"We're living in a slow growth world." That's how Dow Chemical Chairman and CEO Andrew Liveris described the global economy on CNBC Wednesday, following his company's release of better-than-expected earnings and revenue. The pre-2008 economy …

Since coming to power in December 2012, Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe has advocated a string of aggressive policy measures, dubbed Abenomics, to bolster the economy, stoke inflation, and improve global competitiveness via a weaker yen.

Taipei, July 22 (CNA) Taiwan's export orders in June grew over 10 percent year-on-year, reflecting improving external demand as the global economic recovery continues to gain steam, according to Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. (ANZ)

“The overall global economic outlook continues to be mixed,” Chief Executive Officer Paal Kibsgaard said in a statement yesterday. Kibsgaard sees “a slightly more cautious”short-term outlook for gross domestic product gains as the U.S. recovers from a …

For small and mid-sized businesses, securing the private financing needed to export their products can be difficult. To assist these companies, and allow them to expand and create jobs in the United States , the federal Export-Import Bank ( Ex-Im Bank …

Demonstrating the need to increase financial protection against weather, climate and water related disasters, a new report from the WMO shows that between 1970 and 2012 the global economy suffered a huge $2.4 trillion of losses as a result of these events.

BRUSSELS, July 20 (Reuters) – A week on from its World Cup soccer victory, Germany may return to centre stage, though this time not with fan celebrations but concerns over the health of Europe's economic motor. Investors saw dark clouds building on …

When the BRICS get together for their annual summit — as they did last week in Brazil — they always make a lot of noise about changing the way the global economy works. They have good reason to be frustrated. The BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China …

Global Value Chains (GVCs) are a dominant feature of the world economy that impact growth, jobs and development, but numerous challenges remain to ensure that all countries and all firms have the opportunity to participate and benefit, according to a …