World economy
Five major UK banks pass BoE stress tests
02 Dec 2015
Russian sanctions could add $5 bn to Turkey’s CAD
01 Dec 2015
The risks of sanctions could push the $35 billion current account deficit calculated for 2015 to over $40 billion
US has not lost Thailand to China: US ambassador
01 Dec 2015
India not responsible for climate change, but concerned over planet’s health: PM
30 Nov 2015
The prime minister said while India's new economic momentum is a subject of international attention and a source of global opportunity, the health of the planet is equally important
Cameron seeks backing for UK strikes against IS
30 Nov 2015
Singapore an inspiration for Indians, says PM
24 Nov 2015
UK to set up $1 billion fund to fight malaria
23 Nov 2015
ASEAN announces formation of economic community
23 Nov 2015
ASEAN now forms an economic community that will allow freer movement of trade and capital in an area of 625 million people with a combined economic output of $2.4 trillion
Nepal ex-PM Bhatarai launches new front
23 Nov 2015
16 held in Belgium raids; key figure still elusive
23 Nov 2015
Belgian prosecutors announced early today that police had detained 16 people in 22 raids related to the Paris attacks, but that fugitive Salah Abdeslam was not among them
UN Security Council calls on countries to eradicate Islamic State threat
21 Nov 2015
In a unanimously adopted resolution, the 15-member body declared the group’s terrorist attacks abroad “a global and unprecedented threat to international peace and security”
Majority in Muslim dominated nations view ISIS negatively
21 Nov 2015
New research has found that people in 11 countries with significant Muslim population hold overwhelmingly negative views about the Islamic State, with Pakistan being the sole exception
Largest US insurer warns of exit from Obamacare
20 Nov 2015
Bank of Japan keeps policy unchanged despite sagging growth
20 Nov 2015
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been trying since late 2012 to revitalise Japan's economy through aggressive monetary easing by the Bank of Japan
Study finds Chinese most dishonest
18 Nov 2015
A new study on truthfulness involving several countries finds the Chinese to be the most dishonest
After Paris, France contemplates a reckoning
17 Nov 2015
Instead of pulling back from the global coalition working against jihadism, it appears that the French will renew and perhaps expand their efforts to pursue revenge for the most recent assault. Republished with permission of Stratfor
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