World economy
China lifts controls on lending rates to align with market
20 Jul 2013
The central bank also directed financial institutions to actively adapt to market-oriented interest rate pricing, market supply and demand
G20 to plug loopholes in tax systems: report
19 Jul 2013
‘Motor City’ Detroit is broke; files for bankruptcy
19 Jul 2013
Detroit in Michigan, the cradle of America’s automobile industry and once the fourth-most populous city in the US, filed for bankruptcy on Thursday, the largest American city ever to do so
China rising to topple US dominance: Pew survey
19 Jul 2013
A new survey that polled 38,000 people in 39 countries believes China is overtaking the US in global dominance
Ireland clears penultimate EU/IMF test
19 Jul 2013
Bernanke firm but flexible on bond purchase wind-down
18 Jul 2013
`Our asset purchases depend on economic and financial developments, but they are by no means on a preset course’
Vatican Bank corruption probe may widen
13 Jul 2013
UK auto industry to get £1 bn funding for growth
13 Jul 2013
EU and industry to invest €22 bn in research and innovation
11 Jul 2013
The European Commission along with the member states and the European industry will spend over €22 billion in research and innovation in cutting-edge technology areas over the next seven years.