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IMF head Christine Lagarde found guilty in French negligence court case
December 20th, 2016
IMF head was French finance minister in 2008 when billionaire was given $425M payout The high-flying career of Christine Lagarde, the head of the International Monetary Fund, hung in the balance Monday after a special French court convicted her ...
New Kuwait government plans to increase water and electricity tariffs
December 19th, 2016
New Kuwait government plans to increase water and electricity tariffs Despite the messages from Government circles to the new lawmakers to close the old chapter and open a new one at the start of the new parliamentary term, it ...
Trump, Russia and China
December 19th, 2016
Even before he takes office, President-elect Trump is turning the world upside down. It has become clear his attitude towards Russia and China is very different from that of his predecessors. Amazingly, he is already wresting power from the ...
What Dow 20,000 means for stock-market investors
December 15th, 2016
What’s in a number anyway? That may be the question stock-market investors pose as the Dow Jones Industrial Average inches closer to the psychological milestone of 20,000. The Dow DJIA, +0.25% sold off on Wednesday as the Federal Open ...
Shanghai stocks extended their worst losses in six months and the dollar’s rally faltered
December 13th, 2016
U.S. oil hovers below $53 a barrel after OPEC-fueled advance Shanghai share index declines as sovereign yield keeps rising Shanghai stocks extended their worst losses in six months and the dollar’s rally faltered as investors weigh the impact of ...
Christine Lagarde will stand trial for alleged negligence
December 12th, 2016
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde will stand trial for alleged negligence after France’s highest court on Friday rejected an appeal from the former finance minister. Ms. Lagarde is charged with negligence for her role in settling a ...
Oil prices soar on global producer deal to cut crude output
December 12th, 2016
Oil prices shot to their highest levels since mid-2015 on Monday after OPEC and other producers reached their first deal since 2001 to jointly reduce output in order to rein in oversupply and prop up markets. Brent crude, the ...
Youth and the Economic Future of Arab States
December 8th, 2016
Youth and the Economic Future of Arab States “Most recent statistics indicate that two-thirds of the Arab region’s population is below thirty years of age, half of which falling within the 15 – 29-year age bracket. This age category ...
Can the world’s oldest bank survive Italy’s upheaval?
December 6th, 2016
The world’s oldest operating bank is racing to avoid a government bailout. Italy’s Monte dei Paschi di Siena (BMDPF) is trying to salvage a rescue plan that would see investors inject €5 billion ($5.4 billion) into the bank. Political ...
Brexit supreme court appeal begins
December 5th, 2016
Senior judges prepare to hear Brexit supreme court appeal Four-day hearing on whether parliament or government has right to trigger article 50 will be broadcast live All 11 of the UK’s most senior judges will take their seats on ...