World economy
Euro struggles to stay above $1.300 level
24 Jan 2012
The euro slid from a three-week peak on news that an offer by private creditors to restructure Greek debt had been rejected by euro zone finance ministers, which served to keep default fears alive
Greek debt talks to continue today
21 Jan 2012
Britain to clock 0.6 per cent growth: IMF
20 Jan 2012
Job losses in UK at 16-year high, official data show
20 Jan 2012
Unemployment rate in the UK rose to the highest in 16 years in the quarter ended November, with 1,300 people a day being thrown on the mercy of the exchequer’s dole
Coup bid in Bangladesh foiled, claims army
19 Jan 2012
World Bank warns developing countries of economic shocks
18 Jan 2012
The euro zone crisis could impact global macroeconomics, pushing down growth rates in developing countries to levels seen in 2008-09 and below
S&P cuts EFSF credit rating one notch
17 Jan 2012
Britain to promote London as renminbi market hub
17 Jan 2012
Greek PM bets on timely debt-swap deal
16 Jan 2012
Moody's maintains French AAA credit rating
16 Jan 2012
China’s economy down to 30-month low
16 Jan 2012
China's economy registered its lowest growth since the second quarter of 2009 with GDP growth falling to 8.7 per cent in October-December 2010, and experts warning it could fall further to 7.6 per cent in the first half of 2012
S&P downgrades ratings of France, 8 other euro zone nations
14 Jan 2012
S&P kept the rating of Germany in tact at `AAA’, but put on rating watch for possible further downgrades 14 euro zone nations, including France, Italy, Spain, Austria, Finland, the Netherlands and Luxembourg
UK keeps interest rates unchanged at 0.5%
13 Jan 2012
Spain and Italy's borrowing costs fall
13 Jan 2012
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