Global economic activity should strengthen in the second half of this year and accelerate in 2015, although momentum could be weaker than expected, IMF chief Christine Lagarde said yesterday, hinting at a slight cut in the Fund's growth forecasts.

There probably won't be a sudden drop (or jump), experts said, but the week's news only increased a general feeling of unease that may show itself in the global economy. “I think it could have long-lasting consequences,” said Robert Kahn, Senior Fellow …

Imagen activa 19 de julio de 2014, 12:58Sydney, Australia, Jul 19 (Prensa Latina) Trade Ministers from the G20 group today reaffirmed their commitment to increase overall gross domestic product in a trillion dollars a year and boost the market to …

But the Bretton Woods institutions are regularly criticised for their inability to reflect the growing and important contributions of the major emerging economies to the global economy. China, the world's second-largest economy, continues to have just …

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 …

In his speech, delivered in Tokyo in July and based on a report considering the future of OECD and global economic development, Tamaki noted that the growth rate of emerging economies will gradually come down to that of advanced economies in coming …

The feeling that the economy has dusted off the dramatic first-quarter 2014 slowdown (when gross domestic product declined at an annual rate of 2.9%) was reinforced by the first reading for June nonfarm payrolls, which showed that the US economy added …

KUALA LUMPUR: Schroders forecasts the world economy to continue to recover with the growth in the developed countries spreading to the emerging markets as trade picks up. In its “Global Market Perspective” report, Schroders also said the environment …

The Bank of Canada chose to omit previous mentions about the risks of low inflation in Wednesday's policy decision, but signalled that its neutral policy bias remains firm amid “serial disappointment” with the global economy. GBPCAD has hit highs of 1 …