World economy
US toxic assets finds first buyer
17 Sep 2009
The US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation signed a deal with Residential Credit Solutions to sell $1.3 billion in mortgages from failed lender Franklin Bank
Citigroup mulls cutting government stake
16 Sep 2009
Troubled US banking giant, Citigroup Inc. is planning to reduce the US government's 33.6-per cent stake, tominimise its involvement in the bank's day-to-day operations
UAE may allow 100 per cent foreign investment
14 Sep 2009
Norman Borlaug: the man who fed a hungry world
14 Sep 2009
The Nobel Peace Prize and Padma Vibhushan winner, who is better known as the father of the "Green Revolution," was credited with saving 1 billion lives worldwide from famine. By Mohan Kakanadan
We are still in the economic crisis: IMF chief
14 Sep 2009
OECD sees signs of broad economic recovery
12 Sep 2009
The OECD says that the global economy is on a recovery path in most of the OECD economies, in particular in France and Italy, as well as in China, India and Russia.
Former Taiwanese president Chen gets life term for corruption
11 Sep 2009
Chen and his representatives claim it was political revenge for his lifelong push to declare independence from China, and blasted the replacement of the judges in the middle of the trial
Australian federal court approves Viterra's acquisition of ABB Grain
11 Sep 2009
The Federal Court of Australia has cleared a scheme that will enable Canadian agribusiness Viterra to take over Australian grains marketer ABB Grain.
China's imports, exports tumble again in August
11 Sep 2009
India's exports down 19.7 per cent in August
10 Sep 2009
India's exports fell 19.7 per cent to $14.3 billion in August this year on a year-on-year basis as the slide in exports continued for the 11th consecutive month
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