World economy
China's 2011 foreign trade soars 22.5 %
11 Jan 2012
Merkel warns on Greek’s next tranche
10 Jan 2012
China-Japan- S Korea regional free trade talks to start in 2012
09 Jan 2012
As growth in Europe and the US slow down, China is now engaging Japan and S Korea to boost its growth through a three-way free trade agreement
Sarkozy, Monti warn of threat to Europe
09 Jan 2012
US Navy rescues Iranians held hostage by pirates
07 Jan 2012
‘War of Hormuz’ in offing as Iran, West up stakes
07 Jan 2012
American and British officials have vowed to use force to unclog the international waterway while at the same time readying plans to use strategic oil stocks if Iran blocks the waterway
UK car sales fall 4.4% in 2011
06 Jan 2012
Singapore to cut politicians' pay by 30% from 21 May
04 Jan 2012
Singapore’s politicians, the highest paid in the world will soon have to take a salary cut by at least a third, but they would still retain their top ranking as the highest paid politicians globally
India-Saudi trade touches $26 billion; new investments, JVs eyed
04 Jan 2012
India’s exports to Saudi Arabia increased from $2.59 billion in 2006-07 to $5.22 billion in 2010-11 while its imports from that country increased from $13.35 billion in 2006-07 to $20.38 billion in 2010-11
China looks at capital account convertibility of renminbi
02 Jan 2012
A fully convertible renminbi would allow free capital flows into China, hopes to challenge the dollar as the world's reserve currency
UK mortgage debt softens by another 8.6 billion
31 Dec 2011
China shifts FDI focus to hi-tech areas
30 Dec 2011
China’s factory output down in December amid negative cues
30 Dec 2011
China's economy is slowing down for a fourth successive quarter, easing further from the first quarter's 9.7 per cent to below 9 per cent in the final three months