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China to drag down growth in developing Asia: World Bank
China's economic slowdown will hit growth in developing East Asia and the Pacific from this year until at least 2018, the World Bank said Monday, warning of volatile global markets and urging caution.
11 April 2016, 18:00 PM
US plans to curb tax 'inversions' could hit foreign companies
Planned changes that President Barack Obama says are aimed at ensuring American companies do not avoid tax by shifting their headquarters overseas could also force foreign companies to adopt more conservative US tax-planning strategies.
11 April 2016, 18:00 PM
China consumer inflation stable at 2.3pc in March
CHINA'S consumer inflation was steady at 2.3 percent year-on-year in March, official data showed Monday, a sign of stabilisation for the world's second-largest economy.
11 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Uber pays $10m in driver vetting row
Ride-sharing company Uber has agreed to pay $10m (£7m) to settle a dispute over its background checks for drivers.
10 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Egypt, Saudi Arabia agree on $16b investment fund
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Saudi King Salman agreed to set up a $16-billion investment fund Saturday and settled a long-standing maritime dispute as the monarch continued his rare visit to the country.
10 April 2016, 18:00 PM
New violence in protests over French labour reforms
Sporadic violence erupted as tens of thousands of people took to the streets in dozens of French cities on Saturday in the latest protests against labour reforms seen as threatening workers' rights.
10 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Fuel queues back with a vengeance stalling Nigerian economy
Nigeria's financial capital Lagos is running on fumes again.
10 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Rural US states have biggest gender pay gaps, report shows
The gender pay gap in the United States is widest in rural states and smallest in urban areas, a Congressional report said on Friday.
10 April 2016, 18:00 PM
One third of Pakistanis live below poverty line
Nearly 60 million people live below the poverty line in Pakistan, making almost a third of the country poor under a new formula adopted by the government to measure poverty.
9 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Britain urges China to speed up steps to cut steel capacity
BRITAIN asked China to tackle over-capacity in its steel industry on Saturday, hoping to stem the flood of cheap imports into Europe which India's Tata Steel said caused it to pull out of the United Kingdom, putting 15,000 jobs at risk.
9 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Wells Fargo admits deception in $1.2b US mortgage accord
Wells Fargo & Co admitted to deceiving the US government into insuring thousands of risky mortgages, as it formally reached a record $1.2 billion settlement of a US Department of Justice lawsuit.
9 April 2016, 18:00 PM
British brands eye growing Muslim consumer market
From young start-ups to business giants, British entrepreneurs are eyeing a rapidly expanding global market for Muslim consumers with a range of brands from clothes to greetings cards to online gym courses.
9 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Sri Lanka requests equity swap for some of its $8b China debt
SRI Lanka has asked China to swap some of the $8 billion it owes Beijing for equity in infrastructure projects and offered to sell stakes in its companies to Chinese ones, Colombo officials said on Saturday.
9 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Iran exporting 350,000 bpd oil to India
Iran is exporting around 350,000 barrels of crude oil a day to India and hopes to increase this number, Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh was quoted as saying on Saturday after meeting Indian counterpart Dharmendra Pradhan.
9 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Italy in gloomy growth forecast
The Italian government revised down its growth forecast for 2016 on Friday but swore the gloomy figures would not lead have an impact on the country's budget.
9 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Inflation tests ahead, currencies often not cooperating
With the world economy entering a more uncertain phase and the top central banks sounding ever more cautious, attention may turn in the coming week to signs of whether years of aggressive stimulus have yielded any significant rise in inflation.
9 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Canada jobless rate dips to 7.1pc
The Canadian economy gained 41,000 jobs in March, driven by demand for health care and social assistance workers, according to government data Friday which showed a drop in the unemployment rate to 7.1 percent.
9 April 2016, 18:00 PM
China firm boosts self-driving technology with $1b overseas deals
A Chinese auto firm said Friday it is buying two foreign companies and their self-driving technologies for more than $1 billion, as the world's second-largest economy seeks to boost its foothold in the autonomous car market.
9 April 2016, 18:00 PM
China restricts N Korea exports
China on Tuesday imposed restrictions on imports of North Korean coal and iron, Beijing's commerce ministry said, in line with United
5 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Bombay Stock Exchange looking to list next year: CEO
Bombay Stock Exchange Ltd (BSE) aims to list next year, its CEO said, in a deal that will raise the profile of Asia's oldest bourse at a
5 April 2016, 18:00 PM