International Markets

China eyes home demand, not exports

Daily News Analysis (Free subscription) | 15 hours ago

The need for China and other countries with big current account surpluses will be a main theme for finance ministers at the Group of 20 meeting in Scotland.

India may not achieve 9% growth during 11th Five-Year Plan

Daily News Analysis (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago

The Planning Commission might revise the growth target by this year-end and is likely to conduct a mid-term appraisal of the 11th Plan.

Gold prices close in Rs17,000 per 10 gm level

Daily News Analysis (Free subscription) | 16 hours ago

Fresh buying by stockists and jewellery fabricators to meet the demand during the marriage season and strong global cues led gold to touch an all-time high level.

UK's Darling urges G20 progress on climate finance

Daily News Analysis (Free subscription) | 16 hours ago

A framework for the return to future economic growth needed to be agreed.

IMF's Boutros-Ghali says FX problems symptom not cause

Daily News Analysis (Free subscription) | 16 hours ago

Brazil's proposals for a tax on capital inflows were unlikely to be effective.

Glaxo for now Saudi's sole supplier of H1N1 vaccine

Daily News Analysis (Free subscription) | 17 hours ago

British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline is currently Saudi Arabia's sole supplier of a vaccine for the H1N1 flu virus.

Crop insurance scheme introduced to protect farmers

Daily News Analysis (Free subscription) | 18 hours ago

The scheme protects farmers against risks of attack from pests, drought, floods and other natural calamities.

• Crop insurance scheme launched - Hindu

Dr Reddy's files for marketing Lipitor generic

Daily News Analysis (Free subscription) | yesterday

Lipitor is the world's largest selling drug, with global sales of $8.3 billion in the last nine months.

Big California bank fails, has China branches

Daily News Analysis (Free subscription) | yesterday

Regulators closed four other banks on Friday, in Georgia, Michigan, Missouri and Minnesota; failures already were the highest since 1992.

Bangladesh to import diesel from Egypt

Daily News Analysis (Free subscription) | yesterday

The BPC, the country's sole importer and distributor of oil and fuels, last week completed negotiations with the state-run Kuwait Petroleum Corporation.

Orissa to inspect iron ore mines for violations

Daily News Analysis (Free subscription) | yesterday

Since July, the government has inspected seven mines and registered criminal cases against eight mine operators and officials of the forest and mine department.

Hopes of stability boost confidence at BA

Financial Times (Free subscription) | yesterday

Despite poor results, investors are impressed by figures showing the fall in business class passengers, on which the airline depends heavily, is finally easing

'Executing affordable housing projects will be a big challenge'

Daily News Analysis (Free subscription) | yesterday

Samir Jasuja, founder and chief executive of PropEquity, a real estate data and analytics provider, talks on realty trends.

PEs wary of commercial realty space

Daily News Analysis (Free subscription) | yesterday

Shift attention to residential segment, which is showing signs of recovery.

Rationalise DTH taxes: Plan panel

Daily News Analysis (Free subscription) | yesterday

Levies by various government departments work out to about 50%.