World Economy

Zimbabweans get new quarter billion Zimbabwe dollar banknote

EconomyHarare  - In a sign of the growing worthlessness of Zimbabwe's currency, the country's cen

Vietnam to triple size of capital city

Hanoi  - Vietnam's prime minister this week approved an expansion plan in which the capital city of Hanoi will balloon to three times its current size, an official said Tuesday.

Philippine inflation rate spikes up to 8.3 per cent

Manila - InflationThe Philippines' year-on-yea

Taiwan's foreign currency reserves hit 289.3 billion US dollars

Taiwan's foreign currency reserves hit 289.3 billion US dollars

Bush says growth, jobs data "not good enough" for US economy

US EconomyWashington  - US President George W Bush on Friday welcomed some better-than-expected ec

US unemployment falls to 5 per cent, 20,000 jobs lost

US Unemployment FallWashington - The US unemployment rate fell slightly to 5 per cent

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