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Developing country debt jumps to $7.8 tn in 2018: World Bank
Oct 02, 2019 (AFP)
But the data show an increasing share of countries where the debt burden is rising, according to the International Debt Statistics Report. A growing appetite fo...
China's factory activity edges up in September
Sep 30, 2019 (AFP)
According to the National Bureau of Statistics, the Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) rose from 49.5 in August to 49.8 this month -- better than predicted in a B...
Starbucks becomes latest target of Hong Kong protester rage
Sep 30, 2019 (AFP)
Multiple branches were covered with graffiti over the weekend as the city witnessed some of the most intense clashes between hardcore protesters and riot police...
BIS sets up 'green' bond fund for central banks
Sep 26, 2019 (AFP)
The Basel-based BIS, considered the central bank for central banks, said the new fund would help "central banks to incorporate environmental sustainability obje...
New Zealand's Ardern announces five-way climate trade talks
Sep 26, 2019 (AFP)
The initiative was announced along with the prime ministers of Fiji, Iceland, Norway and vice minister of foreign trade of Costa Rica at the United Nations on W...
US to stay in global postal union after reform deal reached
Sep 25, 2019 (AFP)
President Donald Trump's administration had argued that American taxpayers were being forced to subsidise deliveries from other countries, notably China, and vo...
US pressures China on Hong Kong, Uighurs and trade
Sep 25, 2019 (AFP)
President Donald Trump fired several shots across the bow of the fellow Security Council member, moving beyond his typical attacks against China on internationa...
China to step up support as economy slows further: ADB
Sep 25, 2019 (AFP)
The bank is now forecasting 6.2 percent growth in 2019 and 6.0 percent in 2020, a downgrade on its April predictions. "Domestic consumption will be the main dri...
UN calls for 'Global Green New Deal' to boost world economy
Sep 25, 2019 (AFP)
In a fresh report, the UN trade, investment and development agency (UNCTAD) called for countries to join forces and enable trillions of dollars in public sector...
Swiss to file criminal complaint against China's HNA
Sep 25, 2019 (AFP)
FINMA in a statement said it had conducted a probe into the stake HNA controlled in Dufry from 2017 to January 2019, which cumulatively reached 21 percent. HNA ...
Fall of Thomas Cook creates 'tsunami' of losses for tourist resorts
Sep 24, 2019 (AFP)
Beyond the urgent need to repatriate hundreds of thousands of tourists, industry professionals were agonising over the huge sum in unpaid bills. The British pac...
Global postal agency warns of 'total disruption' if US pulls out
Sep 24, 2019 (AFP)
President Donald Trump's administration announced last October that it planned to withdraw from the Universal Postal Union (UPU) in a year unless it underwent d...
China says in 'no rush' for economic stimulus
Sep 24, 2019 (AFP)
A lingering trade war with the United States and cooling growth has raised expectations that Beijing may resort to an a round of stimulus measures to provide a ...
Iraq to join China's Belt and Road project
Sep 23, 2019 (AFP)
Adel Abdel Mahdi made the announcement in a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a state visit. "Iraq has gone through war and civil strife and is g...
Thomas Cook clients struggle with flight, hotel woes in Spain
Sep 23, 2019 (AFP)
At the same time many tourists arriving on Spain's resort island of Majorca for the start of their holidays found the hotel reservations they made through the c...
Sun-seekers feel the strain of Thomas Cook crisis
Sep 22, 2019 (AFP)
Some 600,000 holidaymakers are currently abroad on trips organised by Thomas Cook, including 150,000 British tourists. The mass travel pioneer is mainly active ...
Trump, backed by Australia's Morrison, talks tough on China
Sep 21, 2019 (AFP)
"I'm not looking for a partial deal. I'm looking for a complete deal," Trump told reporters during a joint news conference with Morrison at the White House. Tru...
Germany commits 100 bn euros for climate as protests heat up
Sep 20, 2019 (AFP)
Merkel's coalition government, after marathon overnight talks, sealed a deal to tackle emissions in the energy and industrial sectors, boost zero tailpipe emiss...
Trump lifts tariffs on hundreds of Chinese goods
Sep 20, 2019 (AFP)
The decision helped buoy stock markets looking for light at the end of the tunnel as the trade war drags into its second year. With high-level talks due to rest...
Companies on 'strike' for the climate: action or advertising?
Sep 20, 2019 (AFP)
While the movement may not be massive, it is global: around the world companies have gone public and associated themselves with the global climate protests on S...
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