World economy
Kuwait cancels second refinery project
21 Mar 2009
The refinery is no longer economically viable as oil prices have fallen more than 50 per cent from their peaks
EU agrees to boost IMF funding
21 Mar 2009
Country-wide job loss strike paralyses France
20 Mar 2009
A Tiger in the Australian woods
20 Mar 2009
IMF prompts G-20 nations for crisis management
20 Mar 2009
`Zimbabwe dollar no longer currency'
19 Mar 2009
Zimbabwe looking for $2-billion bailout package
19 Mar 2009
Zimbabwe's new unity government is looking for emergency aid after slashing its estimate for this year's revenue by nearly half from $1.7 billion to $1 billion.
IMF portrays gloomy global scenario
19 Mar 2009
Every region except Asia is expected to show negative growth in 2009 as the global economy shrinks further, IMF says in an update due in April
Top financial panel discusses G-20, markets
18 Mar 2009
UK’s unemployment crosses 2 million
18 Mar 2009
G-20 for tripling IMF kitty, greater say for emerging economies
16 Mar 2009
The G-20 meeting has agreed to boosting of resources of the International Monetary Fund and a devolution of powers at the IMF and the World Bank
G-20 finance ministers focus on growth, regulation
16 Mar 2009
G20 finance ministers ay governments must absorb toxic debts worth as much as $3.6 trillion to save the global financial system and thwart recession
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