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

Aussie infrastructure firm BrisConnetcions unit holders to vote on winding-up

14 Apr 2009

Indians corner nearly 38 per cent of H1-B visas in 2008: report

13 Apr 2009

Top Aussie corporates face A$25-billion superannuation shortfall

13 Apr 2009

Harvard enrollments rise despite economic slump

13 Apr 2009

Santa Claus also hit by recession

13 Apr 2009

Japan's second-largest retailer, Aeon, likely to record first net loss in seven years

13 Apr 2009

First Niagara declares healthy Q1 results, plans stock offering to repay TARP funds

13 Apr 2009

China eyes fresh stimulus to jumpstart economy

13 Apr 2009

China extends $25 billion to boost ties with ASEAN

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Zimbabwe has finally withdrawn its useless currency from circulation for the period of a year, switching it with the South African Rand and the US dollar.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.

US recession to end by September, but unemployment to rise: Economists

11 Apr 2009

50 per cent of laid-off US workers get new jobs: report

09 Apr 2009

US steel makers, union file anti-dumping case against China

09 Apr 2009

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

Japnaese corporate bankruptcies surge to a six-year high

09 Apr 2009

Japan links consumer subsidies to purchasing green products

08 Apr 2009

India-made steel invites protest in Obama's home state

08 Apr 2009

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

American CEOs expect further economic deterioration: survey

08 Apr 2009

Japan’s current account surplus plunged 55.6 per cent in February

08 Apr 2009

Pak envoy seeks another $30 billion from US

08 Apr 2009