World economy

India, US vow to increase trade five-fold to $500 bn

23 Sep 2015

India and the United States are looking at a five-fold jump in their annual bilateral trade from the current $100 billion to $500 billion as the two countries work towards further deepening their security and economic cooperation

US pledges to support India in UN as strategic dialogue concludes

23 Sep 2015

Syria conflict prompts first withdrawal from doomsday seed bank

23 Sep 2015

China’s factory output lowest in six years

23 Sep 2015

ADB projects slower growth in China, Asia in 2015, 2016

22 Sep 2015

Chinese firms improve profit margin in 3Q: Survey

22 Sep 2015

Greece's Tsipras voted to power for third time in a year

21 Sep 2015

The win shows the confidence of the Greek voters in Tsipras is unshaken despite his high-risk gamble of compromising on European demands for a bailout

UK Labour makes Indian-origin MP shadow minister

19 Sep 2015

Digital currencies gain status of official commodity

19 Sep 2015

Digital currencies have gained the status of an official commodity recognised by the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Lanka vows to punish war criminals, but rejects foreign oversight

19 Sep 2015

Taliban gunmen attack Pakistan air force base in Peshawar

18 Sep 2015

Taliban gunmen stormed a Pakistani air force base in northwestern Peshawar early Friday, injuring more than 25 people, including an army major and three soldiers

Coup in Burkina Faso ahead of elections

18 Sep 2015

US Fed keeps rates unchanged, but discounts markets

18 Sep 2015

The decision to hold rates has nothing to do with the ups and downs in the markets as “it is certainly not our policy to do so,” Fed chair Janet Yellen said

Courts around the world under pressure to resolve climate conflicts

16 Sep 2015

A key group of the world's leading judges, lawyers and legal academics under the aegis of the UK Supreme Court, UK government, ADB and the UN Environmental Programme will discuss the unchartered territory of developing 'climate change laws'

UN Assembly session ends on high note

15 Sep 2015

Boost for India’s UN ambition as Assembly accepts key text

15 Sep 2015

Strengthening India's efforts for a permanent Security Council seat, the UN General Assembly on Monday endorsed a document that will be the basis for negotiations on reforming the long-stalled process of reforming the council

Shocker for Hillary as US states ‘feel the Bern’

15 Sep 2015

Bernie Sanders' poll vault over Hillary Clinton, whether a temporary bump or a sign of a long-term trend, appears more related to his anti-capitalist policies

Oil continues slide as Goldman slashes forecasts

12 Sep 2015

2 Indians among 107 killed in Saudi crane crash

12 Sep 2015

The crane crashed onto the Grand Mosque after heavy rains and high winds, leaving scores injured apart from 107 dead

Oil dips amid global glut, China fears

11 Sep 2015

China’s woes could trigger global recession, warns Citi economist

10 Sep 2015

A `hard landing’ by the slowing Chinese economy and a downturn in the commodity markets combined with the US Federal Reserve’s move to push up interest rates could plunge the world economy into recession in the next two years

China’s woes could trigger global recession, warns Citi economist

10 Sep 2015

A `hard landing’ by the slowing Chinese economy and a downturn in the commodity markets combined with the US Federal Reserve’s move to push up interest rates could plunge the world economy into recession in the next two years

Rising food prices pushing inflation in China

10 Sep 2015

Job vacancies in the US hit 5.8 mn

10 Sep 2015

India to see firming growth, China outlook poor: OECD

09 Sep 2015