World economy
PM proposes a BRIC joint business forum
17 Jun 2009
Prime minister Manmohan Singh today mooted a joint business forum for cooperation in science and technology, energy, agriculture, aviation, pharmaceuticals and the service sector
US May 'housing starts' rise 17.2 per cent
17 Jun 2009
Expand SDR basket to include yuan, gold: Russia
16 Jun 2009
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has called for expanding the currency basket of IMF's Special Drawing Rights to include the Chinese yuan, commodity currencies and gold.
India stands by global efforts to overcome economic crisis: Manmohan
15 Jun 2009
Before leaving for Russia to attend a conference of BRIC nations, Dr Manmohan Singh said, India was ready to play its part in coordinating global efforts to overcome the economic slowdown
G8 wants to get out of the stimulus pit, looks at IMF
13 Jun 2009
G8 moots exiting the stimulus mode and vacating space for the private sector in order tht economies return to self-sustaining growth
US plans new rules to check corporate bonuses
11 Jun 2009
The US administration will soon bring out new rules that would set restrictions on executive pay for firms receiving federal bailout funds.
USIBC summit to unveil America’s India policy
09 Jun 2009
The US-India Business Council is set to hold a high-powered business summit that is likely to feature at least three Obama administration heavyweights, including Hillary Clinton, Gary Locke and Ron Kirk.