World economy
RBI's Rajan slams IMF for backing manipulative monetary policies
19 Oct 2015
Central banks have no mandate for formulating monetary policies for the world, but IMF does spillover studies that suggest which policies are good for a country and therefore good for the world, he said
RBI's Rajan slams IMF for backing manipulative monetary policies
19 Oct 2015
Central banks have no mandate for formulating monetary policies for the world, but IMF does spillover studies that suggest which policies are good for a country and therefore good for the world, he said
Iran set to be sanction-free; awaits IAEA nod
19 Oct 2015
While the procedure to lift Western sanctions is under way, this will not be finalised until the IAEA confirms that Iran has scaled back its nuclear programme
Americans fear corruption more than terror: survey
16 Oct 2015
Corruption topped the list of things US citizens fear most, followed by cyber-terrorism, corporate snooping, bio-warfare, identity theft, and several other anxieties, according to a survey
S Arabia takes on Russia in European oil market
15 Oct 2015
Oil glut to persist in 2016 : IEA
13 Oct 2015
Global shares fall on Chinese trade data
13 Oct 2015
Fifth Obamacare insurance co-op folds up
12 Oct 2015
G-20 endorses action plan to check corporate tax avoidance
10 Oct 2015
Conservative estimate by the OECD puts the amount of untaxed money moved by companies into tax havens at $100 billion to $240 billion annually, suggesting tens of billions of dollars in lost tax revenue
Nobel Peace Prize for Tunisia’s National Dialogue Quartet
09 Oct 2015
The Nobel Peace Prize for 2015 has been awarded to Tunisia's National Dialogue Quartet, “for its decisive contribution to the building of a pluralistic democracy in Tunisia,” the Norwegian Nobel Committee said
Clinton’s turnaround on Trans-Pacific trade stuns observers
09 Oct 2015
After having firmly backed Obama’s Trans-Pacific Partnership trade accord, presidential hopeful Hilary Clinton has done an about turn, saying she no longer supports the deal
IMF sees global growth rate moderating to 3.1% this year
08 Oct 2015
Disparate fortunes of advanced and emerging market and developing economies and lower commodity prices have combined to weigh on global growth prospects, says IMF’s World Economic Outlook