Middle Eastern insurers are likely to respond to the global crisis by focusing on underwriting and 'core' businesses, protecting their balance sheets and enhancing risk management in order to limit exposure, Moody's
The European Investment Bank intends to raise its total lending in the European Union and pre-accession countries to as much as EUR 70 bln in 2009 in response to strong demand for
By Simon Rabinovitch and Doug Young Emerging economies in Asia may outperform developed markets on the road to recovery if their exporters can capitalise on rebounding growth in China to escape sluggish
By Sui-Lee Wee and Michael Flaherty U.S. gaming companies are set to cash in some of their chips in Macau, looking to sell or float assets in the Chinese gambling enclave to
Commodity-related shares led Asian stocks higher on Wednesday, snapping a two-day decline, after metals and oil prices rallied on a decline in the U.S. dollar and as hopes grew for stronger Chinese
Australian consumer sentiment posted its biggest monthly rise in 22 years in June as consumers cheered news that the country escaped a recession, lessening the need for further cuts in interest rates
Japan will cut carbon emissions by 15 percent by 2020 from 2005 levels, Kyodo news agency said on Wednesday, a target greens and analysts say is not bold enough and could undermine
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for the sale of Chrysler LLC to Italy's Fiat, while General Motors began to revamp its widely criticized board by naming former AT&T
Α meeting on ''Cyprus and the Human Rights of Refugees–Property Rights and Cultural Heritage,'' was held at the House of Commons, to highlight the plight of refugees from the northern Turkish occupied
The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe has urged Turkey to execute without delay the judgments of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), concerning cases Greek Cypriots and the
