World Economy

A British vote to leave the European Union would damage the British, European and global economies, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said in an interview with the BBC.

China’s economy isn’t headed for a hard landing and isn’t dragging on the global economy, China’s top economic planner said on Sunday, but uncertainty and instability in the global economy do pose…

The European Central Bank will almost certainly announce new stimulus measures at its policy meeting next week, analysts said, as eurozone inflation turned negative and the economic outlook…

Stock markets in the Persian Gulf Arab states look set to rise on Sunday, shrugging off Moody’s decision to cut its outlook for the debt ratings of several Persian Gulf Arab states, after oil…

Despite some recovery in the world’s equity markets following a turbulent start to the year, strategists at HSBC Holdings Plc are urging caution when attempting to buy a dip in stocks.…

With the government taking steps to improve ease of doing business and attract foreign investment, foreign direct investment inflows into the services sector grew by 85.5% to $4.25 billion in…

Economists have predicted a further downgrade of Lebanon’s sovereign credit rating in 2016, noting that the GDP growth could reach 0.7% this year.

Economena Analytics, said the key…

The US dollar fell, hitting one-week lows against the euro on Friday after a drop in US wages in February overshadowed strong jobs growth and supported views that the Federal Reserve was in no…

Lagging investment means the European Union’s economic recovery isn’t picking up as fast as it should, the bloc’s top finance ministry aides said in a letter to Dutch Finance Minister Jeroen…

The ailments afflicting Turkey’s economy that have triggered a surge in bad loans look poised to get worse before they get better.

A new UN report on labor and migration in Asia Pacific says economic gains from migration are often overlooked and is calling for policies promoting greater regional cooperation or risk…

Saudi Arabia’s labor force grew by 46,000 during 2015, its slowest pace since records began in 1999, according to a new report, Arabian Business reported. Jadwa Investment’s latest update on the…

Canadian exports hit a record high in January as demand from the resurgent US economy and the weakened loonie bolstered shipments south of the border. Overall, Canada’s trade deficit edged up to $…

Easing anxiety over Britain’s potential exit from the European Union may be complemented next week by signs of a stronger UK economy, supporting the pound further after its best week since…

Japan’s economy is expected to have contracted slightly more than initially estimated in the final quarter of 2015, and ominously the outlook held little cheer as domestic and external demand has…

India’s Finance Minister Arun Jaitley got it right. If one looks at the economy at hand, India is now a three-speed economy.

Double-digit growth is confined to a section that comprises…

Implementing a presidential system would help Turkey keep up with the world’s rapid pace of development, said Deputy Prime Minister for Economy Mehmet Simsek.

Speaking to Anadolu Agency,…

In February 2016 Belarus’ gold and foreign exchange reserves rose by $84.2 million if calculated in accordance with methods of the International Monetary Fund. According to preliminary data, the…

Banca Popolare di Vicenza SCpA will ask shareholders to approve a survival plan that depends on finding investors willing to buy as much as €1.8 billion ($2 billion) of stock in the loss-making,…

Moody's Investors Service has cut its outlook for the debt ratings of Saudi Arabia and three other Persian Gulf Arab states while lowering Bahrain's rating to junk, citing concern over the impact…

Panama’s economy grew at its slowest rate in five years in 2015, data showed on Friday, missing government estimates as infrastructure projects were stalled, Reuters reported. The economy grew 5.8…

The US trade deficit rose in January as American exports fell for a fourth straight month, the commerce department said.

China on Saturday lowered its growth target to 6.5% for this year as the world's second largest economy reeled under continued economic slowdown which last year slipped to…

Network Rail has started the sale of its power network on Friday (March 4) in an effort to streamline the state-backed company.

Banks have cut credit lines for traders shipping food to war-torn Yemen, where ports have been battlegrounds and the financial system is grinding to a halt, choking vital supplies to the state.