LONDON (Reuters) – The dollar hit a fresh 15-month low and world stocks held near a three-week high on Wednesday after remarks from Federal Reserve officials reinforced the view that US interest rates will remain near zero for some …

7 (ANI): G-20 countries have decided to continue with the stimulus packages till the global economy is fully revived, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Monday. The club of finance ministers

The Yuan strengthened by nearly 20% against the dollar until concern over the impact of the global financial crisis prompted Beijing to hit the brakes in the middle of last year to protect exporters. The Yuan has been stuck at around …

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (GINA) — The need for a diversified economic base in light of the global financial and economic crisis was further highlighted during the opening of the 41st Annual Monetary Studies Conference at the Bank of Guyana on …

Akbank’s successful performance was recently awarded by prestigious international publications such as Euromoney and Global Finance . Euromoney recognized Akbank as ‘The Best Bank of Turkey’ under ‘Awards of Excellence – 2009′ in July …

The reason, Dodd said in a news conference Tuesday, is that in the run-up to the global financial crisis, banks and other financial firms were able to shop for the regulator of least supervision.

HONG KONG (Reuters) – Asian stocks rose for a fourth day in a row on Wednesday as Chinese factory output jumped to a 19-month high in October, while the ailing US dollar hovered near a 15-month low.

Moody’s Investors Service has said that Islamic bond issues worldwide had increased 40% in the 10 months to October, compared with the same period a year earlier, Bloomberg has reported. The introduction of sukuk funds by asset …

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Christine Lagarde, Finance Minister of France, has spoken of her concern that some of the world’s major banks are “on steriods” as a result of the massive amounts of public money they have received during the global financial crisis.