According to the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), for the first time in the history of the country, the United States has been demoted from a full democracy to a flawed democracy.   The firm uses a number of indices to identify how democratic a country is. Such indices are marked on the...

Even as U.S. protectionism threatens to hurt trade across the region and dent external demand, in a positive sign for the export-reliant economy, Japan's exports rose for the first time in 15 months in December on strong sales of electronics and car parts.   Compared with a 1.2 percent...

At the meeting of 26 January Eurogroup is going discuss Greece’s progress on its way to economic recovery. At the meeting, the ministers will talk over all possible risks that may hinder the country to repay the bailout loan. Greece's current debt amounts to € 320 billion. This is almost twice...

The farmers and agricultural trade unions of the U.S. are facing “new threats” as President Trump signs out of the deal, while others see China taking its place in the deal. The U.S. President Trump’s step of quitting the TTP deal, which erstwhile provided the U.S. farmers a market of “$62...

Experts’ opinion asks both China and the U.S. to maintain “positive trade relations” for avoiding troubles. Musing over the issues of “protectionist” along with the “anti-China stance” of President Trump, the People's Daily, which is an “overseas edition of the state”, reported that the trade...

Fallouts of investigations of its senior executives in an on-going corruption scandal and from a massive product recall of its Galaxy Note 7 handsets were cushioned as Samsung's profits jumped 50 percent on-year in the fourth-quarter, as a diverse business portfolio helped in the cushioning....

The U.K. Supreme Court has ruled that the government needs to get permission from the parliament on whether the government can start the Brexit process.   Although this is expected to happen in time for the government's 31 March deadline, Theresa May cannot begin talks with the EU until MPs...

Major oil-producing countries are expecting that price for petroleum will grow due to decrease in production, yet decline in dynamics of supplies to China and India can disrupt these plans. The two major countries are net importers of oil with substantial strategic reserves of energy. However,...

Four years ago, Bank of Cyprus was forced to convert deposits into shares for the sake of salvation. Last week, it placed shares on the London Stock Exchange. The bank’s CEO John Hourican called the move "an absolute vote of confidence" to London, which will continue to be one of the world's major...