G20 prioritises growth before austerity as recovery splutters
MOSCOW: Facing a fragile recovery and the threat of a new economic slowdown, the G20 agreed to prioritise boosting growth…
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Third of Britons see interest rates rising in next 12 months — Poll
LONDON: More than a third of Britons think interest rates will rise in the next 12 months, a survey showed…
Pakistan power company seeks divine help to stop theft
PESHAWAR, Pakistan / Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa: A Pakistani power company is appealing to its customers’ religious consciences in a desperate bid to…
Indian investment moves marred by steel pullouts
MUMBAI: India may be trying to lure foreign investors to revive its ailing economy, but the axing of two mega…
Global banks eye Iraq but many questions remain
BAGHDAD: Interest by Citibank and Standard Chartered to expand into Iraq highlights the vast potential of the country’s banking sector,…
Eyes on Sarawak’s franchises
The pathway for an successful entrepreneur goes like this: You have an idea; you put it to the grind. Pretty…
Forget Myanmar, Mindanao is the final frontier
Myanmar has hosted so many conferences, forums and summits thus far in 2013 that it’s starting to become nauseous from…
Tesla ceo Musk morphs from Tony Stark to Henry Ford
Elon Musk inspired Robert Downey Jr’s portrayal of comic-book billionaire industrialist Tony Stark in the ‘Iron Man’ films. The role…