / Reuters

In pictures: best business images of the week to June 5, 2014

Liz Claus

June 05, 2014

Here are the best business images from around the world for the week to June 5, 2014.

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