The Group of 20 leading nations, meeting at the weekend, said they were tantalizingly close to adding an extra $2 trillion to the global economy and creating millions of new jobs. But Europe's extended stagnation remains a major stumbling block and …
India's business-friendly new leader wants to revive his country's flagging economic fortunes by kick-starting a manufacturing sector long eclipsed by that of neighboring China. "We don't need to invite the world to India, they are ready to come. We …
The report will also highlight key local and global findings of the Global Islamic Economy Indicator, or GIEI, a numeric measure representing the overall health and growth of the Islamic economy. An independent multi-dimensional barometer, the GIEI …
You have a tyrannical communist government that has made a deal with the societal devil that they cannot honor. They have promised the population riches as long as they don't interfere with the government's wishes, as long as they stay out of politics …
While borrowers dread rising interest rates, they're good news for savers—particularly pensioners who need income for old age. A number of key economies currently face aging demographics. Aging demographics pressure economic growth, as there are …
The Australian economy was to some extent shielded from the full impact of the global financial meltdown of 2008, largely because of the flow-on effects from massive stimulus measures undertaken in China. Today, it is caught firmly in the downdraft of …
China's ability to drive growth in global goods trade has been permanently impaired by the fallout from the 2008-09 financial crisis, undermining any chance that a faltering economy could be revived by an export-led recovery. The gloomy analysis by ING …
The year 2014 has so far brought a series of unexpected shocks to the world economy. Bad weather in the U.S. through Q1 had a larger-than-expected impact on consumption and housing construction. The bad weather, along with a fall in exports (primarily …
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff on Wednesday stressed an urgent need to revive the global economy in order to slash extreme poverty. Rousseff, who is first World leader to address the annual General Debate of the United Nations General Assembly, …