Global Economy

Did you ever wonder what country buys the most gold? What is the richest country?Or, how the US stands against other world economies? The answers are here.

Dec 8, 2009 - Sandy McCollum

Does an increase in U.S. demand for foreign imports, while the dollar is weak against foreign currencies, signal a bottom to the recession or is it just "shoptimism" ?

Dec 6, 2009 - Vanessa Cross

A release by advisory firm Gartner has shown an overall decline of 16% in the Indian print industry.

Nov 26, 2009 - Peter Lavelle

A comparison of oil against water and the conflict they create

Nov 14, 2009 - Jo Nelgadde

Future-oriented industries, such as those manufacturing solar panels, are being held back by shortages because of China's control of essential metals.

Nov 6, 2009 - Martha R. Gore

First proposed by US economist James Tobin in 1972, the aim of the Tobin tax is to damp speculative trades without interfering with normal trading in a global economy.

Sep 20, 2009 - Richard Mudhar

The fastest growing nations are confronted with major issues through recession and national limitation which threaten their future development.

Jul 23, 2009 - Kyle Christensen

15 Jul 2009... China's foreign currency reserves have exceeded the $2 trillion mark (£1.2 trillion) as signs indicate a dramatic upturn in the country's economic fortunes

Jul 15, 2009 - Matt Haynes

The United States Government has struggled mightily in the past few decades to pay down the national debt, but the past ten years has seen exponential growth in debt.

Jul 14, 2009 - James Jackson

In a new series of articles on Al Jazeera.net a development economist is suggesting that the USA is behaving like a developing country of the worse kind.

Jun 12, 2009 - Kate Nivison

Yes, the economy has been difficult. But just think of everything we have learned by having experienced it first hand.

Jun 8, 2009 - Deborah S. Hildebrand

Forecasting is estimating the future demand for a firm's products and services. It is essential to sound business planning.

Apr 30, 2009 - Paul Larson

With the world's indices reaching bottoms not seen except by the eldest living generation, investors are eager, if not desperate, to put their idle money into something.

Apr 7, 2009 - Kevin Moore

The governor of The People's Bank of China, Zhou Xiaochun, asks for a secure international currency based on the SDR of the IMF in order to stabilize the global economy.

Mar 24, 2009 - Jim Schumacher

Dubai became more vulnerable to the global economy than other oil producers through diversification. Real estate is hit hard by the crisis, other sectors stand to gain.

Nov 30, 2008 - Helena Axelson Fisk

Barack Obama has asked President Bush to support aid to General Motors; Bush may withhold his endorsement until a controversial trade deal is passed. What is at stake?

Nov 11, 2008 - Jeffrey Donaldson