International

  • Jun 1, 2012
  • 7 min read

Prospects for the global economy in the third quarter

The world economy remains extremely fragile and growth is unlikely to improve substantially in...

International
  • May 30, 2012
  • 6 min read

Euro-area crisis fuels bank finance de-globalisation

Since the 1980s, trade and financial market liberalisation has sparked rapid growth in world...

International
  • May 29, 2012
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Rio+20 will have little impact on mining

In under a month the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) takes place, involving...

International
  • May 28, 2012
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Plurilateral deal on services trade may gain traction

With the Doha multilateral trade round paralysed, and even optimists seeing no hope of its...

International
  • May 25, 2012
  • 6 min read

Oil refineries face structural changes globally

Global oil refining has suffered from over capacity, volatile margins and significant upheavals...

International
  • May 24, 2012
  • 7 min read

'Big pharma' seeks a new global business model

Drugs coming off patent in 2009-11 accounted for approximately 110 billion dollars in global...

International
  • May 23, 2012
  • 7 min read

Global manufacturing faces rough ride

Setting aside a technical surge in manufacturing growth in Japan compared with last year's...

International
  • May 21, 2012
  • 6 min read

Heavy minerals face falling global prices

Heavy minerals producers have suffered double-digit losses in equity markets this month. Heavy...

International