World economy

Japanese stocks decline as Abe's revival plan disappoints

05 Jun 2013

EU to impose high tariffs on Chinese solar panels to check dumping

05 Jun 2013

In the largest EU commercial dispute of its kind, the EU has imposed tariffs up to 67.9 per cent on the import of solar panels from China in bid to revive the European solar industry

ECB not pushing large-scale intervention to revive lending

04 Jun 2013

Report calls for reduced meat consumption in the UK

04 Jun 2013

Over a million elderly in the UK struggling with debts: study

04 Jun 2013

Strong demand to support power businesses across Asia: S&P

04 Jun 2013

US Consumer confidence surges in May: survey

04 Jun 2013

Euro zone unemployment at record high of 12.2 per cent

01 Jun 2013

Japan suspends certain US wheat imports

01 Jun 2013

Adult women worse-off than men in China, reveals living conditions survey of elderly

31 May 2013

Myanmar economy could quadruple to $200 bn by 2030: report

31 May 2013

The under-developed country with a population of 60 million and abundant natural resources is uniquely placed close to Asia’s fastest-growing economies, China, India and other South East Asian nations

Seven MoUs inked with Thailand as PM continues to ‘look east’

30 May 2013

Arriving in Bangkok from Tokyo today for a two-day visit to Thailand, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has already overseen the signing of seven memorandums of understanding on space cooperation, IT, education, financial intelligence, and extradition of wanted persons

Switzerland to loosen bank secrecy laws under US pressure

30 May 2013

Under sustained US pressure, the Swiss government will allow its banks to reveal some customer information to US authorities, an important step in settling tax disputes between the nations

Chinese media expresses irritation over Japan-India maritime talks

By By Jagdeep Worah | 30 May 2013

Chinese state-controlled media has expressed displeasure over Indo-Japanese maritime cooperation, saying Japan does not have the strength to prevail over China's influence in Asia

Scribe files plea against ISI’s peace moves with ‘Pak Taliban’

30 May 2013

Pakistani freelance journalist Shahid Orakzai has filed a petition in Pakistan’s Supreme Court to prevent the government or the military from holding negotiations with the Pakistani Taliban, as it is forbidden by the country's Constitution

Recession in Europe could jeopardise global recovery: OECD

29 May 2013

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development has warned a protracted economic weakness in Europe could evolve into stagnation with negative implications for the entire global economy

Hollande calls for €6-bn youth unemployment spending; French consumer confidence lowest in history

29 May 2013

IMF pares growth projections for China

29 May 2013

The forecast from the IMF comes following a series of lowered 2013 growth estimates for China by economists following soft factory output and investment performance data for April and weak factory activity