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World Bank to phase out lending to China by 2031
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CEO search delay underscores woes at Twitter
In the fast-moving world of Silicon Valley, Twitter's search for a new chief executive is moving at a snail's pace, raising concerns about deeper woes at the social media platform.
20 September 2015, 18:00 PM
A divided Fed pits world's woes against domestic growth
Federal Reserve policymakers appeared deeply divided on Saturday over how seriously problems in the world economy will effect the US, a fracture that may be difficult for Fed Chair Janet Yellen to mend as she guides the central bank's debate over whether to hike interest rates.
20 September 2015, 18:00 PM
Zelta mobiles hit market
Zelta mobiles, a brand of Sky Telecommunication Ltd, launched a range of smart and bar phones, in Dhaka on Saturday.
20 September 2015, 18:00 PM
British minister upbeat on slowing China economy
British finance minister George Osborne expressed his confidence in the slowing Chinese economy on Sunday, saying the country was going through a necessary transformation and was still a driver of global growth.
20 September 2015, 18:00 PM
Cuba business rules still complex after US changes
Starbucks Corp can move to Cuba, but it still cannot sell lattes there.
20 September 2015, 18:00 PM
Competition for interior designers launched
A nationwide competition has recently been launched for emerging interior designers and architects to display their skills in use of material, space, colour, texture, lighting and graphics.
14 September 2015, 18:00 PM
China unveils details of state-firm reforms as growth sputters
China unveiled details on Sunday of how it would restructure its state-owned enterprises (SOEs), including partial privatisation, as data pointed to a cooling in the world's second-largest economy.
14 September 2015, 18:00 PM
Malaysia to pump in $4.6b to bolster stockmarket
Malaysia will inject up to $4.6 billion to bolster its stock market and will spend tens of millions of dollars on infrastructure projects to try to stimulate the slowing economy, Prime Minister Najib Razak said Monday.
14 September 2015, 18:00 PM
Airbus to open US jet production plant in a first
European jetmaker Airbus is taking its fight for a bigger market share to rival Boeing's backyard on Monday, as it inaugurates its first production plant in the United States.
14 September 2015, 18:00 PM
Utility debts threaten Modi's power-for-all drive
With a three-year government rescue package coming to a close, the highly indebted state of Rajasthan is getting tough - it's demanding farmers start paying for their electricity.
14 September 2015, 18:00 PM
Toshiba reports $102m quarterly net loss
Toshiba on Monday reported a first-quarter loss of $102 million after sales fell to a two-and-half-year low, in a fresh blow to the Japanese conglomerate after a huge accounting scandal.
14 September 2015, 18:00 PM
Rich world struggles to resolve row over coal subsidies
Rich nations are stubbornly divided ahead of talks in Paris on Thursday to seek a deal to phase out coal subsidies in a foretaste of the difficulty of agreeing on action to curb global warming at a UN summit later this year.
14 September 2015, 18:00 PM
Nintendo names new president after sudden death of CEO
Japanese videogame giant Nintendo said on Monday it has appointed Tatsumi Kimishima as its new president.
14 September 2015, 07:31 AM
India escapes the worst of emerging markets misery
Three years ago India was the weakling of the emerging markets clan, politically stagnant and struggling to grow -- but as gloom engulfs other developing economies, the subcontinent is enjoying a moment in the sun.
13 September 2015, 18:00 PM
German carmakers party under China cloud
Flush with cash and confidence after years of rising sales, German carmakers are used to reaping industry-leading returns. But with Chinese demand abruptly slowing, the profit engine has begun to sputter, overshadowing the glitz of the Frankfurt auto show which
13 September 2015, 18:00 PM
German finance minister warns of market bubble
The global economy faces a financial bubble from central banks pumping cash into economies, Germany's finance minister warns.
11 September 2015, 15:43 PM
World food prices post largest drop in 7 years
The price of international food commodities registered their largest monthly drop in seven years in August, the UN food agency said on Thursday.
10 September 2015, 13:26 PM
Alibaba trims sales estimates as China economy slows
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd said on Tuesday it expected its total value of transactions in the second-quarter to be lower than previously thought, a fresh signal that China's slowdown is taking a bite out of consumer spending.
9 September 2015, 18:00 PM
Tears as India's soaring onion cost poses challenge for Modi
A leap in onion prices has left a bitter taste for Surinder Anand, owner of a New Delhi restaurant that sweats its way through a hundred kilos a day, but it could pose even bigger problems for India's leader.
9 September 2015, 18:00 PM
Storytelling, an art to inspire employees
STORYTELLING is an essential leadership skill. It allows leaders to communicate, build engagement and drive changes in an organisation, said Indranil Chakraborty, founder of StoryWorks, a communications consulting firm based in India.
9 September 2015, 18:00 PM