Global stocks rose to seven week highs on Friday led by bank shares after talks on US banking reform collapsed
Summers said there were signs of improvement from a year ago but that much work remained to right the economy
They build the skyscrapers and lay the highways, mind the city children, sew the clothes and tend the shops, but China's army of migrant labourers are still fundamentally aliens in the country's bustling urban centers
India's growth trajectory was higher because of its younger population and the expected infrastructure spending
Prime Minister Gordon Brown gave a speech at Thomson Reuters on Wednesday and answered questions on the economy
Southeast Asian stocks have been outperforming the region so far this year
In dollars terms, the BSE valuation skyrocketed nearly 102 per cent in 2009
Paul had denied allegations that he was among those MPs who wrongly claimed parliamentary allowances
India's announcement is likely to be a small boost for the troubled Accord
People's Bank of China head Zhou Xiaochuan emphasised that a healthy dollar was vital to the workings of the global economy
Microsoft said it will stick to its development strategy for the China Internet search market regardless of the outcome of Google's high-profile spat with Beijing
China will seek to heal social rifts and spur home-driven growth with more public welfare and rural spending even as the government tightens its belt after a burst of feverish spending
India has slipped from 41st to 56th position on the Global Innovation Index 2009-10, says the study
Madoff is serving a 150-year term in a US prison after pleading guilty last year to a worldwide Ponzi scheme
Nomura Holdings Inc plans to increase its bankers in the United States by 25 per cent by March next year
The survey was conducted in Australia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, India, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam