World economy
India tops global inward remittances list at $69 bn in in 2012: World Bank
20 Apr 2013
India has emerged the largest recipient of overseas remittances in the world, followed by China the Philippines, Mexico and Nigeria and Egypt
IMF chief Christine Lagarde to appear before French court
19 Apr 2013
IMF chief Christine Lagarde is due to appear before a special court looking into cases of ministerial misconduct
UK regulator warns of housing sale scam
18 Apr 2013
IMF lowers 2013 global growth forecast to 3.3%
16 Apr 2013
Quake in Iran leaves over 40 dead, shakes Delhi and Gulf cities
16 Apr 2013
Tremors were felt as far away as Delhi, Ahmedabad and the Gulf cities where people were evacuated from tall buildings
China’s annual growth clocked 7.7 per cent in Q1
15 Apr 2013
US, Russia in human rights spat
13 Apr 2013
EU’s ‘big six’ agree on more banking transparency, single overseer
13 Apr 2013
The announcement comes at a meeting of the 27 finance ministers of the EU countries that reviewed the Cyprus bailout and the consequent losses to big bank depositors and the imposition of capital controls
Iranian N plant safe as quake kills 37
10 Apr 2013
An International Atomic Energy Agency statement indicated that it was satisfied there was little danger of radioactive leaks from the Bushehr nuclear power plant due to the earthquake
China inflation slows in March
10 Apr 2013
Christie's is first foreign auction house to get Chinese nod
09 Apr 2013
China’s art market has boomed in recent years and has overtaken the United States to become the world’s largest art and auction market.
UK’s ‘Iron Lady’ Margaret Thatcher dead
08 Apr 2013
Britain’s only woman prime minister Margaret Thatcher was instrumental in transforming the UK economy, and is now considered the country’s greatest leader since Churchill