World economy
Singapore economic outlook worse than forecast
14 Apr 2009
US lifts Cuba travel sanctions, curbs on telecom links
14 Apr 2009
US President Barack Obama is lifting some of restrictions on place on Cuba since the early 1960s
US lifts Cuba travel sanctions, curbs on telecom links
14 Apr 2009
US President Barack Obama is lifting some of restrictions on place on Cuba since the early 1960s
Harvard enrollments rise despite economic slump
13 Apr 2009
Santa Claus also hit by recession
13 Apr 2009
China eyes fresh stimulus to jumpstart economy
13 Apr 2009
Zimbabwe withdraws useless Rand, makes US dollar legal tender
13 Apr 2009
Zimbabwe has finally withdrawn its useless currency from circulation for the period of a year, switching it with the South African Rand and the US dollar.
Iraq war to cost more than Vietnam war
11 Apr 2009
The Iraq War will surpass the cost of the Vietnam War by the end of the year making it the second-most-expensive military conflict in the history of the United States, after World War II, according to Pentagon figures.
Let the building begin
09 Apr 2009
With G20 meetings over, President Obama heading back to the US this week, surely we can expect good economic times to start-a-rolling. I am afraid that is very far from the truth, says London-based CNN correspondent Richard Quest
Economic crisis widens gap between top firms and mid-market players: BCG
08 Apr 2009
58 per cent of market leaders increased profits in 2008, compared with only 21 per cent of companies outside the top three