Putin seeks alliance to rival TPP
December 07, 2015 at 03:05 PM
Russian President Vladimir Putin intends to form an economic bloc, as an alternative to the US-led Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). Read More »
OPEC leaves 'de facto' output unchanged
December 07, 2015 at 02:59 PM
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) on Friday decided to maintain its production unchanged at 31.5 million barrels per day (bpd). Read More »
Gold-Backed Ruble, Yuan to Trigger Global De-Dollarization
December 07, 2015 at 01:20 PM
A gold-backed ruble and gold-backed yuan could start a 'snowball exit' from dollar F. William Engdahl notes. Read More »
Will Chess be the Game of the Future in Eurasia?
November 24, 2015 at 03:38 PM
The crooner is President Xi Jinping and that road map is the ambitious, recently unveiled 13th Five-Year-Plan, or in the pop-video version, the Shisanwu. Read More »
China creates 4,000 businesses daily
November 24, 2015 at 01:46 PM
Despite the economic slowdown in China, the country is outpacing the rest of the world in creating new start-ups. Read More »
Tsipras Playing Political Poker Amid Mass Demo
November 13, 2015 at 03:18 PM
Greek Prime Minister was facing his worst political crisis since taking power in January 2015, with a mass strike against the austerity measures he came to power saying he would fight, but which he has been forced to accept in return for a bailout. Read More »
Billions spent by EU was 'possibly illegal'
November 11, 2015 at 01:27 PM
The European Union misspent €6.3 billion in 2014, according to its financial watchdog, the European Court of Auditors. The EU Budget has failed the audit for the 21st year running. Read More »
Beijing's 2020 goal of at least 6.5% growth
November 04, 2015 at 04:12 PM
Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday the country’s annual growth should be no less than 6.5 percent over the next five years, which is slightly below the current seven percent growth. Read More »
Cuba wants more Russian business
November 04, 2015 at 03:59 PM
In a blast from the past of the cold war era, Moscow and Havana are renewing bilateral ties. But it's business not politics that is the driving force this time around. Read More »
Qatar opens ‘Labor City’ for 70,000 migrant workers
November 02, 2015 at 11:37 AM
An enormous worker complex in Qatar has been opened just outside of Doha. ‘Labor City’ can accommodate some 70,000 foreign workers, who come to the Gulf state to participate in its grand construction projects, such as those for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Read More »
