World economy
ASEAN announces formation of economic community
23 Nov 2015
ASEAN now forms an economic community that will allow freer movement of trade and capital in an area of 625 million people with a combined economic output of $2.4 trillion
Nepal ex-PM Bhatarai launches new front
23 Nov 2015
16 held in Belgium raids; key figure still elusive
23 Nov 2015
Belgian prosecutors announced early today that police had detained 16 people in 22 raids related to the Paris attacks, but that fugitive Salah Abdeslam was not among them
UN Security Council calls on countries to eradicate Islamic State threat
21 Nov 2015
In a unanimously adopted resolution, the 15-member body declared the group’s terrorist attacks abroad “a global and unprecedented threat to international peace and security”
Majority in Muslim dominated nations view ISIS negatively
21 Nov 2015
New research has found that people in 11 countries with significant Muslim population hold overwhelmingly negative views about the Islamic State, with Pakistan being the sole exception
Largest US insurer warns of exit from Obamacare
20 Nov 2015
Bank of Japan keeps policy unchanged despite sagging growth
20 Nov 2015
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been trying since late 2012 to revitalise Japan's economy through aggressive monetary easing by the Bank of Japan
Study finds Chinese most dishonest
18 Nov 2015
A new study on truthfulness involving several countries finds the Chinese to be the most dishonest
After Paris, France contemplates a reckoning
17 Nov 2015
Instead of pulling back from the global coalition working against jihadism, it appears that the French will renew and perhaps expand their efforts to pursue revenge for the most recent assault. Republished with permission of Stratfor
24 US governors oppose taking in Syrian refugees
17 Nov 2015
With millions of Syrians fleeing to Europe, US president Barack Obama had announced the US would admit 10,000 Syrian refugees in the coming year
BRICS must boost development goals of G-20: Modi
16 Nov 2015
Oil surplus rises to record 3 bn barrels
16 Nov 2015
Oil inventory held by developed nations rose to a record 3 billion barrels in September, and is likely to continue into coming months, keeping the downward pressure on prices
US-backed Kurdish forces recapture Sinjar from IS
14 Nov 2015
Kurdish forces backed by US air strikes seized the northern Iraqi town of Sinjar from Islamic State on Friday
What to Expect After the Nov. 13 Paris Attacks
14 Nov 2015
As many as 60 people died on 13 November in multiple terrorist attacks throughout Paris. At least five gunmen – likely jihadists judging from witness's accounts – conducted the attacks. Republished with permission of Stratfor.
France under emergency: terrorists kill over 120 in multiple attacks
14 Nov 2015
Machinegun-toting terrorists, many with explosives strapped to their bodies, gunned down people at several venues in central Paris, including a stadium where President Hollande was watching a football match
Suu Kyi’s NLD wins Myanmar by a landslide
13 Nov 2015
The ruling military junta of President Thein Sein was magnanimous in its congratulations to Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi and her National League for Democracy, allying fears that the military might overturn the election result
US acts to help cripple Dawood’s finance ring
13 Nov 2015
Modi’s UK visit sees $14-bn worth of deals inked
13 Nov 2015
Power generation, technology, and insurance are some of the key sectors where British companies have expressed interest to back the prime minister’s ‘Make in India’ and ‘Digital India’ campaigns
Osborne vows to crack down on UK’s ‘rogue bankers’
13 Nov 2015
Rogue bankers should be treated like shoplifters and thrown into jail, the UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne said at Bank of England’s Open Forum event at London’s Guildhall
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