World economy
India, Brazil to take on China on currency valuation
21 Apr 2010
The upcoming meet of G-20 finance officials this week will see Indian and Brazilian central bank governors fully backing the American stand on Chinese currency revaluation.
IMF moots ‘fat cat tax’ to fund future government bailouts
21 Apr 2010
Banks around the world could face two new taxes to cover the cost of any future bailouts under proposals by the International Monetary Fund circulated to the Group of 20 countries
China offers $20-billion loan to Venezuela
19 Apr 2010
China will provide soft loans worth $20 billion to Venezuela for the development of the Latin American nation’s energy sector
EU, US plan tougher financial sector regulations
17 Apr 2010
US regulators seize eight more banks
17 Apr 2010
China ready to correct trade imbalance: Manmohan
17 Apr 2010
BRIC summit calls for overhaul of global governance
16 Apr 2010
BRIC reaffirmed the need for a comprehensive reform of the United Nations and its sister institutions like the IMF and the World Bank.
Dazed survivors of China quake spend chilly night in the open
By By John Vause, CNN's senior international correspo | 16 Apr 2010
China’s US debt holdings slip to lower levels
16 Apr 2010
China has been shaving off its holdings of US government debt, now bringing it down to its lowest level over the previous nine months. For the month of February, China’s holdings were at the lowest level since June last year.
Judge okays Lehman Bros’ restructuring plan
16 Apr 2010
Obama passes $18-billion law to extend aid to jobless
16 Apr 2010
Democrats said that many out of work Americans were unable to find jobs and that delaying what for some is their sole income in a political fight over spending was unconscionable
PM stresses BRIC cooperation in energy, food security
16 Apr 2010
The group would resist all trade protectionism and look at increasing commerce with one another in local currencies, bypassing the US dollar
Obama presses for financial sector reform bill
15 Apr 2010
After pushing sweeping healthcare reforms, US President Barack Obama has trained his sights on the biggest overhaul of the US financial system since the Great Depression of the 1930s
G-20 has big role to play in economic recovery: Manmohan
14 Apr 2010
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the G-20 countries have a crucial role to play in the post-crisis period as the speed of the global economic recovery is still not sufficient.
Russia seeks Obama’s help to clear WTO hurdles
14 Apr 2010
Russia has been in negotiations to enter the WTO for over 16 years, and is the only major economy outside of the global trade body.
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