Soft monetary policy in the EU and budget stimulation in the US and China will be supporting high growth rates of the world economy for another two years. Since 2020, the growth rate will begin to slow down, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) forecasts in its April review. Forecast of global...

In five years, China will remove all restrictions on participation of foreign capital in enterprises of the country's automobile industry, the State Committee for Development and Reform of China reported. "In 2022, all limits on the share of foreign share capital in passenger car manufacturing...

Growing protectionist sentiment in the world are increasing risks and uncertainty for the global economy, Chinese President Xi Jinping said at a meeting with Klaus Schwab, the founder of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, on Monday. "Anti-globalization ideas and protectionist sentiments are...

Energy output fails to offset goods production slump resulting in weaker euro-zone industrial production in February. As per data revealed on Thursday, April 12 2018, the industrial production of the euro-zone under performed in the month of February than it was “expected”. The reason behind this...

At a meeting in March, representatives of the European Central Bank (ECB) expressed concern about the threat of a full "trade war" with the United States and the potential negative consequences of strengthening the euro. This is written by Reuters referring to the minutes of the meeting. At a...

On Wednesday, stock exchanges have got another reason for fears amid rising tensions between the United States and Russia. This prompted investors to look for reliable positions, and also pushed aside weakening of global protectionist rhetoric. The dollar slid down when traders began to prepare for...

The Brexit minister says the “most successful financial” centre of the world will retain the “critical mass” post Brexit. Brexit Minister, David Davis informed on Thursday, April 12 2018, that Brexit will not even scratch the large part of the “vast financial services industry” of Britain, while...

Most oil and gas companies in the EMEA region (Europe, Middle East, Africa) managed to significantly reduce costs, and this will allow them to keep the rating outlook at "stable" even if oil prices fall below $ 60 per barrel, according to the international rating agency Fitch Ratings. "The majority...

The World Trade Organization has said that a complaint has been filed with it by China on Tuesday against the high tariffs on import that have been imposed by the U.S. President Donald Trump in steel and aluminum.   While the recent series of tariff related tensions between the two countries...