China's economy improved in the latest quarter but faces "downward pressure," and Beijing will increase the strength of targeted policy measures to shore up growth, the country's...

In 2007, Australians were ready to do something to combat climate change, even if it was expensive. More than two-thirds of them said so in a poll, and both major political parties vowed to make...

Egypt's government raised the prices of fuel by up to 78 percent starting Saturday, following on a promise to cut subsidies that eat up nearly a quarter of the state budget, the official news...

The 5-year-old U.S. recovery is gaining momentum from a surprisingly robust job market and moving the economy closer to full health.   Employers added 288,000 jobs in June and helped cut the...

The European Central Bank is taking a leaf out of the Federal Reserve's book and will, starting next year, set monetary policy every six weeks instead of every month as well as publish minutes to...

Comparing May 2014 with April 2014, the volume of retail trade has remained stable in the EU area. In the EU28 it decreased by 0.1%. This is reported by Eurostat, the statistical office of the...

1) Will you give The Malta Business Weekly a brief overview of FIMBank and its operations?   In a nutshell, FIMBank is an international trade finance specialist, and has been since its...

It is not just productivity that has been decreasing but also the role of manufacturing in the economy. Today, it accounts for some 10-11% of GDP when it used to be some 21% of GDP.   The...

‘Applying technology to improve business efficiency’ was the theme of a conference held earlier this week by 6PM to showcase some of the main products and solutions that are being...

Ryanair, Europe's favourite low fares airline, today welcomed SITA’s independent baggage report which confirmed Ryanair’s outstanding baggage performance, mishandling far fewer bags...