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SGHOUSING.COM 新加坡房地产网 (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
Singapore’s Finance Minister, Tharman Shanmugaratnam, cautioned on Thursday that the country’s economic growth may remain weak for some time. The minister was speaking at ST Aerospace’s National Day observance ceremony. Mr Tharman said that these are challenging times, with growth slowing down around the world, and Singapore should be prepared for weakness in its own economy [...] Copyright © 2005...
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Central Bank left interest rates unchanged on Thursday and President Jean-Claude Trichet said risks to economic growth were starting to materialise, causing markets to rule out more rate rises this year.
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Singapore News Alternative (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
News.xinhuanet.com 7 Aug 2008 SINGAPORE, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- Singapore's inflation should ease towards the end of the year but its economic growth may remain weak for some time, the finance minister was quoted by local mediaas saying on Thursday. Local TV Channel News Asia quoted Financial Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam as saying that it would take as much as another year before growth bottoms is reached....
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Knowledge Problem (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
Michael Giberson Holman Jenkins's editorial on energy in yesterday's WSJ seems to take the right approach: [W]e can't drill our way out of the dilemmas of living in the world. But drilling is one of many things we can do...
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New York Post (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago
THE Federal Reserve told us this week that it was concerned about both the slow economy and rising inflation. If it had to pick one, which would be the bigger concern? Right now Wall Street thinks the Fed would tilt toward the slow economy. So...
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Economist's View (Free subscription) | 21 hours ago
Who has the better prescription for economic growth, the left or the right? Joseph Stiglitz says that's an easy call, it's the left: Turn left for growth, by Joseph Stiglitz, Comment is Free: Both the left and the right say...
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China Digital Times (Free subscription) | 19 hours ago
From Reuters: China is loosening some areas of monetary policy as economic growth slows. But that is not a signal to buy fixed-rate bonds - the policy shift could eventually mean higher interest rates, analysts say. As China curbs the appreciation of the yuan and expands commercial banks' corporate lending quotas, it ...
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Law Blog - WSJ.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
The IMF cut its forecast for British economic growth for this year and next, citing the impact of the credit crunch on growth and rising inflationary pressures which constrain the Bank of England's ability to cut interest rates.
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Market Watch (Free subscription) | yesterday
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Treasurys gained early Thursday, sending yields lower, after Freddie Mac, the second-biggest buyer of U.S. mortgages, reported worse-than-expected losses, sending stocks lower and reviving concern that instability in the housing market will drag down economic growth. Two-year note yields fell 5 basis points to 2.51%. Freddie Mac reported a second-quarter loss of $821 million,...
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IOL (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
The starting point of any successful economic growth strategy must be an acceptance that growing rapidly is difficult, Professor Raymond Parsons said.
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Vietnam Business Finance (Free subscription) | yesterday
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has asked the Government to resolve problems hindering production, business operations and investment. He made the statement yesterday at the Government’s two-day regular meeting for July. The Government discussed the socio-economic situation over the course of July and the previous seven months. They also spoke on macro-economic policies, inflation control and
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | yesterday
Berlin - German factory orders fell sharply in June, the Ministry of Economics and Technology said Friday, with a big slump in foreign demand resulting in a second-quarter drop of 4.1 per centAfter slumping by a revised 1.4 per cent in May, German in...
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Finance Markets (Free subscription) | yesterday
The credit crunch, falling house prices and rising unemployment has led to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) revising its forecast for UK economic growth over the next two years. The IMF said UK growth will be just 1.4% in 2008 and 1.1% in 2009, down from the 1.8% for 2008 and 1.7% for 2009 that [...]
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BBC News (Free subscription) | yesterday
The International Monetary Fund cuts its growth forecasts for the UK economy over the coming two years
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Times of India (Free subscription) | yesterday
The PM's Economic Advisory Council has said India's economic growth can moderate to 7.5-8% this fiscal and saw no change in RBI's tight monetary stance till inflation cools down.
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rockport | 07/24/2008
Hundred British students aged between 18 and 19 years have been selected by the UK government to get a first hand opportunity to spend six weeks in India, China or Brazil. Of this, about 40 students will visit India to witness its economic growth, competitive environment and undertake research work in a local school to get exposure to the rich Indian culture & history.
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rupali | 07/07/2008
In recent years, there has been a significant economic growth in Vietnam of approximately 7.5% per annum. This growth is attributable to the recently adopted strategic and long-term initiatives by the Vietnamese government. These steps have streamlined and improved the economic infrastructure of the country by offering more incentives for foreign investors and implementing a 10 year socio-economic...
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rupali | 07/03/2008
Water treatment in China to lead world in growth. For the past several decades, China has registered faster economic growth than any other large nation. Until recently, however, water usage in China has been fairly indiscriminate, with little attention paid to misuse and pollution. Although water use has become more efficient and treatment techniques have become more widely used in recent years, China...
