World Economy

The National Bureau of Statistics says the gross domestic product in real terms declined in the third and fourth quarters of 2016. The NBS announced in its “Nigerian Gross Domestic Product…

Ukraine could become one of the most successful economies in the continent, but only if its GDP growth is 5% to 7% a year and more, Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman has said, Interfax…

Vietnam received an estimated $14.2 billion in foreign direct investment in the first 10 months of this year, up 11.8% from the same period in 2016, the government said on Wednesday, Reuters…

Efficient, vigilant planning and management has helped successfully build Malaysia’s strong economic performance since the 1970s, while transforming the economy from an over dependence on raw…

Soaring electricity and gas prices in Australia have failed to push up overall inflation across the country in a sign the national economy is still struggling.

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As the great and the good of global economics gathered in Edinburgh, capital of Scotland, at the weekend, one of the few things talked about more was inequality.

Industrial orders increased 8.7% in August with respect to July, while turnover rose 2%, ISTAT said on Wednesday. The national statistics agency said the orders were up by an average of 5.4%…

A ransomware campaign called BadRabbit has hit Russia’s Interfax news agency and caused flight delays at Odessa airport in Ukraine. It follows similar attacks in May and June that caused…

Consultancy firm PwC has published its latest Global Innovation 1,000 survey showing that corporate spending on Research & Development has never been higher, but also warning of the effects…

Credit ratings agency DBRS is warning that the uncertainty surrounding Catalonia’s independence bid is hurting the region’s economy and could become a drag on Spain’s economy and weigh on public…

Lackluster performances by small mining companies on the London Stock Exchange are driving rivals in need of cash to find alternative ways to raise capital, either by merging or turning to other…

India’s government has won a resounding reception from investors and credit-ratings firms for its unprecedented pledge of 2.11 trillion rupees ($32 billion) in capital for the country’s…

US Treasury Department recently announced that the federal budget deficit for fiscal 2017 totaled $666 billion, up $80 billion from 2016—and the outlook for annual deficits is only getting worse…

Economic data to be announced Wednesday are expected to reveal what Brexit critics have feared since the referendum over a year ago: the British economy has slipped into the slow lane, now…

South Africa’s steel production grew by 9.9% year-on-year in September to 556,000 tons, after surging by 24.4% in August, and following July’s 6.3% decline and June’s 15.9% plunge, according to…

China’s deleveraging campaign will create pockets of pain in markets over the coming year, without curtailing borrowing to the extent that debt actually declines, according to Pimco.

Copper hit a one-week high on Tuesday while other metals also gained as the dollar dipped and investors remained upbeat about global growth prospects, though risks of a slowdown remained,…

The global economy is set to enjoy steady growth with one notable exception according to a note from Goldman Sachs out Tuesday morning, CNBC reported. The firm’s portfolio strategy research team…

Argentina’s primary fiscal deficit was 222.379 billion pesos ($12.83 billion) through the first nine months of 2017, or 2.2% of gross domestic product, the treasury ministry said on Tuesday,…

The global recovery is strengthening. That provides an environment of opportunity to address key policy issues that can help support stronger and more sustainable growth—and foster the financial…

With overseas investor limits for India’s high-yielding sovereign debt almost used up, bond funds are starting to buy up state notes. Problem is, finding decent data on the local economies.

Confidence among investors in Germany inched up in a monthly survey Tuesday as the dashboard of Europe’s largest economy remained green, but fell short of forecasts for a big leap.

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Eurozone consumers continued to gain confidence in October, which should reassure European Central Bank policy makers that the economic recovery is set to remain robust as they prepare to take a…

France’s business rebound showed no sign of slowing in October as activity rose more than expected on the back of firm client demand, a monthly survey showed on Tuesday.

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The United Arab Emirates on Monday blocked a request at a World Trade Organization meeting from Qatar, which had asked the trade body to rule on the economic boycott imposed on the nation by…