World economy
UK pulls all stops to give Xi Jinping royal welcome
21 Oct 2015
The visit is designed to strengthen economic ties between Britain and China, specifically Chinese investment in the UK
Narayan Murthy’s son Rohan chips in to help US observatory
21 Oct 2015
A type of robotic astronomy project that was earlier housed at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) has a new mentor in the form of Rohan Murthy, son of Infosys founder N R Narayana Murthy
Alibaba’s Jack Ma to join UK PM Cameron’s advisory team
20 Oct 2015
One of China's top businessmen, Alibaba founder Jack Ma, has been appointed by British Prime Minister David Cameron to advise him on business, Downing Street said on Monday
UK to revoke passports of radicalised youth
20 Oct 2015
The new rules announced by Cameron also include a full review of all public institutions in the country to safeguard them against infiltration by extremists, including schools, colleges, the civil service and local authorities
RBI's Rajan slams IMF for backing manipulative monetary policies
19 Oct 2015
Central banks have no mandate for formulating monetary policies for the world, but IMF does spillover studies that suggest which policies are good for a country and therefore good for the world, he said
RBI's Rajan slams IMF for backing manipulative monetary policies
19 Oct 2015
Central banks have no mandate for formulating monetary policies for the world, but IMF does spillover studies that suggest which policies are good for a country and therefore good for the world, he said
Iran set to be sanction-free; awaits IAEA nod
19 Oct 2015
While the procedure to lift Western sanctions is under way, this will not be finalised until the IAEA confirms that Iran has scaled back its nuclear programme
Americans fear corruption more than terror: survey
16 Oct 2015
Corruption topped the list of things US citizens fear most, followed by cyber-terrorism, corporate snooping, bio-warfare, identity theft, and several other anxieties, according to a survey
S Arabia takes on Russia in European oil market
15 Oct 2015
Oil glut to persist in 2016 : IEA
13 Oct 2015
Global shares fall on Chinese trade data
13 Oct 2015
Fifth Obamacare insurance co-op folds up
12 Oct 2015
G-20 endorses action plan to check corporate tax avoidance
10 Oct 2015
Conservative estimate by the OECD puts the amount of untaxed money moved by companies into tax havens at $100 billion to $240 billion annually, suggesting tens of billions of dollars in lost tax revenue