Christine Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), addressed a packed Bechtel Conference Room in Encina Hall on Tuesday, in a talk that focused on the current state of the world economy and global innovation and …

Investing.com – Gold prices fluctuated between small gains and losses during Asian trading hours on Tuesday after worries that Ukraine could plunge into a sovereign debt default and that the global economy still battles headwinds that will prompt the …

With the global recovery continuing to be fragile, the finance ministers of 20 of the world's largest economies have agreed to jump start growth to accelerate the process that many consider to be anemic. The G20 leaders have agreed to boost the global …

CLEVELAND, Ohio–As they size up a global economy, area businesses are trying to assemble the resources they need to compete–including international talent. That requires some understanding of the process of sponsoring immigrant workers, of course, …

The world economy is recovering, with the International Monetary Fund expecting growth of 3.7% this year, the highest since the crash. Comparatively, the UK is doing well. It is growing faster than other rich countries. GDP is expected to recover to …

The group accounts for around 85 per cent of the global economy. “We will develop ambitious but realistic policies with the aim to lift our collective GDP by more than two per cent above the trajectory implied by current policies over the coming five …

The world's biggest economies have agreed to target reforms aimed at adding more than $2 trillion to the global economy over five years, marking a shift in emphasis at G20 level from championing austerity to promoting growth as the financial crisis …

The world economy has sputtered since the 2008 financial crisis and global recession that followed. Progress in returning economic growth to pre-crisis levels has been hampered by austerity policies in Europe, high unemployment in the U.S. and a …

"We welcome recent signs of improvement in the global economy … [but] there is no room for complacency," policymakers said in a joint statement issued after a two-day meeting in Sydney. "We commit to developing new measures … to significantly raise …