New Chinese submersible reaches Earth's deepest ocean trenchThe vessel "Fendouzhe", or "Striver", descended more than 10,000 metres into the Pacific Ocean's Mariana Trench with three researchers on b...
20 Nov, 2020, 04.57 PM IST
China probes new baby milk formula scandal: ReportChina appears to have been hit by another baby milk scandal as officials in the southern Hunan province are probing a fake milk formula whi...
14 May, 2020, 11.56 AM IST
IMF approves $1.5 billion loan to Sri LankaThe approval enables an immediate disbursement of about $168.1 million while the remainder will be available in six installments subject to...
04 Jun, 2016, 01.47 PM IST
World recovering, but not out of woods yet: Min Zhu"IMF forecast 3.5 per cent growth, which, compared with 3.3 per cent, is a good number. The whole world is still on a recovery path, which ...
22 Jan, 2016, 03.33 AM IST
WEF 2015: Structural reforms must to spur global economic growth, say expertsCalling for structural reforms to bolster global growth, business leaders and experts today emphasised that politicians need to do their wo...
21 Jan, 2015, 06.36 PM IST
No need to ring alarm bells for India: Montek Singh AhluwaliaMontek said there is no need to ring alarm bells for the Indian economy as it was already growing at 5 per cent and the rate would improve ...
24 Jan, 2014, 04.53 AM IST
World on recovery path, but not out of woods yet: Min Zhu, IMFThe euro really faced a challenge in the past few years and it survived. We believe the euro will continue to survive because the euro memb...
25 Jan, 2013, 04.25 PM IST
Davos 2013: UBS chairman Alex Weber stresses on need for global regulatory standards for banking sectorThe head of a leading European bank has called for global regulatory standards and rules for the banking sector on the grounds that this wi...
24 Jan, 2013, 10.33 AM IST
- Strauss-Kahn's arrest brightens Montek's chances for IMF top jobs?
Montek Singh Ahluwalia , deputy chairman of Planning Commission, is being talked about among candidates who could hold one of the top jobs ...
16 May, 2011, 10.03 AM IST
- Davos leaders cautiously optimistic on economy
Cautiously optimistic about the rebounding global economy, top business and government leaders have wrapped up their annual meeting with ca...
31 Jan, 2011, 10.56 AM IST
World debt crisis looms behind Greek mess: ExpertsA wider crisis of rising debts and ageing populations in advanced economies could be in store.
09 May, 2010, 08.59 AM IST
- China raises banks' reserve ratio again
China ordered banks to set aside more deposits as reserves for the third time this year to cool a record credit expansion.
03 May, 2010, 02.49 AM IST
Greece financial drama in wordsGreece is about to appeal for a debt rescue from the EU and IMF, a governmnent source tells AFP.
23 Apr, 2010, 04.58 PM IST
- China may let yuan rise by 5% to check inflation
China may let its currency appreciate 5% as early as next month to prevent economic growth from stoking inflation. Why currency keeps fluct...
19 Feb, 2010, 03.50 AM IST
'Asia is leading the world out of recovery'IMF’s Dominique Strauss-Kahn said Asia is leading the world out of recovery, but though growth is coming back faster than expected it’s sti...
30 Jan, 2010, 09.17 PM IST
- EU, Asian leaders meet to discuss financial crisis
The global financial meltdown is injecting a sense of urgency into a summit of European and Asian leaders that gets under way in China's ca...
24 Oct, 2008, 08.16 AM IST
- China growth to top last year’s 10.5%
The Chinese economy is on pace this year to outdo last year’s growth of 10.5%, an official with the Bank of China said Wednesday.
25 Jan, 2007, 12.06 AM IST