OECD

  • Jan 10, 2013
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OECD central banks face role 're-definition'

A number of central banks have signalled a willingness to consider moving beyond the...

International
  • Jan 10, 2013
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Investors push for activist boards globally

A number of corporate governance scandals over the past decade, combined with increasing...

International
  • Jan 3, 2013
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Post-MDGs development framework will be very different

The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are due to expire in 2015.

International
  • Dec 31, 2012
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Global manufacturing could surprise positively in 2013

The HSBC purchasing managers' index for China posted 51.5 in December, signalling the fastest...

International
  • Dec 24, 2012
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Tentative positive signs for global trade, industry

Global goods trade levels increased 0.4% month-on-month in October after a revised 0.7% rise in...

International
  • Dec 18, 2012
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China holds the key to global coal market

Coal consumption will be 1.2 billion tonnes higher per year in 2017 than its current levels,...

International
  • Dec 17, 2012
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Emerging donors to gain further ground in foreign aid

While some emerging markets begun implementing overseas development programmes decades ago -- for...

International
  • Dec 12, 2012
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Global tensions could flare over currencies in 2013

Bank of England governor Mervyn King on December 10 said that major economies could embark on new...

International