World economy

Obama administration unveils new oil well rules to prevent blow-outs

15 Apr 2016

India backs fund pool to help smaller economies in distress

15 Apr 2016

India backs fund pool to help smaller economies in distress

15 Apr 2016

Low-income economies told to diversify to sustain growth

15 Apr 2016

Resilient and inclusive growth remains key to development of low-income countries and for this it is necessary that infrastructure gaps are closed, while maintaining debt sustainability’

Low-income economies told to diversify to sustain growth

15 Apr 2016

Resilient and inclusive growth remains key to development of low-income countries and for this it is necessary that infrastructure gaps are closed, while maintaining debt sustainability’

Fed turned more accommodative under Yellen, says Rajan

15 Apr 2016

The RBI governor said the current shift in the Fed policy allows the emerging markets more room to address issues like currency volatility and declining commodity prices

Brazil’s top court clears way for Rousseff’s impeachment

15 Apr 2016

Massive quake in Japan leaves 9 dead, services disrupted

15 Apr 2016

India remains world's top remittance recipient despite a $1bn drop in 2015: World Bank

15 Apr 2016

India retained its top spot as the world’s largest recipient of overseas remittances in 2015, attracting about $69 billion

Oil prices to stay low, India to fuel demand: IAE

15 Apr 2016

Oil has collapsed since mid-2014 to as low as $27 per barrel, from as high as $115, due to booming Opec and US supplies

Top US banks given 6 months to ready disaster plans

14 Apr 2016

To prevent a repeat of the 2008 meltdown, US regulators have given the country’s top five banks – JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, Bank of New York Mellon and State Street Bank – six months to get their disaster plans in shape

India remains a bright spot as global recovery slows: IMF

13 Apr 2016

IMF has suggested structural, fiscal, monetary measures to offset the effects of financial risks, geopolitical shocks and political discord to global recovery, even as it lowered global growth forecast to 3.2% in 2016

EU seeks to tighten the screws on corporate tax dodging

13 Apr 2016

Panama prosecutors raid Mossack Fonesca offices

13 Apr 2016

UK government willing to ‘co-invest’ for Talbot solution

12 Apr 2016

UK government willing to ‘co-invest’ for Talbot solution

12 Apr 2016

Brazil Congress panel for impeachment of President Rousseff

12 Apr 2016

China irate at G7 ‘provocation’ over South, East Seas

12 Apr 2016

Those who are (and are not) sheltered from the Panama Papers

11 Apr 2016

The effects of the leaks of the Panama Papers are not evenly spread; the documents contained far more information about the offshore activities of individuals in the developing world than in the developed world. Whatever the reasons for the imbalance, it will likely limit the papers' impact. A Stratfor analysis. Republished with permission

World Bank sees growth in East Asia easing to 6.3% in 2016

11 Apr 2016

Economic growth in developing East Asia is expected to ease from 6.5 per cent in 2015 to 6.3 per cent in 2016 and 6.2 per cent in 2017-18, on the back of a weaker-than-expected recovery in high-income economies and a faster-than-expected slowdown in China

Leaked papers show UK minister Javid plans massive job cuts

11 Apr 2016

Panama papers: El Salvador raids Mossack Fonseca offices

09 Apr 2016

US gets 2,50,000 H-1B visa applications, 4 times the cap

09 Apr 2016

Saudi to build bridge over Red Sea to Egypt

09 Apr 2016

Saudi Arabia has announced plans to build a bridge over the Red Sea to Egypt, in a lavish show of support for the government of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi