World economy

Light at the end of the recession tunnel Down Under?

11 Jun 2009

Oil moves above $71 a barrel; hits an 8-moth high in Asian trade

11 Jun 2009

China's May CPI falls 1.4 per cent, PPI declines 7.2 per cent

10 Jun 2009

Doha Round prospects brighten as US-India call for resumption of talks

10 Jun 2009

BNP leader Griffin gets egg-shelled at press meet

10 Jun 2009

USIBC summit to unveil America’s India policy

09 Jun 2009

The US-India Business Council is set to hold a high-powered business summit that is likely to feature at least three Obama administration heavyweights, including Hillary Clinton, Gary Locke and Ron Kirk.

China raises tax rebates for the seventh time to boost exports

09 Jun 2009

Japan's April current account surplus down 54.5 per cent

08 Jun 2009

Four Gulf states sign pact on monetary union

08 Jun 2009

Yuan could be reserve currency in 10 years, says Russian finance minister

06 Jun 2009

German economy in sharp recession: Bundesbank

06 Jun 2009

US retail sales worsen in May

05 Jun 2009

ECB sees Euro zone recovery by mid-2010

05 Jun 2009

Australia’s economy resists recession, records 0.4 per cent GDP growth

05 Jun 2009

India-MERCOSUR preferential trade agreement comes into effect

04 Jun 2009

A preferential trade agreement between India and the South American economic block MERCOSUR came into effect on 1 June.

EU earmarks €19-billion for job creation

04 Jun 2009

Japan’s overseas lending arm JICA back in business

04 Jun 2009

Prepare for a return to business growth, despite recession: Gartner

03 Jun 2009

Economic crisis adds 100 million to South Asia's hungry: UNICEF

02 Jun 2009

The number of hungry people in South Asia has increased by 100 million to 400 million over the past two years as food and fuel prices zoomed, UNICEF report said.

EU unemployment at highest in a decade

02 Jun 2009

US, China want dollar to remain reserve currency: Geithner

02 Jun 2009

It is in the interest of both China and the United States that the dollar remains the world's main reserve currency, US treasury secretary Timothy Geithner, currently in China, said

China changes economic tune during Geithner’s visit

02 Jun 2009

China's May manufacturing sector PMI at 53.1 per cent

01 Jun 2009

Japan’s April core consumer prices fell 0.1 per cent year on year

30 May 2009

Dubai slashes business fees by 30 per cent for investors

30 May 2009