Eurozone business activity picked up strongly in November to a 11-month high, with Germany powering the economy in Europe, a closely-watched survey showed Wednesday.

President-elect Donald Trump's big-spending plan to revitalise US infrastructure could be just the ticket to drag the world economy out of its post-crisis torpor, experts say.

Shah Nawaz walks Karachi's dusty streets, one of thousands in the financial hub who are being fed by charities as Pakistan's economy picks up pace -- but, some say, not fast enough for its poverty-stricken millions.

Huge bank queues have become an ubiquitous sight across India after the government suddenly withdrew the two highest denomination notes from circulation two weeks ago -- but now you can hire-a-queuer online.

Our world is changing with unprecedented rapidity. Technology, demography, climate change and globalisation are mega-trends that seem to be powering ahead, creating uncertainty and, in some cases, fear of change.

Automakers in the United States are ramping up holiday sales promotions ahead of Black Friday, aiming to clear out bulging inventories of unsold cars and dispel investor doubts about consumer demand.

Bangladesh will import 200,000 tonnes of wheat from Russia in a government-to-government deal, the head of the state grains buyer said on Tuesday, as South Asia's top wheat buyer builds its reserves.

The Obama administration bows to months of growing pressure over a 40-year-old ban on exports of most domestic crude, taking two steps expected to unleash a wave of ultra-light shale oil onto global markets.

The dollar hit a 14-year high against a basket of currencies on Wednesday as a post-US election sell-off resumed across global bond markets, lifting Treasury yields and attracting investors to the US currency.

While his advisors have played down some of President-elect Donald Trump's most extreme trade threats as negotiating tactics, economists remain worried about the potential to inflict real damage.

A multi-billion-dollar Russian deal to buy Indian refiner Essar was nearly sunk at the eleventh hour by a rival bid from Saudi Arabia as the two oil superpowers vie for supremacy across the world.

Some Indian gold traders are placing bulk, short-term import orders on fears that Prime Minister Narendra Modi might soon add curbs on overseas purchases of the metal to his withdrawal of high-denomination banknotes in his fight against 'black money', traders and jewellers said.

Real estate giants British Land and Land Securities sank into the red in the first half of 2016, partly hit by sliding commercial property prices after the shock Brexit vote.

Kuwait must enact further subsidy reforms to trim its budget deficit resulting from low oil prices despite political sensitivity, the International Monetary Fund has said.

Nokia was once the motor of Finland's economy, but since the demise of the company's mobile phone business the Nordic country has struggled to find a new engine for growth.

WhatsApp has temporarily suspended giving parent company Facebook information about users in Europe for ad targeting, responding to concerns there over privacy, a source close to the matter said Tuesday.

Opec officials are working to nail down details of their plan to limit oil supply and gaps over some sticking points are narrowing, Opec sources said, a sign of progress in finalizing the exporter group's first such deal since 2008.

Opec's job of trying to prop up oil prices has just got much harder.

Pharmaceutical stocks surged in Europe on Wednesday as Republican Donald Trump's US presidential election win led investors to conclude the threat of tough action on drug pricing had receded.

INDIA'S government on Tuesday withdrew the two largest-denomination banknotes from circulation in a bid to tackle tax evasion and corruption.