Mr Tharman added that even though the global economy is a few years into recovery, a "very high degree" of uncertainty exists. China's economy grew 7.8 per cent last year and now faces the risk of a sharp slowdown. After three decades of growth at …

Just weeks ahead of the release of its much awaited update of global economic forecasts, the International Monetary Fund has offered little to feed optimism. “While we are seeing some signs of recovery, global growth remains subdued,” the IMF's …

NOOR: So, Patrick, we've been discussing the economic crises in the BRICS countries, including currency inflation and growing inequities and inequalities in those countries. But China seems to be the one country that continues to prosper. What are the …

So as a college student, he traveled to Spain, studying Spanish for a few years. Then he traveled around Australia for a while. And after graduating from the University of Minnesota-Duluth, he served two years as a Peace Corps volunteer in Zigong, a …

This time, some of the world's leading economists have signed up, including Lord Nicholas Stern, the Vice-Chair of the Global Commission on the Economy and Climate. He is the author of the Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change, produced for …

That decision has left investors both encouraged that support for the economy would continue for a while longer, but also in some doubt over whether they had overestimated the solidity of the U.S. economic recovery. … The MSCI world equity index …

Two years ago, the head of Deutsche Bank commented that adding women to the executive board would make it "prettier and more colorful," sparking a firestorm of commentary on how women are portrayed in the workplace.

By Philip Pullella, Reuters. CAGLIARI, Sardinia — Pope Francis made one of his strongest attacks on the global economic system on Sunday, saying it could no longer be based on a "god called money" and urged the unemployed to fight for work. Francis …

A Check On The Global Economy With IMF Head Lagarde. September 23, 2013 4:00 AM. Listen to the Story. Morning Edition. 4 min 52 sec. Playlist; Download. David Greene talks to IMF chief Christine Lagarde, who has advocated for what some people have …