World economy

IMF ups 2010 world economic growth forecast to 4.1 per cent

05 Apr 2010

The International Monetary Fund  has revised its estimates of world economic growth further to 4.1 per cent, from the 3.9 per cent projected in January.

Chinese sovereign fund forced to halve funding request

05 Apr 2010

Saudi Arabia to invest $400 billion in Turkey

03 Apr 2010

Delhi visit to strengthen Indo-US, G20 ties: Geithner

03 Apr 2010

The US treasury secretary will be in India on 6-7 April, to launch the US-India Economic and Financial Partnership with Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, and meet with Indian and American business leaders

Germany, France mull bank tax to meet financial exigencies

01 Apr 2010

Britain emerges stronger from recession

31 Mar 2010

NAB, AXA SA in A$13.2 billion Axa APH deal

31 Mar 2010

WTO bullish on global trade expansion

31 Mar 2010

After registering the sharpest decline since WWII, world trade is set to rebound with a growth of 9.5 per cent in 2010, according to WTO economists.

Australia’s Gindalbie signs $65-billion iron ore supply deal with China’s AnSteel

30 Mar 2010

US Treasury to sell Citigroup stake in 2010

30 Mar 2010

Oil prices rebound on hopes of US recovery

29 Mar 2010

China's economy estimated to grow 12 per cent in first quarter

29 Mar 2010

India, Japan ink pact for infrastructure funding

29 Mar 2010

Russia reduces number of time zones

29 Mar 2010

US weighing action against China's financial services barrier

27 Mar 2010

BRIC ministers sign food security declaration

27 Mar 2010

Agriculture ministers of Brazil, Russia, India and China meeting in Moscow have resolved to pool resources to combat famine that affects more than a billion people globally.

Global trade to grow 9.5 per cent this year: WTO

27 Mar 2010

Merkel pushes deal to bail Greece out of financial mess

27 Mar 2010

China displaces Germany as the world's biggest exporter: WTO

27 Mar 2010

The World Trade Organization confirmed China's top position in the global markets this Friday, saying it had now overtaken Germany as the world's top exporter.

Dubai World proposes to convert $8.9 billion debt into equity

25 Mar 2010

Dubai World had total financial liabilities of $23.5 billion as of 31 December 2009

UK's Chancellor Darling offers basic bank accounts to all Britons

24 Mar 2010

After Greece, Fitch downgrades Portugal's credit rating to AA-

24 Mar 2010

Republicans vow to fight to repeal health care reform bill

24 Mar 2010

Obama signs health care reform bill into law

24 Mar 2010

US President Barack Obama yesterday entrenched his position in American history by signing a sweeping healthcare reform bill, in the teeth of stiff Republicans opposition

US-Pakistan civil nuclear deal on the table: Clinton

23 Mar 2010

US secretary of state, Hillary Clinton, has asserted that a civil nuclear deal with Pakistan would indeed be “considered” though she would not like to pre-judge the outcome.