World Economy

London Stock Exchange Group Plc and Deutsche Boerse are considering lowering the approval threshold they need to achieve from the German exchange’s investors to push their deal through, as they…

When reality dawned, the reaction was swift. For one corner of the UK investment industry, it’s not clear where it will stop.

A joint French-Swiss company, LafargeHolcim Ltd., agreed to sell an Indian building-materials business to Nirma Ltd. for an enterprise value of about $1.4 billion as the world’s biggest cement…

Boeing Co. is in discussions with Spain’s Air Europa Lineas Aereas and German tour operator TUI AG for orders totaling $3.5 billion at list prices, according to people familiar with the…

British and European technology investors seeking refuge after Brexit are picking companies delivering instant access to services for Web and mobile customers or firms mainly doing business…

Japan’s machinery orders fell unexpectedly in May as a strong yen and weak demand eroded corporate profits and spending plans, a sign the economy is struggling to attract the investment it needs…

The EU trade commissioner said Monday that China has to give European companies the same kind of market access that Chinese companies enjoy in Europe before discussions can start on a bilateral…

Egyptian stocks had the biggest advance in almost four months, leading gains across most Middle Eastern markets, as traders speculated the country may devalue its currency as early as Tuesday.

The US companies that have sought the public markets this year are few and far between—and pale in comparison to other parts of the world. It’s been slow going on Wall Street, as more…

South Africa’s economy is expected to improve by the end of the current financial year despite challenges the country faces, a South African economic expert said.

Vusi Khumalo, CEO of South…

Sri Lanka’s forex reserves dropped to $5.3 billion in June down $348 million from $5.62 billion in May with a $700 million repayment of a swap to India, official data showed, EconomyNext reported…

German airline Germania is close to placing an order with European plane maker Airbus for 25 A320-family jets, two industry sources said, according to a Reuters report. The privately-held German…

Bolivia appears to have been spared the worst effects of a fall in international commodity prices as it announced economic growth of 4.9% in the first four months of the year. The figure was…

Consumer confidence, a long running barometer of measuring consumer confidence in the UK published by market research firm Gfk showed that consumer confidence fell by eight points in July. It was…

Egypt’s balance of payments deficit (BoP) leaped a whopping 260% in the first nine months of the current fiscal year due to ongoing fall of tourism receipts, services income and transfers,…

In the face of a “worrying” rise in protectionism, trade ministers from the world’s major economies have agreed to cut trade costs, increase policy coordination and enhance financing, China’s…

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has finally claimed victory in retaining government a week after Australia went to the polls, but his challenges have just started.

Growth in the United Arab Emirates’ non-oil private sector slowed slightly in June, as purchasing activity and hiring softened during the month, according to the monthly Emirates NBD index.

Two weeks after Britain voted to leave the European Union, Italy is now the latest European nation to come under the spotlight. The country's financial sector is on the brink of collapse, and…

Lockheed Martin threatens to pull all of their Canadian operations, nearly 10,000 good paying jobs, over Canadian prime minister’s refusal to purchase the faulty F-35 without first staging a…

President Mauricio Macri late Saturday defended his move to hike Argentina’s energy rates as a “painful” but necessary part of fixing the economy after years of mismanagement under his leftist…

The focus on Wall Street will shift to corporate earnings next week after a strong June jobs report on Friday gave investors confidence that the US economy was on stable footing and left the S…

China’s June consumer inflation grew at its slowest pace since January as increases in food prices eased, while producer prices extended their decline, reinforcing economists’ views that more…

Recently published official data provide a painful—but realistic—account of economic activities in Oman during the year 2015. The unpleasant developments include a fall in gross domestic product…

Sri Lanka is planning to hire dozens unemployed graduates to police price controls that are expected to be imposed next week, a Trade Minister Rishad Bathiudeen told parliament while the…