Economies

Pakistan to be included in top 25 economies under Vision 2025: Ahsan

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal on Monday said Pakistan will be… Read More

Girls can cut poverty in developing economies: UN

LONDON: Developing economies stand to win an extra $21 billion if they improve girls' health… Read More

Obama wraps up historic Asia trip

WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama on Friday wrapped up a historic trip to Asia, where… Read More

Italy set to double baby bonus to fight birth rate ‘apocalypse’

ROME: Italy's health minister is proposing doubling a 'baby bonus' incentive for couples to have… Read More

World Bank sees depressed oil, commodity prices through 2016

WASHINGTON: The World Bank said that it expects global commodity prices, important for emerging economies,… Read More

Oil price drops in first session of 2015

NEW YORK: Oil prices finished the first day of 2015 trade lower as disappointing manufacturing… Read More

Oil prices hit multi-year lows as OPEC decision weighs

SINGAPORE: Oil tumbled to new multi-year lows in Asia on Monday, extending a sharp sell-off… Read More

Joblessness, inequality top global concerns in 2015: report

GENEVA: Unemployment and rising income inequality will top concerns for global leaders in 2015, a… Read More

G20 optimistic on global economy

WASHINGTON: Finance chiefs of the Group of 20 economic powers said Friday they remained confident… Read More

Ebola could drain billions of dollars from African economies: World Bank

WASHINGTON: The largest-ever outbreak of Ebola could drain billions of dollars from economies in West… Read More

After hard bargaining, EU set for deal on new leadership

BRUSSELS: European Union leaders are set to end weeks of wrangling over top jobs in… Read More