Author : EW News Desk Team

Former French Prime Minister Francois Fillon has warned President Francois Hollande to rein in his “clumsy” attacks on German Chancellor Angela Merkel, adding that the economic policy divergence between...

Global rating agency Standard & Poor’s has been found guilty of “misleading” Australian investors over the ratings of two constant proportion debt obligation (CPDO) notes created by banking giant...

Two of the world’s largest economies will witness a change in their political leadership this week: The US presidential election sees Democratic President Barack Obama standing for a second...

Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA), a team set up by the government to draft new safety standards for nuclear reactors following the Fukushima disaster last year, has had its...

In light of recent rogue trading and rate-rigging scandals, banks will be required to hold extra capital reserves to protect the financial system, as well as taxpayers, against unforeseeable...

Qatar's powerful movers and shakers have emerged fully into the spotlight following the release of Construction Week Qatar (CWQ) magazine's 'Power 50' list. Not only does the list make...

Peru, the world’s top fishmeal exporter, has cut its commercial fishing quota for anchovy by 68 percent this year, reported Reuters on Thursday, amid concerns that warmer water temperatures...

The World Bank has promised up to $245 million in credit and grant funding to Myanmar over the next 18 months, reported Reuters, under a new interim strategy focused...

Despite the recent economic slowdown, the rise of Asia over the last decade has seen an increase in the number of billionaires across the region. Nowhere is this more...

German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble announced on Wednesday that the nation’s tax receipts for this year would be at least 5.8 billion euros ($7.5 billion) higher than previously forecasted...