World economy
US energy majors look to find succour in China’s sunshine energy sector
19 Nov 2009
Some of the biggest names in US power industry are tying up with Chinese companies to access the cash , equipment and technology on offer for China’s fast growing energy sector
UN meet on global hunger opens sans G8 leaders
16 Nov 2009
Russian president vows to end protectionism
14 Nov 2009
Eurozone emerges from recession, UK still in coma
14 Nov 2009
The 16-nation eurozone led by strong growth from Germany in the third quarter, has emerged out of recession, leaving Britain, still in coma.
Singapore pushes trans-Pacific alliance to drive APEC
13 Nov 2009
The TPP plans to add the US, Australia, Peru and Vietnam as members thereby advancing towards the ideal of a free-trade area that encompasses the whole Asia-Pacific.
Barak response awaited as APEC meets
13 Nov 2009
China to be world's top construction market in 10 years: study
13 Nov 2009
China will overtake the US as the world's largest construction market by 2018, with an industry size of about $2.4 trillion and a 19.1 per cent share in output, according to a study.
Japan, China may soon be out of recession
11 Nov 2009
China’s economic growth accelerates in October
11 Nov 2009
Rudd’s India visit – a bilateral opportunity
By Rajiv Singh | 11 Nov 2009
Australian prime minister, Kevin Rudd’s arrival in India on a two-day visit raises expectations that both countries will make the effort to revive political relations which is showing all the signs of slipping into stagnation. By Rajiv Singh
China seeks to conquer African resources with $10-billion soft loan
09 Nov 2009
China’s loans to African nations are without conditions that Western nations and the IMF normally impose like spending on infrastructure and poverty programmes as well as change in governance
Major economies show strong signs of economic recovery: OECD
09 Nov 2009
Italy, France, the UK, and China show strong signs of recovery, while Canada and Germany show tentative signs of growth, OECD says in its latest report
US government guarantees peaked $4.3 trillion: COP report
07 Nov 2009
The various government programmes played a major role in containing the severe financial crisis, and the income from these would likely exceed their expenditure, although