World economy

Greek PM urges "No" vote at Sunday’s austerity referendum

04 Jul 2015

Greeks convert euros to bitcoins in case Greece exits EU

04 Jul 2015

Greeks are converting their euros to bitcoins as a safeguard against a return to devalued drachma in the event of a “No” vote in a referendum, due on Sunday

Cuba is world's first to eliminate mother-to-child HIV infection

02 Jul 2015

Cuba is world's first to eliminate mother-to-child HIV infection

02 Jul 2015

China distorting global financial system, says World Bank

01 Jul 2015

Greece defaults on IMF debt; set to reject EU bailout terms

30 Jun 2015

The Greek government on Tuesday held on to its anti-austerity platform even as European leaders pleaded with Greek voters to back the highly disputed bailout proposals in a crunch referendum or face leaving the euro

Chinese banks emerge world's best capitalised, biggest profit makers

30 Jun 2015

US consumer confidence records best six months in past decade

29 Jun 2015

Markets in a tailspin as Geek debt default looms

29 Jun 2015

The Greek government announced on Sunday that the country’s banks would remain shut all week after a run on the banks by depositors eager to withdraw their money

San Francisco told to stop using water from reservoir

27 Jun 2015

EBRD eyes co-financing infra projects with China-led AIIB

27 Jun 2015

EBRD hopes to have its first joint projects with the new $100-billion China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank in place by next year

Raghuram Rajan warns of repeat of the 1930 global depression

26 Jun 2015

While trying to produce growth out of nowhere we are in fact shifting growth from each other, rather than creating growth, he pointed out

BRICS bank to start operations by April: Kamath

25 Jun 2015

India pledges $1 bn to Nepal as quake aid tops $3 billion

25 Jun 2015

India pledges $1 bn to Nepal as quake aid tops $3 billion

25 Jun 2015

Offshore investment hubs rob developing nations of $100 bn annually: UNCTAD Report

25 Jun 2015

Bobby Jindal announces US presidential bid on Twitter

25 Jun 2015

Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal, 44, yesterday became the first Indian-origin American to throw his hat in the ring for US presidential elections

Another nuclear arms race inevitable: former US ambassador to Soviet Union

24 Jun 2015

India looks to Eurasian Economic Union to push trade through Iran

23 Jun 2015

India is keen to join the Eurasian Economic Union, comprising the Russian Federation, Kazakhstan and Belarus, to push trade through India's west coast via Iran to the central Asian countries

China opens Nathu La route for Kailash Mansarovar pilgrims

22 Jun 2015

The existing Lipulekh Pass stands badly damaged after the 2013 floods in Uttarakhand and the new route will enable pilgrims to travel the 1,500 km from Nathu La to Kailash by buses

Economic impact of global conflicts crosses 14.3% of world GDP

22 Jun 2015

The impact of violence on the global economy reached $14.3 trillion or 13.4 per cent of global GDP in the last year, equivalent to the combined economies of Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Spain and the UK

World entering 6th mass extinction

By By Rob Jordan, Stanford Woods Institute for the En | 20 Jun 2015

We are now entering the sixth great mass extinction, warn researchers and call for urgent action to conserve threatened species, populations and habitats, but warn that the window of opportunity is rapidly closing

Biofuel crops replace grasslands

20 Jun 2015

Greece told to accept deal with international creditors or face default

20 Jun 2015

China eyes Chittagong port via rail corridor to Bangladesh

19 Jun 2015

The Kunming-Kolkata link, a part of the China-Myanmar-Bangladesh Economic Corridor aimed at boosting trade and investment, is also aimed at providing China access to Bangladesh's Chittagong port