World economy

IMF sanctions $47 billion loan to Mexico

20 Apr 2009

China calls for close monitoring of reserve currencies

18 Apr 2009

MGM Mirage struggles to keep Vegas Strip project afloat

18 Apr 2009

UN adds 100 million people to ‘new hungry’ list

18 Apr 2009

Woolworths surges ahead on strong Q3 performance

18 Apr 2009

Brown, Mandelson reiterate support to UK digital revolution

18 Apr 2009

British oil major BP brushes aside investor discontent to award executives bonuses

18 Apr 2009

Australian exporters feel the crunch as price index slumps

18 Apr 2009

Sony Ericsson to cut 2,000 jobs after posting $384 million Q1 loss

17 Apr 2009

International donors pledge $5 billion aid for Pakistan

International donors pledge $5 billion aid for Pakistan

17 Apr 2009

International donors have pledged more than $5 billion in aid for Pakistan in an attempt to shore up the country’s finances so that it could fight Islamic extremism better.

Eurozone industrial output slumps record low

17 Apr 2009

Russia’s forex reserves dip to $383.9 billion

17 Apr 2009

North America’s biggest newsprint manufacturer AbitibiBowater files for bankruptcy

17 Apr 2009

China's first quarter GDP at 10-year low

16 Apr 2009

No.2 mall operator in the US files for bankruptcy

16 Apr 2009

Nokia reports 90 per cent drop in quarterly profit, in line with expectations

16 Apr 2009

US industrial output falls to 10-year low in March

US industrial output falls to 10-year low in March

15 Apr 2009

US industrial production registered the fifth consecutive monthly fall in March, declining by 1.5 per cent, while output dropped 20 per cent in the January-March quarter, the Federal Reserve reported today.

More job cuts possible at Yahoo

15 Apr 2009

Japan’s Aeon records consolidated net loss of $27.6 million, forecast profit for 2009-10

15 Apr 2009

Message to media: ad scenario remains bleak

15 Apr 2009

The slump in global advertising is accelerating faster than first thought and will lead to double digit declines in ad spend across the battered newspaper and radio sectors.

Brown may push green budget to spur recovery

15 Apr 2009

Germany bans cultivation of Monsanto GMO maize

15 Apr 2009

Poland seeks $20.5 billion credit from IMF

15 Apr 2009

Bernanke optimistic on recovery; worried over inflation

15 Apr 2009

Opinion polls support Obama

15 Apr 2009