World economy
BOJ chief to continue monetary stimulus
12 Apr 2012
China's growth may slip to 13-year low in 2012: World Bank
12 Apr 2012
China’s economic growth may slip to a 13-year low in 2012 with sluggish recovery hurting export demand, domestic investment and consumption slowing, the World Bank’s latest forecast shows
Iran's Strategy
12 Apr 2012
Iran is using the nuclear issue to divert attention from what is actually happening -- a shift in the balance of power in the Middle East. By George Friedman. Republished with permission of STRATFOR
Quake in Indonesia prompts tsunami warning in India
11 Apr 2012
The government has issued a tsunami warning for the eastern coast and warned of waves measuring up to 6 metres hitting parts of the east coast
Alcoa lowers China aluminum consumption growth
11 Apr 2012
Mao-era turmoil returns ahead of China's party leadership change
11 Apr 2012
More than half the country's 25 most-powerful figures are expected to retire during the once-in-a-decade transition
Nab terrorist Saeed to improve relations, PM tells Zardari
09 Apr 2012
During a luncheon meeting with President Asif Ali Zardari of Pakistan, who is in India on a personal visit, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said it was imperative to bring the perpetrators of the 26/11 terror attack to justice
Construction picked up in UK last month: Report
04 Apr 2012
Spanish unions protest austerity, labour reform
29 Mar 2012
The strike, supported by opposition Socialist Party, is the first clear challenge to strong austerity measures and an ambitious labour reform bill proposed by Spain's new conservative government
BRICS to facilitate trade in local currencies
29 Mar 2012
The grouping is expected to give final shape to a joint development bank that would promote trade in local currencies within the next three years
UK economy performs worse than expected in 4Q '11
29 Mar 2012
Britain suffered a greater shrinkage in its economy than earlier estimated, in the last quarter of 2011, with a weakening services sector adding to concerns about its return to growth in early 2012
BRICS to boost intra-group co-operation
28 Mar 2012
The five BRICS nations plan to cross-list their stock exchanges to facilitate stock buying in local currencies and set up a joint development bank on the lines of the World Bank