economy

India’s gold imports surge on pent-up demand

INDIA (Reuters) -- A gold rush in India. Jewellers across the country seeing a massive surge in people wanting to…

China to take further steps to support private investment – state planner

BEIJING, China (Reuters) -- China said on Monday (March 6) continued economic growth needed to maintain employment, and will take…

Ukraine reaches prelim agreement with IMF

  by Dmitry ZAKS KIEV, Ukraine (AFP) -- The International Monetary Fund said Saturday it had reached a preliminary agreement…

Tiny Benin looks to tourism to boost economy

by Sophie BOUILLON, Josue MEHOUENOU Agence France-Presse OUIDAH, Benin (AFP) -- With its palm tree-lined beaches, unique heritage and wildlife parks,…

Australia’s economy grows 1.1% in Q4

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia's economy rebounded strongly in the December quarter, growing by 1.1 percent to avoid a technical…

ADB: Asia must have spent $26 trillion on infrastructure by 2030

HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Asian nations must spend $26 trillion by 2030 on infrastructure to battle poverty, boost economic…

Asian markets start week with fresh losses

by Danny McCord Agence France-Presse HONGKONG, China (AFP) -- Asian markets kicked the week off with losses Monday, with Tokyo…

A peek inside Qatar’s ‘gas capital of the world’

by David Harding Agence France-Presse RAS LAFFAN, QATAR (AFP) -- Perched on a northern tip of Qatar, about an hour's…

Tourism hubs in southern Philippines look to mining crackdown with hope

SURIGAO DEL SUR, Philippines (Reuters) -- Pristine waterfalls and crystal clear lagoons may soon be the new economic drivers in…

Tokyo stocks down at break on stronger yen

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Tokyo stocks fell Thursday morning as profit-taking and a stronger yen overshadowed a fifth successive record…

US stocks end at records again, lifting global equities

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Wall Street stocks pushed to fresh highs for the fifth day in a row…

China producer prices jump 6.9% in January: govt

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Prices for goods at the factory gate in China beat expectations in January, officials said Tuesday,…

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