Relief and much anger in Greece

GREEKS greeted news of a deal with creditors on Monday with a measure of relief mixed with much anger, particularly at Germany, after it became clear Greece will have to swallow more austerity that could fracture the government and spark a backlash.
13 July 2015, 18:00 PM

India inflation rises higher than expected in June

India's inflation rate rose faster than analysts' expectations in June, official data showed Monday, dampening hopes of further interest rate cuts by the country's central bank later this year.
13 July 2015, 18:00 PM

Foreign firms compete in historic Mexico oil auction

US, European and Asian energy firms will compete Wednesday in Mexico's first oil auction since a historic reform brought back private investors, nearly 80 years after they were kicked out.
13 July 2015, 18:00 PM

12 banks to give new notes until July 16

People can swap their old banknotes for new notes ahead of the EId festival next week under a special initiative of Bangladesh Bank.
13 July 2015, 18:00 PM

Stocks largely stable

Stocks remained mostly stable yesterday amid expectations of positive earnings declarations by listed firms.
13 July 2015, 18:00 PM

Saudi appoints housing minister from private sector

Saudi Arabia appoints a housing minister with a background as a real estate developer, strengthening a trend towards giving top government jobs to people from the private sector as the kingdom grapples with economic and social welfare issues.
13 July 2015, 14:07 PM

Toshiba president to resign over accounting scandal

An accounting scandal involving massive Japanese conglomerate Toshiba deepened on Saturday as reports said the company's president
11 July 2015, 18:00 PM

India's two-speed inflation strains country's indebted companies

Indian firms battling towering debts are calling for more interest rate cuts as they worry the central bank is tying monetary policy too
9 July 2015, 18:00 PM

Australia warns global firms using offshore 'marketing hubs'

Australia's tax authority has warned large multinational firms it is looking into the use of offshore marketing hubs over concerns such
9 July 2015, 18:00 PM

Greece and China expose limits of 'whatever it takes'

For a world so confident that central banks can solve almost all economic ills, the dramas unfolding in Greece and China are sobering.
8 July 2015, 18:00 PM

Microsoft cuts 7,800 jobs

Microsoft announced plans Wednesday to cut 7,800 jobs, most from the struggling mobile phone division acquired last year from Nokia.
8 July 2015, 18:00 PM

Last-minute tourist reservations for Greece plunge 30pc

Last-minute tourist reservations for Greece have plunged by nearly a third since early last week as uncertainty piles up around the eurozone country, the Greek Tourism Confederation said Wednesday.
8 July 2015, 18:00 PM

Russian economic winds blow cold in Chinese border town

The warmth of the friendship between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russia's Vladimir Putin -- who meet Wednesday for the eighth time in two years -- does little to counter the bitter economic winds blowing through their shared border.
8 July 2015, 18:00 PM

How the bubble bursts

TENS of millions of retail investors in China are learning a hard lesson as once high-flying stock prices plunge, sparking sadness and anger.
8 July 2015, 18:00 PM

China stocks plunge as government efforts fail

China stocks took another plunge Wednesday, as the securities regulator warned the market was in the grip of "panic" selling after fresh government moves failed to arrest a rout that has now infected regional markets.
8 July 2015, 18:00 PM

India's push to curb steel imports could hit its small mills

Steps by India to protect its large steelmakers from a flood of cheap imports could end up closing scores of small, local firms that process the metal, industry analysts and executives said.
8 July 2015, 18:00 PM

Samsung profit drop misses estimates

Samsung Electronics on Tuesday flagged a second quarter drop in operating profit that missed analyst estimates after sales of its newest flagship smartphone failed to meet expectations.
7 July 2015, 18:00 PM

Issuance of Islamic bonds to drop sharply in 2015: S&P

The Islamic sukuk or bond market is set to drop sharply this year after Malaysia's central bank, one of the largest global issuers, stopped doing so, Standard & Poor's said Tuesday.
7 July 2015, 18:00 PM

Chinese investors learn markets can go down as well as up

Three weeks of falls on Shanghai's stock market have cost veteran investor Gu Yongbiao five million yuan -- more than $800,000 -- he estimates, over two-thirds of the value of his portfolio.
7 July 2015, 18:00 PM

China's influence grows as Russian crisis rocks Central Asia

At a bazaar in Tajikistan's capital Dushanbe, once a far-flung outpost of the Soviet Union, cheap goods from neighbouring China are
6 July 2015, 18:00 PM