Новости по теме economy

APEC warns against currency devaluations, property bubble Asia Pacific economies must refrain from competitive currency devaluations and are vulnerable to speculative buying in the housing market.

19 April 2013

UN tips faster Asian growth, urges poverty action Asia-Pacific growth will edge up this year on the back of a recovery in the US and emerging nations.

18 April 2013

Sprint counteroffer to make no difference: SoftBank Japan's SoftBank said Tuesday it still expects its bid to acquire Sprint Nextel will succeed on schedule in July, despite a higher counter-offer from a US firm.

17 April 2013

S. Korea proposes $17.3 bn extra budget for 2013 South Korea proposed Tuesday a 17.3 trillion won ($15.4 billion) supplementary budget to help boost the economy, including further spending on defence at a time of heightened tensions with the North.

16 April 2013

Oil tumbles for second day on slower Chinese growth Oil prices tumbled further in Asia on Tuesday, dragged by prospects of weaker crude demand from China after data showed the world's second largest economy was not growing as fast as expected.

16 April 2013

Kazakhstan economy growth to exceed Russia 2.5-fold in 2013 Kazakhstan will achieve the target value of the economy growth set at 6 percent by the end of the year: official.

16 April 2013

Kazakhstan government instructed to narrow gap between rich and poor Nursultan Nazarbayev instructed Kazakhstan government to work on narrowing the gap between rich and poor.

15 April 2013

Strong growth in Asia but overheating a risk: World Bank East Asian and Pacific economies will grow 7.8 percent this year on robust domestic demand.

15 April 2013

Oil down as China's GDP comes in below expectations Oil was down in Asia on Monday after China's economic growth for the first quarter came in below expectations, with sentiment also weighed by forecasts of weaker global demand.

15 April 2013

Barroso assures US of Europe's 'strong' economy The president of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso, called on the United States Friday to not underestimate Europe's economic strength.

14 April 2013

Euro ministers in bid to finalise Cyprus bailout Eurozone and EU finance ministers meet in Dublin from Friday to finalise the Cyprus bailout and consider extending debt repayment dates for Portugal and Ireland.

12 April 2013

Croatia's flagging support to join EU to be tested by vote Not so long ago, Croatia was ebullient at the prospect of becoming the EU's newest member in July this year.

11 April 2013

N. Korea blames South's leader for Kaesong closure N. Korea on Thursday renewed a threat to permanently close its Kaesong joint industrial zone with S. Korea, blaming the "confrontation" policies of the South's new president.

11 April 2013

With back against wall, Portugal pushes on with austerity Despite the risk of aggravating the recession and unemployment, Portugal's government is wagering that following the austerity prescribed by its creditors will help it regain market confidence and avoid a second bailout.

10 April 2013

Austerity putting children at risk: UN The UN warned Wednesday that austerity measures are hitting children hard, as it published a ranking of kids' well-being in rich countries topped by northern European countries and showing Britain climbing out of the bottom tier.

10 April 2013

Asian economies to rebound but recovery fragile: ADB The Asian Development Bank said Tuesday the region's emerging economies would pick up this year but warned that the recovery remained fragile due to the eurozone crisis and tensions in Asia.

09 April 2013

Kazakhstan to benefit from joining WTO: EDB Kazakhstan can have significant benefits from accession into the WTO: EDB expert.

09 April 2013

Kazakhstan and China to resolve issues related to transborder rivers Mr. Xi Jinping stated that China would never do anything to the detriment of Kazakhstan’s economy: President Nazarbayev.

06 April 2013

Cyprus bank workers to strike over pension fears Cyprus bank workers are to go on strike Thursday over fears pensions may be at risk under the country's crippling bailout, after the new finance minister vowed to do "whatever it takes" to right the economy.

04 April 2013

Economist warns of 'radical' climate change, millions at risk The author of an influential 2006 study on climate change warned Tuesday that the world could be headed toward warming even more catastrophic than expected but he voiced hope for political action.

04 April 2013

site.news_by_theme economy