Airport debacle ignites concern for 'Made in Germany' brand
Germany is concerned that its fabled international reputation for efficiency may have taken a blow from a catalogue of delays dogging major projects, especially the new Berlin airport.
Second Boeing incident raises questions about 787
A Japan Airlines Boeing 787 that was to fly to Tokyo was grounded in Boston Tuesday following a fuel spill, one day after another plane of the same type suffered a fire.
IMF to send team to Cairo for loan talks
The International Monetary Fund will send a team of experts to Cairo to discuss possible financial support for the Eygptian economy.
Malawi's Banda assures IMF of economic reforms Malawi's President Joyce Banda has assured visiting IMF managing director Christine Lagarde that the impoverished southern African country will not backtrack on reforms to help the economy recover.
Agip to return 2 land lots in Atyrau into state propertyAgip Kazakhstan North Caspian Operating Company N.V. will return two land lots into the state ownership in line with the ruling of specialized interregional economic court of Atyray oblast.
US fines Transocean $1.4 bn over Gulf oil disaster The United States hit drilling rig operator Transocean with $1.4 billion in criminal and civil fines Thursday for its role in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.
IMF: US 'cliff' actions not enough The International Monetary Fund said Wednesday that US actions to avoid the fiscal cliff did not go far enough to address the country's long-term fiscal deficit and debt problems.
03 January 2013
Starbucks to enter coffee-loving Vietnam Starbucks said Thursday it would open its first store next month in Vietnam, seeking a foothold in the coffee-loving country as part of efforts to expand in Asia.
03 January 2013
US fiscal cliff deal boosts world markets World markets soared Wednesday after a tense New Year break, relieved after US lawmakers agreed a last-minute deal to avert massive tax hikes and pull their nation back from the fiscal cliff.