World economy

Spain on tenterhooks ahead of Catalonia secession vote

10 Nov 2015

Text of US-Pacific trade pact adds fuel to debate

06 Nov 2015

The Obama administration has released the full text of the path-breaking Trans-Pacific Partnership or TPP, prompting immediate criticism from unions, environment groups, and – surprisingly – from Ford Motor Co

4 Indian-origin ministers in Trudeau’s gender-balanced team

06 Nov 2015

Stanford researchers' calculations reveal higher-than-expected global economic cost of climate change

05 Nov 2015

US factory orders fall for second straight month

04 Nov 2015

Global economy came "startlingly close to collaps"in 2008: Ben Bernanke

03 Nov 2015

President Erdogn's AK Party set to rule Turkey with clear majority

02 Nov 2015

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Justice and Development Party (AK Party) is on track to win back its parliamentary majority, though counting is yet to be completed in some of the largest cities

S&P downgrades Saudi Arabia on oil price slump

31 Oct 2015

Earlier this week, IMF said that Saudi Arabia could exhaust all its cash reserves in five years and would become bankrupt, if oil prices continue at the same levels the government  spending remains umaltered

S&P downgrades Saudi Arabia on oil price slump

31 Oct 2015

Earlier this week, IMF said that Saudi Arabia could exhaust all its cash reserves in five years and would become bankrupt, if oil prices continue at the same levels the government  spending remains umaltered

US briefs India on Trans Pacific Partnership, pushes investment pact

31 Oct 2015

London at risk of property price bubble, warns UBS

31 Oct 2015

China spurns arbitration court ruling

31 Oct 2015

Britons concerned over downturn as outlook for economy weakens

31 Oct 2015

China scraps one-child rule, lets couples have a second

30 Oct 2015

Analysts say the relaxation doesn’t mean couples will rush to have a second child, and any hoped-for demographic dividend will take a long time to fructify

BRICS countries sign Moscow Declaration on multilateral science projects

30 Oct 2015

US Fed rate hike looks a mirage; deferred till December

29 Oct 2015

Investors had expected the Fed to hike rates as planned despite international pressure to keep rates at current levels so as to keep markets calm

Nepal gets its first woman president

28 Oct 2015

Bidhya Devi Bhandari is Nepal’s second President since the Himalayan nation was turned into a republic after abolishing the centuries-old monarchy

UK GDP growth slows to 0.5% in Q3

28 Oct 2015

‘Pak using Taliban to counter India in Afghanistan’

26 Oct 2015

Documents accessed by WikiLeaks from the email account of CIA director John Brennan reveal his opinion that at least some elements in the Pakistan military and intelligence service want to maintain close ties with the Taliban

UAE cuts federal budget by 1.1% on oil price slump

26 Oct 2015

China cuts key interest rates to spur growth

24 Oct 2015

This is the sixth time this year the central bank has cut the key interest rates in a bid to support the economy

ECB keeps rates unchanged to support growth

23 Oct 2015

"Monetary policy should not be the only game in town," Mario Draghi, president of the European Central Bank, told a news conference in Malta, adding, "All countries should strive for growth-friendly fiscal policies"

US soldier killed in Iraq rescue mission; 70 IS prisoners freed

23 Oct 2015

S. Korea’s GDP grows 1.2% in Q3

23 Oct 2015

EC competition watchdog to rule today on landmark tax avoidance case

21 Oct 2015