World economy
Japan's trade nearly halves in February
25 Mar 2009
China wants SDR to replace dollar as global currency
24 Mar 2009
China has called for the creation of new global currency by the IMF to replace the US dollar
Bailing out Japan Inc: JBIC’s operating charter to be modified
23 Mar 2009
As the global economic downturn devastates Japan’s exports, the Japanese government is moving to tweak the charter of the Japan Bank for International Cooperation in a bid to keep Japan Inc.’s operations afloat.
Crude futures rise above $52 in Asian trade
23 Mar 2009
China may act spoilsport at G20 meet: reports
21 Mar 2009
China, others back Russia’s alternative to dollar
21 Mar 2009
Russia says its proosal for a discussion on creating a new world reserve currency replacing the dollar has the support of China and several other emerging economies
Kuwait cancels second refinery project
21 Mar 2009
The refinery is no longer economically viable as oil prices have fallen more than 50 per cent from their peaks
EU agrees to boost IMF funding
21 Mar 2009
Country-wide job loss strike paralyses France
20 Mar 2009
A Tiger in the Australian woods
20 Mar 2009
IMF prompts G-20 nations for crisis management
20 Mar 2009
`Zimbabwe dollar no longer currency'
19 Mar 2009
Zimbabwe looking for $2-billion bailout package
19 Mar 2009
Zimbabwe's new unity government is looking for emergency aid after slashing its estimate for this year's revenue by nearly half from $1.7 billion to $1 billion.