IMF and World Bank: Crisis not over yet
The heads of the IMF and the World Bank are warning that the global financial crisis is far from over. Rising unemployment remains a major threat to a full recovery of the world economy.Tags: Bank Crisis, Global Financial Crisis, Imf, Unemployment, World Bank, World Economy
Lenders tighten belts since crisis
Oct 2, 2009 Australia, Markets, Regional
LENDERS have significantly tightened their loan criteria since the global financial crisis took hold, research shows.Tags: Belts, Global Financial Crisis, Lenders, Loan Criteria
Personal wealth slashed 27pc in GFC
Oct 1, 2009 Australia, Regional
HIGH exposure to equities made Australia the world's third-biggest loser in the global financial crisis, in terms of personal wealth.Tags: Australia, Biggest Loser, Global Financial Crisis, High Exposure, Personal Wealth
The United States Is The New Tanzania? Ugh…
Sep 29, 2009 Markets
Switzerland sits atop the overall ranking in The Global Competitiveness Report, just released by the World Economic Forum, representing the first time since 2004 that the United States doesn&#...
Tags: Banks, Denmark, Epicenter, Global Competitiveness Report, Global Financial Crisis, Shocker, Singapore, Soundness, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, United States, Venezuela, World Economic Forum
Did You Miss The 62% Run-Up In The Stock Market?
Sep 28, 2009 Markets
I normally talk only about currencies here in my Money and Markets column. But today I want to address some commonly held misconceptions many investors have about how their investment portfol...
Tags: Currencies, Decline, Driven, Global Financial Crisis, Hype, Individual Investor, Investment Portfolios, Investors, Media Channels, Misconceptions, Money, S Market, Stock Market, Stock Talk
Watchdog says corruption partly to blame for global financial crisis
Sep 25, 2009 Germany, Regional
A new report by corruption watchdog Transparency International (TI) concludes that corrupt business practices cost society billions and preventing sustainable economic growth.Tags: Corrupt Business Practices, Corruption, Global Financial Crisis, Society Billions, Sustainable Economic Growth, Transparency International, Watchdog
Agribusiness ‘the new mining sector’
Sep 23, 2009 Australia, Markets, Regional
AGRIBUSINESS is fast becoming Australia's new mining sector and has already proven its resilience during the global financial crisis, one food group says.Tags: Australia, Food Group, Global Financial Crisis, Resilience
German brothels struggle against financial crisis
Sep 18, 2009 Germany, Regional
In Germany, the sex industry has suffered from the impact of the global financial crisis. Brothels have had to come up with creative marketing strategies to attract more clients.Tags: Creative Marketing, German Brothels, Germany, Global Financial Crisis, Marketing Strategies, Sex Industry, Struggle
Stock News Briefs: Adobe Buys Omniture; Blockbuster Closing Up To 960 Stores
Sep 17, 2009 Markets
OECD: Up To 25 Million Jobs Lost; BHP Affirms China’s Strength, Demand; Adobe Buys Omniture; Emerging Market Stocks Double From Oct. Lows; Corning Buys Plastic Maker Axygen BioScience; B...
Tags: Adobe, Blockbuster, China, Confidence, Corning, Emerging Market Stocks, Facebook, Global Economy, Global Financial Crisis, Jobs, Lows, News Briefs, Oecd, Stock News, Unemployment
Putin Meets French Premier
France's prime minister said Monday that Europe needed a "grand accord" with Russia to establish a single economic space that will help countries weather the global financial crisis.Tags: Economic Space, Europe, France, Global Financial Crisis, Prime Minister, Russia
