World economy

31 Jul 2010

30 Jul 2010

Even as he made an impressive pitch for investing in the UK, visiting prime minister, David Cameron, also asked Delhi not to succumb to forces of economic nationalism that threaten to damage the world trading system.

30 Jul 2010

World trade by all modes of transportation will register growth in 2010 and 2011 as international trade volumes continue to increase in step with global economic recovery, suggests a report.

28 Jul 2010

27 Jul 2010

"Are Europe’s banks really okay? I think I know the answer to that - yes, they are strong and getting stronger - but the truth is, even after all the song and dance over the stress tests, who knows?" By CNN anchor / correspondent Richard Quest, in his exclusive column on domain-b

27 Jul 2010

27 Jul 2010

The decision provides a comprehensive package of sanctions in the areas of trade, financial services, energy, transport as well as additional designations for visa ban and asset freeze

27 Jul 2010

During the onset of the global recession Chinese banks went on an unprecedented lending spree despite warnings from top economists that many of these loans may go bad

24 Jul 2010

All the biggest European banks passed the CEBS stress test with seven small, unlisted government-controlled banks failing in results that were broadly as anticipated by experts.

24 Jul 2010

24 Jul 2010

23 Jul 2010

In a few hours Europe’s bank stress test results will be out revealing to investors around the world which of its banks would fail under certain market conditions and which would survive.

23 Jul 2010

22 Jul 2010

Financial markets tumbled on Wednesday after US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke’s downbeat assessment of the US economic outlook, which he dubbed as "unusually uncertain."

22 Jul 2010

21 Jul 2010

Here are some markers that will guide responses on Friday when the EU releases results of the stress tests it has conducted on the banks of its member nations.

21 Jul 2010

European Union member nations are stress-testing a large number of their banks in an effort to reassure financial markets about their health and are due to publish the results on Friday.

20 Jul 2010

The international community seems inclined to go along with Afghan president Hamid Karzai’s date of 2014 for Afghans to assume responsibility for their country’s security.

20 Jul 2010

The EU is set to adopt “comprehensive and robust” sanctions against Iran which will include banning investment in the oil and gas sector and tightening restrictions on shipping and finance.

20 Jul 2010

20 Jul 2010

The Indian representative to the international conference in Kabul, SM Krishna, has stressed that any new process to stabilise the situation here must be fully "Afghan-led and Afghan-owned."

20 Jul 2010

An international donors conference in Kabul, amongst others things, will also look at reconciliation with the Taliban and set the pace for geo-political manoeuvrings in the Indian sub-continent region.

20 Jul 2010

19 Jul 2010

Afghanistan and Pakistan have signed an agreement which allows Afghanistan to use Pakistani land routes to access India and allow reciprocal Pakistani access to Central Asian destinations.

19 Jul 2010

The US further loosened its purse strings for Pakistan with secretary of state Hillary Rodham Clinton announcing more than $500 million worth of development projects on Monday.