World economy
Courts around the world under pressure to resolve climate conflicts
16 Sep 2015
A key group of the world's leading judges, lawyers and legal academics under the aegis of the UK Supreme Court, UK government, ADB and the UN Environmental Programme will discuss the unchartered territory of developing 'climate change laws'
UN Assembly session ends on high note
15 Sep 2015
Boost for India’s UN ambition as Assembly accepts key text
15 Sep 2015
Strengthening India's efforts for a permanent Security Council seat, the UN General Assembly on Monday endorsed a document that will be the basis for negotiations on reforming the long-stalled process of reforming the council
Shocker for Hillary as US states ‘feel the Bern’
15 Sep 2015
Bernie Sanders' poll vault over Hillary Clinton, whether a temporary bump or a sign of a long-term trend, appears more related to his anti-capitalist policies
Oil continues slide as Goldman slashes forecasts
12 Sep 2015
2 Indians among 107 killed in Saudi crane crash
12 Sep 2015
The crane crashed onto the Grand Mosque after heavy rains and high winds, leaving scores injured apart from 107 dead
Oil dips amid global glut, China fears
11 Sep 2015
China’s woes could trigger global recession, warns Citi economist
10 Sep 2015
A `hard landing’ by the slowing Chinese economy and a downturn in the commodity markets combined with the US Federal Reserve’s move to push up interest rates could plunge the world economy into recession in the next two years
China’s woes could trigger global recession, warns Citi economist
10 Sep 2015
A `hard landing’ by the slowing Chinese economy and a downturn in the commodity markets combined with the US Federal Reserve’s move to push up interest rates could plunge the world economy into recession in the next two years
Rising food prices pushing inflation in China
10 Sep 2015
Job vacancies in the US hit 5.8 mn
10 Sep 2015
UK retail sales in August lowest since 2008
07 Sep 2015
India ranks low on inclusive growth, development ranking: WEF
07 Sep 2015
India ranks the lowest in terms of 'asset building and entrepreneurship', in particular the small business ownership, where it ranks at the bottom among its peers at 38th place
Vatican to shelter 2 war-refugee families: Pope Francis
07 Sep 2015
The Pope's comments came as thousands of refugees from Syria arrived in Austria and Germany after an exhausting journey from Hungary, amid an escalating debate within the EU about how to handle the crisis
China lowers 2014 GDP growth to 7.3% from 7.4%
07 Sep 2015
China’s economy grew 7 per cent in the first half of the current year and the downward revision of last year’s data could bring down real growth in 2015 further down
G20, OECD announce new corporate governance code
05 Sep 2015
German factory orders fell 1.4% in August
05 Sep 2015
German exporters face the prospect of slowing global trade with the troubled Chinese economy, and would now need to rely more on domestic demand
EU faces `defining moment’ with refugee crisis: UNHCR
04 Sep 2015
More than 300,000 people have risked their lives this year trying to cross the Mediterranean, and more than 2,600 people have died doing so, says the UN commission
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