World economy
OECD sees growth picking up in major economies
10 Dec 2013
While October indicators for China, India and Russia showed tentative positive changes in momentum, the composite leading indicators of growth for these countries were still below the trend rate
Thai prime minister calls fresh elections, dissolves parliament
09 Dec 2013
Striking opposition leaders, meanwhile, vowed to continue the stir until Yingluck Shinawatra quit as prime minister and handed over control to an unelected council
WTO looks set for historic trade pact
06 Dec 2013
WTO director-general Roberto Azevedo said he has drafted a text incorporating terms that are acceptable to all members, including India, which had raised vocal objections over agriculture
Japan to pump $182 bn more to stimulate economy
06 Dec 2013
The 18.6 trillion yen package is an exaggerated figure, including loans from government-backed lenders and spending that are already scheduled
Political risk premiums zoom as emerging market FDI dips: World Bank
06 Dec 2013
The market for political risk insurance expanded 33 per cent last year to $100 billion, a historic high, and is on track for similar growth this year, even as FDI is falling
India, China to gain importance as US allies: Pew study
05 Dec 2013
Support for closer trade and business ties between the US and other nations stands at its highest point in more than a decade, a new poll reveals
Deutsche Bank hit hardest as EU fines 6 banks €1.7 bn for rate-rigging
05 Dec 2013
Whistle blowers, Britain's Barclays and Switzerland's UBS, escaped fines over rate-rigging, while Germany's Deutsche Bank was slapped with the stiffest penalty of €725 million
India more corrupt than 93 other nations: survey
04 Dec 2013
Transparency International's annual list is the most widely used indicator of sleaze in political parties, police, justice systems and civil services, a scourge which undermines development and the fight against poverty
UK savings fall to lowest level in four decades
03 Dec 2013
Thai PM rejects protesters' call to step down
03 Dec 2013
Nobel laureate Robert Shiller warns of US equity bubble
02 Dec 2013
2013 Nobel laureate for economics Robert Shiller warns that the recent sharp rise in equity prices in the US could signal the making of a financial bubble
Thai protesters lay siege to government offices
02 Dec 2013
Next Steps for the US-Iran Deal
30 Nov 2013
The foreign ministers of Iran and the six Western powers clinched a six-month deal that begins the curtailment of Iran's nuclear program while relaxing as much as $6 billion in sanctions. By George Friedman
Berlusconi booted out of Italian house; can’t hold office for 6 yrs
28 Nov 2013
The Italian Senate has expelled three-time Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi from Parliament over his conviction for tax fraud
German parties hammer out deal for Merkel-led coalition
28 Nov 2013
After 17 hours of marathon negotiations German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative Christian Democratic Party and its main opposition, the Social Democrats, hammered out a deal for a grand "left-right" coalition
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