World economy
Australian central bank to invest in China bonds
24 Apr 2013
Europe urged to do more at IMF meeting
23 Apr 2013
Blackstone chief, others launch $300-mn Chinese scholarship
22 Apr 2013
The donors, with vast business interests in China, have announced the creation of a $300-million scholarship for study in China, which they hope will rival the Rhodes Scholarship in prestige and influence
US Senate to vote on online sales tax bill
22 Apr 2013
The US Senate will vote on a bill that would give local governments additional revenue by charging sales tax on all internet purchases, adding up to $11 billion to states' coffers every year
UK expected to avoid triple-dip recession
22 Apr 2013
Court orders Musharraf's custody for two week
20 Apr 2013
An anti-terrorism court in Islamabad today orderd two weeks’ custody for former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf over “illegal” detention of judges in 2007
Fitch strips UK of AAA status
20 Apr 2013
The UK has already been downgraded by Moody’s in February, leaving Standard & Poor’s as the only major ratings agency to rate the UK as an AAA country
India tops global inward remittances list at $69 bn in in 2012: World Bank
20 Apr 2013
India has emerged the largest recipient of overseas remittances in the world, followed by China the Philippines, Mexico and Nigeria and Egypt
IMF chief Christine Lagarde to appear before French court
19 Apr 2013
IMF chief Christine Lagarde is due to appear before a special court looking into cases of ministerial misconduct
UK regulator warns of housing sale scam
18 Apr 2013
IMF lowers 2013 global growth forecast to 3.3%
16 Apr 2013
Quake in Iran leaves over 40 dead, shakes Delhi and Gulf cities
16 Apr 2013
Tremors were felt as far away as Delhi, Ahmedabad and the Gulf cities where people were evacuated from tall buildings