ECB set to hold rates but debate over future heats upFollowing a year-long series of cuts, the central bank for the 20 countries that use the euro has kept its key deposit rate on hold at two ...
16 Dec, 2025, 12.07 AM IST
World's happiest country, Finland, gets credit rating downgraded by Fitch — here’s what went wrongPeople in the world's happiest country Finland have a reason to worry as the nation's economic ratings got downgraded by Fitch.
26 Jul, 2025, 08.11 PM IST
India slips to 131st position in Global Gender Gap Index 2025India's gender parity ranking slipped to 131 out of 148 countries in the World Economic Forum's 2025 report, despite improvements in econom...
12 Jun, 2025, 11.08 AM IST
India to present voluntary review on Sustainable Development GoalsNiti Aayog vice chairman Suman Bery and its chief executive officer BVR Subrahmanyam are likely to present India's achievements on key indi...
29 May, 2025, 01.08 AM IST
ECB policymakers increasingly worried over too-low inflationEuropean Central Bank officials warn that inflation may drop below the 2% target. Despite past high inflation, current economic weakness is...
23 Oct, 2024, 08.07 AM IST
Neutral Finland, Sweden warm to idea of NATO membershipRussia's invasion of Ukraine has profoundly changed Europe's security outlook, including for Nordic neutrals Finland and Sweden, where supp...
03 Mar, 2022, 02.41 PM IST
Commodity currencies creep back, but Sino-US tensions temper moodThe Australian and New Zealand dollars inched ahead, after recouping Monday's falls - putting the Aussie back over 64 cents at $0.6445 and ...
05 May, 2020, 07.58 AM IST
Lockdown extension may trigger flight of more FII money from stocksFIIs have pulled out a net of $6.6 billion from Indian equities so far this year.
15 Apr, 2020, 01.07 PM IST
Suit up: India is all set to hire in Q4Survey reveals India's net employment outlook for the October-December quarter of 2016 stood at 31 per cent, the highest among 43 surveyed ...
13 Sep, 2016, 03.03 PM IST
India should renegotiate terms with French giant Areva for its EVR nuclear reactorsObjections to nuclear energy based on grounds of safety, although deserving serious consideration, were not sufficiently strong to forego n...
31 Dec, 2014, 01.33 PM IST
Indian employers among the most optimistic across the globeIn terms of region, while the strongest labour market is expected in the South, employers in the North report a net employment outlook of +...
09 Sep, 2014, 01.11 PM IST
- S&P warns of rating downgrade for EU, large European banks
The worst-ever financial turmoil in the region is said to be threatening a possible crack in the euro currency union.
08 Dec, 2011, 09.55 PM IST
- 'Germany, Finland can’t keep footing debt bill’
Finnish president Tarja Halonen says Germany & Finland need to stop paying for the fiscal sins of bloc’s weakest members.
17 Mar, 2011, 05.36 AM IST
- 'India is a springboard to Asia'
Economic ties between the EU and India have been improving steadily and the bond will get cemented once the FTA is concluded.
22 Mar, 2010, 03.57 AM IST
- Samsung 3Q profit triples to record as sales jump
Samsung said third-quarter net profit tripled to a record amid increased sales of flat screen TVs and mobile phones and higher prices for c...
30 Oct, 2009, 10.06 AM IST
- Apple, Nokia battle slump in handset mart
The mobile-phone market is moving away from mid-tier handsets as the global economic slump prompts some consumers to trade down to cheaper ...
22 Jan, 2009, 02.06 AM IST
- Switzerland beats US in global competitiveness
According to the World Economic Forum's survey Switzerland has pushed the US out of the top place.
27 Sep, 2006, 04.52 PM IST