World economy
Brazil Senate paves way for Dilma Rousseff’s impeachment
11 Aug 2016
Suspended Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff's opponents had no trouble attaining a simple majority of the 81 Senate votes to begin steps to end her scandal-plagued presidency
US productivity down for third straight quarter
10 Aug 2016
Erdogan, Putin patch up as Turkey’s rift with West widens
09 Aug 2016
Turkey’s decision to renew relations with Russia comes at a time when Ankara is reviewing its ties with the West, following an aborted coup attempt last month
Thai junta musters support for constitution in referendum
08 Aug 2016
With 94 per cent of the votes counted, 61.4 per cent of voters supported the proposal but most voters in the far north, northeast and south opposed it, according to preliminary results
Bank of England cuts Bank Rate by 0,25% to stave off Brexit effects
04 Aug 2016
BoE noted that the exchange rate of the pound sterling had fallen after UK’s vote to leave the European Union, and the outlook for growth in the short to medium term has weakened markedly
Warren Buffett to do whatever it takes to defeat Donald Trump
03 Aug 2016
Warren Buffet has questioned Trump’s business record, his bankruptcies and asked why the presidential candidate refuses to release his tax returns
Poverty costs UK £78 bn a year: report
02 Aug 2016
France may ban foreign funding of mosques, says PM Valls
30 Jul 2016
Intelligence officials have admitted that they are under-resourced to deal with the potential threat from each individual, who would need up to 20 people monitoring them every day
IMF’s report blasts its own conduct during Greek crisis
29 Jul 2016
Among other things, the report by the IMF watchdog says the multilateral lender persistently played down the risks of ballooning current account deficits, and neglected the danger of a sudden stop in capital flows