World economy
G20 meet in Russia focuses on tax reforms; US absent
20 Jul 2013
The "once-in-a-century" move to patch up holes in international tax rules was unveiled in Moscow by the UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne, along with fellow finance ministers from France and Germany
China lifts controls on lending rates to align with market
20 Jul 2013
The central bank also directed financial institutions to actively adapt to market-oriented interest rate pricing, market supply and demand
G20 to plug loopholes in tax systems: report
19 Jul 2013
‘Motor City’ Detroit is broke; files for bankruptcy
19 Jul 2013
Detroit in Michigan, the cradle of America’s automobile industry and once the fourth-most populous city in the US, filed for bankruptcy on Thursday, the largest American city ever to do so
China rising to topple US dominance: Pew survey
19 Jul 2013
A new survey that polled 38,000 people in 39 countries believes China is overtaking the US in global dominance
Ireland clears penultimate EU/IMF test
19 Jul 2013
Bernanke firm but flexible on bond purchase wind-down
18 Jul 2013
`Our asset purchases depend on economic and financial developments, but they are by no means on a preset course’
Vatican Bank corruption probe may widen
13 Jul 2013
UK auto industry to get £1 bn funding for growth
13 Jul 2013
EU and industry to invest €22 bn in research and innovation
11 Jul 2013
The European Commission along with the member states and the European industry will spend over €22 billion in research and innovation in cutting-edge technology areas over the next seven years.
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By Kiron Kasbekar | 03 Jan 2024
In March 2013 Chinese scientists pulled off a remarkable feat. They created the world’s lightest aerogel. Tipping the scales at a mere 0.16 milligrams per cubic centimeter – that’s a sixth of the weight of air!
COP28 explained: A closer look at COP28's climate change solutions
By Aniket Gupta | 27 Dec 2023
The 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP28, took place from 30th November 2023, to 13th December 2023, at Expo City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
What is a Ponzi scheme?
By Aniket Gupta | 06 Dec 2023
Ponzi schemes have long captivated the public imagination, drawing unsuspecting investors into a web of illusion and deception.
The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
03 Jul 2023
HDFC, which surged ahead of global majors like HSBC Holdings Plc and Citigroup Inc and left Indian peers like State Bank of India and ICICI Bank in market capitalisation, now ranks fourth largest among the world’s most valuable banks, after JPMorgan Chase & Co, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd and Bank of America Corp
India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
02 Apr 2023
Millets, a healthier and cheaper substitute to wheat and rice, are indigenous to many parts of the world, especially in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa, and offers a big scope for expanding production and consumption in the foodgrain deficient African continent
Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
06 Mar 2023
Almost a month after the damning report of short-seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group that claimed that the seven stocks within the group were about 85 per cent overvalued, one of the group's stocks, Adani Total Gas, closed at Rs835 on the BSE, down nearly 79 per cent from its 24 January level, almost close to reaching that valuation
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