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China outbound investment nears $120b in 2015
Chinese overseas direct investment (ODI) rose to nearly $120 billion last year, official data showed Wednesday, as the world's second-largest economy sought to acquire foreign technologies, expand markets and diversify energy supply.
20 January 2016, 18:00 PM
EU border closures would cost 3b euros a year: Juncker
Adding border checks to Europe's passport-free area would cost 3 billion euros ($3.3 billion) a year in lost business, the bloc's chief executive said on Wednesday, seeking to reinforce a message that impulsive measures to curb migrant flows would hurt the econom
20 January 2016, 18:00 PM
IMF urges EU to open jobs market quickly to refugees
The tide of Middle East refugees should boost European economic growth over the short term, but their longer-term impact will depend on efforts to integrate them, the IMF said Wednesday.
20 January 2016, 18:00 PM
No global meltdown, EU growth outlook unchanged
CENTRAL banks still have more firepower they can use to counter a slowdown in global growth, which does not change the outlook for recovery in the euro zone, European Economics Commissioner Pierre Moscovici said on Wednesday.
20 January 2016, 18:00 PM
US firms moving operations out of China: survey
ONE out of four US companies active in China has moved some operations out of the country or is planning to, as conditions worsen in the world's second-largest economy, an American business group said Wednesday.
20 January 2016, 18:00 PM
India regulator pillories Facebook over Free Basics lobbying
India's telecom regulator strongly criticises Facebook over its campaign to drum up support for its Free Basics internet plan.
20 January 2016, 11:40 AM
Shell CEO says oil giant would be hit by Brexit
The chief executive of one of the world's biggest firms Royal Dutch Shell warned on Sunday that the oil and gas company would be negatively impacted were Britons to back leaving the European Union in a referendum.
18 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Russian ruble tumbles further on oil slump
Russian stock markets and the ruble fell further on Monday as the currency edged closer to a historic low on the back of a fresh slump in oil prices.
18 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Daimler Trucks eyes swift return to post-sanctions Iran
German automaker Daimler said Monday that its heavy goods vehicles unit, Daimler Trucks, planned a swift return to the Iranian market, after the US and EU lifted sanctions against Tehran over its nuclear programme.
18 January 2016, 18:00 PM
China's chief stock regulator has offered to resign
China's embattled top securities regulator, Xiao Gang, has offered to resign, sources said, after perceived mismanagement wiped more than $5 trillion off the capitalisation of the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock markets since they peaked last June.
18 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Benefits of cheap oil will come, but not soon
WITH petroleum investment and the manufacturing sector sagging and the stock market in free fall, many Americans are wondering when they will begin to see the benefits of cheap oil.
18 January 2016, 18:00 PM
China orders foreign banks to hold yuan
CHINA will require foreign financial institutions in the country to hold yuan in reserve, the central bank said Monday as it seeks to stabilise the currency, which has been hit by capital flight.
18 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Under-pressure Opec sees 'rebalancing' this year
Opec said Monday that it expects a "rebalancing process" to begin in 2016 as the sharp fall in the oil price causes production from non-cartel competitors such as the US to fall after seven years of "phenomenal" growth.
18 January 2016, 18:00 PM
German businesses put on brave face amid China's economic slowdown
German companies are trying not to let themselves be spooked by the economic slowdown in China, even if they concede they are currently seeing a drop in demand for their products there.
18 January 2016, 18:00 PM
National Insurance gets nod for IPO subscription
The stockmarket regulator yesterday allowed Bangladesh National Insurance Company to start its initial public offering subscription on February 17 and continue it to February 25.
18 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Tata Steel to cut 1,050 more jobs in Britain
Indian steel giant Tata Steel said Monday it will cut 1,050 more jobs in Britain following thousands of cuts in the industry announced last year, blaming China for plunging steel prices.
18 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Russia seeks Rosneft stake sale to ease budget woes
The Russian government is looking to privatise a 19.5 percent stake in state oil giant Rosneft to ease a budget crunch as oil prices
16 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Modi pledges big measures to boost India's entrepreneurs
Indian entrepreneurs will receive generous tax breaks and face dramatically reduced red tape when starting and closing a business, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Saturday, as he launched a pet initiative to bolster India's fast-growing startup scene.
16 January 2016, 18:00 PM
China launches infrastructure bank as power balance shifts
Chinese President Xi Jinping launched a new international development bank seen as a rival to the US-led World Bank at a lavish ceremony on Saturday, as Beijing seeks to change the unwritten rules of global development finance.
16 January 2016, 18:00 PM
General strike in Greece Feb 4 over pension reform: unions
Greek unions on Friday announced a general strike against a planned overhaul of the country's ailing pensions system.
16 January 2016, 18:00 PM