World economy
Failure at Doha would derail WTO: Lamy
20 Nov 2010
Irish bailout tops EU finance ministers' agenda
17 Nov 2010
India Canada launch trade negotiations
17 Nov 2010
IMF reduces weightage of dollar and yen in the SDR basket
17 Nov 2010
Other than tinkering around with the valuations, the IMF left the composition of the currency basket that constitute the SDR unchanged, continuing to rely on the big four of the dollar, the euro, the yen and the pound.
Asia to push global economy to $300 trillion by 2030: StanChart
17 Nov 2010
The world is in a super-cycle of high economic growth, which started is expected to last at least another couple of decades, says a says a special report by Standard Chartered
Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi walks free
13 Nov 2010
Many see the release of Suu Kyi as an effort by the ruling junta to mollify international criticism over Sunday's election that voted a military-backed party to power.
Karachi: The writ of the Lashkars
13 Nov 2010
More than any other place in the Indian sub-continent, the city of Karachi typifies the ‘Kalashnikov culture’- a culture that is not only thriving but also reaping its grim harvest of death, says Rajiv Singh
Manmohan Singh warns of resurgence of protectionist sentiments
12 Nov 2010
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today warned the global community about the “resurgence of protectionist sentiments in the world” in the wake of recessionary trends
India setting itself up for ‘hot money’ attack: Stiglitz
11 Nov 2010
Nobel prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz has warned that India may be setting itself up for an attack of hot money inflows as the US Fed’s quantitative easing unleashes a flood of cash.
G20 Summit: Big 3 trading nations agree to work together
11 Nov 2010
Leaders of the Big 3 trading nations, the US, China and Germany, have agreed to work together towards achieving sustained development of the global economy.
UK trains fast becoming ‘cattle-cars’, says panel
11 Nov 2010
Britain's MPs say available space on trains could fall by up to a third, forcing rush-hour commuters to endure overcrowding
India’s UNSC endorsement: Germany, Brazil and the Coffee Club react
By Rajiv Singh | 10 Nov 2010
US president Barack Obama’s endorsement of India’s candidacy for a permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council has, inevitably, caused ripples in diplomatic circles around the world, says Rajiv Singh.
US endorsement of India’s UNSC candidacy “substantive”
10 Nov 2010
Reacting to criticism that US president’s endorsement of India’s candidacy as a permanent member of the UN Security Council was mere sentiment, policy wonks in Delhi say it is a statement of "unequivocal" support.
UN's Ban Ki-moon cautions against G20 fissures
10 Nov 2010
The former South Korean foreign minister urged leaders to look beyond their own economies and held up his own country as a role model for promoting development of poor countries
PM expected to exercise ‘soft power’ at G20
10 Nov 2010
India has significantly extended its ‘soft power’ influence in the period following the financial crisis, with its influence in the global economic and financial affairs growing at a rapid rate
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