World economy
UK’s ‘Iron Lady’ Margaret Thatcher dead
08 Apr 2013
Britain’s only woman prime minister Margaret Thatcher was instrumental in transforming the UK economy, and is now considered the country’s greatest leader since Churchill
IMF's Lagarde welcomes Japan’s easing programme
08 Apr 2013
H-1B visa cap reached in one week, says USCIS
06 Apr 2013
Recession: Obama takes pay cut, but most other politicos demur
05 Apr 2013
Following austerity measures in the US budget which have hit Federal employees, the US President has renounced 5 per cent of his $400,000 a year salary as a solidarity gesture
BoJ to pump $1.4 trillion into Japanese economy in 2 years
04 Apr 2013
The central bank set a 2 per cent inflation target over the two years of monetary easing, which included additional purchases of Japanese government bonds
UK to avoid triple dip inflation: BCC
03 Apr 2013
Musharraf wants elections under army supervision
03 Apr 2013
Queen gets a £5-mn pay hike
03 Apr 2013
Queen Elizabeth II, who has long been complaining that she is too starved of funds to afford the upkeep of Buckingham Palace, has been granted a hike of £5 million in the funds she receives from the taxpayer
India, Eurasian Economic Commission mull CECA
02 Apr 2013
Nasdaq buys eSpeed trading platform for $750 mn
02 Apr 2013
The acquisition of eSpeed will give Nasdaq OMX a strong entry point in the electronic fixed income business - one of the largest and most liquid cash markets in the world
China factory activity picks up gauges show
01 Apr 2013
US firms in China report data theft
30 Mar 2013
Energy subsidies reform can boost growth: IMF
30 Mar 2013
Global economic growth to accelerate in H1 2013: OECD
30 Mar 2013
The financial markets are out-pacing real growth, which has been held back by weak business and consumer confidence
FSA censures Prudential chief Tidjane Thiam
28 Mar 2013
BRICS summit: China, Brazil to start trading in own currencies
26 Mar 2013
The two countries plan to bring around $30 billion worth of their annual bilateral trade under their own currencies, taking out about half of their bilateral trade from the ambit of the US dollar
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