World economy
UK emerging as self employment capital: survey
12 Aug 2014
Rajan repeats crash warning, says West’s money bubble could burst
12 Aug 2014
RBI governor Raghuram Rajan on Monday stuck to his warning of another imminent financial market crash on the lines of the 2008 global financial crisis, once the monetary bubble that is being created in the developed markets bursts
US lawmakers, UK back Obama on airstrikes against ISIS militants
08 Aug 2014
With targeted air strikes, Obama hopes to halt the militant advance and shift the balance on the battlefield in favour of embattled Iraqi and Kurdish forces
China posts $47.3 bn trade surplus in July
08 Aug 2014
US enters “limited” war in Iraq with “targeted” air strikes
08 Aug 2014
With targeted air strikes, Obama hopes to halt the militant advance and shift the balance on the battlefield in favour of embattled Iraqi and Kurdish forces
Sanctions on Russia pull down factory orders in Germany as Italy relapses into recession
07 Aug 2014
Russia hits back, bans food imports from US and EU
07 Aug 2014
Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said Russia was considering banning US and European airlines from overflying Russian airspace
Italy slips back into recession
07 Aug 2014
US commits $33 bn for Africa
06 Aug 2014
The US is seeking to boost its trade with Africa, which is currently around $85 billion annually, or less than half of China's $200 billion
Germany blocks Rheinmetall defence deal with Russia
05 Aug 2014
Rheinmetall had won a contract in 2012 to build a combat simulation centre in Mulino in the Volga region, 360 km east of Moscow and planned to construct more such facilities in other parts of Russia
Nigeria to cut telecom taxes to boost investment
04 Aug 2014
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