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IMF’s Lagarde: Global Economy May Be On Path To Recovery
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde has said that the global economy is showing signs of stabilisation, but warned that there is no room for policy mistakes at...
Rampant Capital Flight Saw $4.6 Billion Leave Afghanistan In 2011
Government officials in Afghanistan are growing increasingly concerned over the massive amounts of money being flown out of its capital city of Kabul each year, said a report by...
ASEAN+3 Beef Up Defences Against Currency Volatility
The ASEAN+3 forum – a group made up by countries in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), together with China, Japan and South Korea – will double the...
North Korea Plans to Launch ‘Satellite’ To Mark Birth Anniversary of Its Founder
North Korea has said it will launch a long-range rocket carrying a satellite to mark the 100th birth anniversary of its late founder President Kim Il Sung.However, the announcement...
Argentina Threatens Legal Action In Falkland Faceoff Over Oil
Argentina has vowed to take legal action against any company that wishes to conduct oil exploratory activities off the disputed Falkland Islands, claimed a report by Reuters on Thursday,...
Infographic: Do Rich People Live By A Different Set of Moral Standards?
Studies suggest that people who are socially and financially better off are more likely to cheat, lie and behave unethically. How prevalent, and how true is this? The more...
China’s BoCom Plans World’s Largest Share Sale Since Last May
China’s fifth largest bank, the Bank of Communications Co (BoCom), plans to sell up to 56.6 billion yuan ($8.9 billion) of its shares to 12 institutional investors – including...
FTA Between South Korea and the U.S. Comes Into Effect Amid Much Praise, and Fear
The Korea-U.S. free trade agreement, first signed in 2007, has come into effect with the leaders of both countries calling it a good economic model that will help boost...
The Yuan Has Peaked, It Won’t Rise Any Further: Chinese Premier Wen
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has said that the yuan is reaching its equilibrium peak, hinting that there would not be further appreciation of the currency, much to the dismay...
“Twilight” Books & iPads Added To UK’s New Inflation Benchmark Index
The Office for National Statistics (ONS), UK’s official statistics agency, have included the popular “Twilight” teenage fiction book series, along with the Apple iPad, to its baskets of goods...


