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LEXINGTON, Mass.----Global GDP will grow only 2.8 percent in 2010, much better than the 2.0 percent drop in 2009, but well below the 3.5-4.0 percent trend rate of growth for the world economy, according to the Top 10 Economic Predictions for 2010 from IHS Chief Economist Nariman Behravesh.
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TAIPEI -(Dow Jones)- Taiwan will set aside NT$95 billion over the next 10 fiscal years to pay for unemployment benefits for workers who lose their jobs because of an expected trade pact with China, the Ministry of Economic Affairs said Wednesday.
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- The global economic downturn shouldn’t slow policy makers’ efforts to make companies and households pay for the damage caused by carbon emissions, International Monetary Fund staff members said in a report.
Dec. 7 (Bloomberg) -- The leu fell against the euro as official figures suggesting Romanian President Traian Basescu will narrowly win re-election raised investor concern the payment of a bail-out loan by the International Monetary Fund will be further delayed.
Dec. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Asian stocks fell, led by finance and mining companies, after Japan’s economy grew more slowly than estimated and Fitch cut Greece’s credit rating, denting confidence in the global economic recovery.
European and U.S. stock markets shot higher Friday after much better than expected U.S. jobs data fueled optimism about the pace of recovery in the world's largest economy.
IMF experts said Friday the global economy stood to benefit from action against climate change but warned that aggressive curbs on emissions could jeopardize the recovery without careful planning.
European stock markets and Wall Street futures shot higher Friday after much better than expected U.S. jobs data fueled optimism about the pace of recovery in the world's largest economy.
BlackRock Inc. , Charteris Portfolio Managers and Pacific Investment Management Co., which together oversee $2.4 trillion, are buying gilts on speculation the Bank of England will be among the last central banks to raise interest rates as economies around the world recover from the first global recession since World War II. At the same time, new regulations may force banks to buy 220 billion ...
BlackRock Inc. , Charteris Portfolio Managers and Pacific Investment Management Co., which together oversee $2.4 trillion, are buying gilts on speculation the Bank of England will be among the last central banks to raise interest rates as economies around the world recover from the first global recession since World War II. At the same time, new regulations may force banks to buy 220 billion ...
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Geneva - The World Trade Organization (WTO) launched its first ministerial meeting in four years on Monday with ministers seeking to give fresh impetus to the struggling global trade round amid warnings that time was running out to secure a deal. Whi...
Siemens AG on Wednesday launched an anti-corruption initiative with the World Bank that will distribute $100 million to nonprofit organizations over the next 15 years.
Geneva - A demonstration in Geneva, ahead of a World Trade Organization meeting, turned violent Saturday, with protestors burning cars and police using tear gas. Around 3,000 people took part in the march against the WTO and policies of industrialize...
Congressman Aaron Schock thinks free trade agreements could be the key to fixing the economy. In the Chicago Tribune Friday, Schock wrote an opinion column explaining why passing free trade agreements with Columbia, Panama and South Korea could create free jobs for Americans.
