World Economy

A couple of weeks after cryptocurrencies like bitcoin plunged in value, European Union authorities issued a warning Monday about the risks of investing in them.

Taiwan nudged up its 2018 economic growth forecast on Tuesday, as strong exports continue to drive economic momentum, while consumption and private investment gradually improve.

Rebuilding Iraq after three years of war with Islamic State will cost more than $88 billion, with housing a particularly urgent priority, Iraqi officials told an international donors’ conference…

Global shares Wednesday were mostly higher, although only slightly, as attention focused on key economic indicators from China that showed little change.

France’s CAC 40 added 0.6% to 4,939…

Scotland’s private sector economy returned to growth in January, after contracting the previous month, a key survey has revealed.

Manufacturing output grew last month, but the services…

Global trade in goods will continue growing above trend during the second quarter, the World Trade Organization’s quarterly outlook indicator showed on Monday.

The indicator, a composite…

India’s industrial output growth momentum continued as it grew at 7.1% in December, aided by robust manufacturing output, data released by the central statistics office showed, Moneycontrol…

Unemployment among both foreign-born and native Swedes continued to drop in the first month of the year, according to new figures, The Local reported. Sweden’s overall unemployment rate stood at…

Danish telecoms company TDC has received a $6.65 billion takeover offer for all its shares from Australia’s Macquarie and three Danish pension funds and recommended that shareholders accept the…

Credit rating agency Fitch has revised the outlook on Kenya’s long-term foreign and local-currency default rating to stable from negative and affirmed a rating of B+. The revision is based on…

Recent data has found that South Korea’s underground economy makes up less than 20% of the nation’s gross domestic product.

China’s banks extended a record 2.9 trillion yuan ($458.3 billion) in new yuan loans in January, blowing past expectations and nearly five times the previous month as policymakers aim to sustain…

International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde says it’s only a matter of time before cryptocurrencies come under government regulation.

“It’s inevitable,” she told CNNMoney. “It’s…

Consumer sentiment has reached its highest level in 17 years, but this doesn’t signal a return to the economic boom, according to an analysis of the findings of the latest KBC Bank Ireland/ESRI…

Eurozone government bond yields edged higher on Monday, heading back towards multi-year highs on unease that a pickup in inflationary pressures globally and a strong economy will encourage the…

As Asean chairman this year, Singapore is focusing on the digital economy. How can the digital economy become a key driver to achieve a highly integrated and dynamic Asean Economic Community (…

Business is booming for Sylvie Guinard, who runs French machine manufacturer Thimonnier. The problem is, she can't find the enough staff–even in a country where millions of people are out of…

The British economy will suffer a £252 billion ($348 billion) hit if Theresa May carries out her threat to leave the European Union with no deal, a new analysis of official forecasts show.

The chief executive officer of the world’s biggest shipping company says curbs on immigration backed by the administration of President Donald Trump risk hurting the US economy.

Annual inflation rate in Oman for January increased to 1.05% compared with the same month of the previous year. January inflation recorded a 0.1% increase compared with December 2017 rate,…

The World Bank’s private sector arm urged international companies on Sunday to overcome concerns about funding reconstruction projects in Iraq and seize high-yield investment opportunities in…

Ratings agency Fitch has given Malta’s economy a clean bill of health as it confirmed its A+ rating. Malta’s ratings reflect its high national income per head compared with the ‘A’ median,…

IMF chief Christine Lagarde on Saturday urged Arab countries to slash public wages and subsidies in order to rein in spending, achieve sustainable growth and create jobs.

South Korea’s trade surplus with the United States dropped 17% on-year in 2017, despite the fact that no changes have yet been made to the free trade pact that Washington claims unfairly favors…

The Bank of Italy expects the nation’s economy to expand in 2018 at the same pace as last year since monetary policy “is working” and the ongoing reduction of economic slack has strengthened…