World economy
Pakistan PM candidate faces arrest in drugs investigation
22 Jun 2012
As health minister, Makhdoom Shahabuddin allegedly issued an import quota of drugs to two pharmaceutical companies in which his son is said to have a stake
Russia bats for BRICS emergency fund
21 Jun 2012
Bank of England votes 5-4 against more stimulus
21 Jun 2012
PM smiles as G20 sees need to invest in infrastructure
20 Jun 2012
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said that there was general agreement that policy in all countries must shift to strengthening growth rather than focusing on austerity measures
Makhdoom Shahabuddin tipped as Pak’s next PM
20 Jun 2012
Pakistan Supreme Court disqualifies Prime Minister Gilani
19 Jun 2012
Pakistan plunged into a political crisis on Tuesday following a Supreme Court ruling stripping prime minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani of his membership of parliament
Europe gets new saviour in BRICS
19 Jun 2012
The BRICS economies, including India, have pledged to contribute $75 billion to rescue the debt-ridden economies of the continent
G-20 seeks lasting solution to euro zone crisis
18 Jun 2012
Germany is now pushing other EU member countries to agree on a roadmap toward closer fiscal integration that would involve ceding sovereignty over budgets to Brussels