World Economy

Chinese stocks led the sell-off in Asia on Monday, following declines offshore and as the fall in commodity prices, questionable growth in the mainland sapped risk appetite.

Meanwhile,…

Thailand continued to post a trade surplus in June despite further declines in exports and imports, the commerce ministry said Monday, MarketWatch reported. The country registered a trade surplus…

Since China overtook the United States in 2009 to become Africa’s biggest trading partner, the writing has been on the wall that the US is not really engaged with the continent.

Over a thousand French farmers have blocked roads from Spain and Germany to stop foreign produce entering the country. The protest follows a week of action against a fall in food prices, pushing…

An official ceremony of Kazakhstan’s entrance to World Trade Organization was to be held Monday in Geneva, World Bulletin reported. The start of accession negotiations are dated back 20 years ago…

A closely watched survey has shown confidence among business owners in Europe’s largest economy rising in July. The unexpected uptick was largely attributed to worries over Greece’s debt crisis…

Latin America’s recent economic fortunes highlight the region’s closer economic ties with Asia. China, in particular, has grown into a crucial source of demand for Latin American commodities over…

Opposition parties in Greece are demanding answers following media reports of a secret government plan in Athens to leave the euro. The plan allegedly involved hacking into accounts and arresting…

Since the start of the year investors have wondered whether any of the world’s largest central banks will finally begin to break with the ultra-low interest rates that have dominated monetary…

The composite economic index from the Northern Ireland Statistics & Research Agency said there had been 1.6% growth in the economy in the 12 months to the end of March 2015, NewsNow…

The reason for the decline in Australia’s unemployment rate, at odds with forecasts offered by the Reserve Bank of Australia and treasury earlier this year, continues to be debated by the markets…

The GKI-Erste economic sentiment index adjusted for seasonal effects remained unchanged in July, reflecting a relatively optimistic mood, as it has been practically unchanged for the seventh…

Dubai stocks retreated, leading equity markets lower across the Persian Gulf, after oil dropped to the lowest in four-months and some investors sought to benefit from the DFM General Index’s rally…

British publishing group Pearson has said that they are in talks to sell their 50% share in The Economist Group.

Many of Spain’s five million unemployed dream of finding a steady job in the economic recovery vaunted by the government–but a legion of undeclared workers still scrape by cash-in-hand.

Lonmin, the world´s third largest platinum producer, said it was set to cut 6,000 jobs in South Africa due to falling prices and high costs, signaling further trouble for the country´s fragile…

Local economists have advised the Vietnam government to be extremely careful with spending because its public debt has reached a dangerously high level.

They raised their concerns after the…

Park Jin-hyung, a 28-year-old university graduate, feels more anxious than ever before. He has just finished his second internship at a big firm, with no full-time job lined up. Park, who holds a…

In a free unhampered market economy based on a sound monetary system–this is to say a market-chosen monetary system with a free banking industry and no central planning institution that is…

General Electric Co. booked $2.5 billion of orders from sub-Saharan Africa in the past 11 months, including oil and gas equipment for Eni SpA in Ghana and locomotives for Angola, Bloomberg said.…

Finnish unemployment authorities say they’ve sent out vastly increased numbers of job offers to out-of-work benefit claimants this year, NewsNow reported. But alongside the increase comes a hike…

Following a slowdown in 2014, Morocco’s economy will pick up speed in 2015, thanks to a strong overall economic performance, the International Monetary Fund noted, Morocco World News reported.

The first cargo ships passed through Egypt’s New Suez Canal on Saturday in a test-run before it opens next month, state media reported, 11 months after the army began constructing the $8 billion…

You’ve heard of Made in China. Get ready for Sold in China.

For decades, China has exported cheap goods to the rest of the world even while domestic consumption waned. Now, the country’s…

In the aftermath of the financial crisis, governments in many countries still have a strong need for cash. Whether the need is to finance targeted stimulation programs for the economy, or whether…