May 31 - U.S. President Barack Obama travels to Egypt this week to give a major speech to the Muslim world and will make a stop along the way in Saudi Arabia. U.S. trade ties...
WASHINGTON, April 16 - The World Bank is willing to help Zimbabwe recover from a devastating economic crisis, but it is critical for the country's institutions to restore democracy and human rights, the bank said...
WASHINGTON, April 2 - The United States and China hold the best hope for leading a global economic recovery, yet they may lack sufficient strength to firmly pull the world out of recession. President Barack...
March 31 - U.S. President Barack Obama will make his debut on the world stage this week with his first major foreign trip since taking office on Jan. 20. Here are some details of his...
The world trade volume will fall 9% year on year this year, the largest decline since World War II due to the global financial crisis, according to a recent forecast by the World Trade Organization (WTO) on its website. Export volume in developed countries will probably drop 10% while the export volume in the developing...
TOKYO - Japan sank into recession in the third quarter, even before it felt the full force of the financial crisis, and world leaders at a weekend summit gave investors little hope they could rescue...
HONG KONG/LONDON - World leaders headed to Washington to discuss ways to protect the global economy from the effects of the worst financial crisis in 80 years. - - - - MIRANSHAH, Pakistan - Suspected...
HONG KONG - Japan stood ready to offer more than $100 billion to emerging economies as governments scrambled to come to grips with a fast-moving financial crisis that threatened to tip the world into a...
A look at the regions of the world most affected by the financial crisis, and what governments are doing to try to alleviate the financial turmoil.
TEHRAN, Oct 26 - Iran is being hurt by the financial crisis because of falling oil prices and a world downturn that will damage non-oil exports, an official said on Sunday, even though Iran's economy...