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Markets stagger towards end of worst year since financial crisis

By AFP

London and Paris wobbled in holiday-shortened trade on New Year's Eve - but nursed dizzying double-digit annual falls after an exceptionally volatile 2018.

  • FILE: The European Union Commission headquarters in Brussels.  Picture: AFP

    Most governments have no idea how much they own

    Knowing what a government owns and how they can put their assets to better use matters because they can earn about 3% of GDP more in revenues each year and reduce risks, all at once.

    1402 days ago
  • A man walks past the headquarters of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on 30 June 2015 in Washington, DC. Picture: AFP.

    Trade war would slow but not stop global growth: IMF

    The IMF's baseline forecast for the global economy is 3.7% growth in 2018, 2019 and 2020.

    1405 days ago
  • Picture: Pexels.

    The wider impacts of the financial crisis 10 years on

    There are also signs that the crisis may have had lasting effects on potential growth through its impact on fertility rates and migration, as well as on income inequality.

    1406 days ago
  • Alibaba Group Founder and Executive Chairman, China's Jack Ma speaks during a panel session on the second day of the World Economic Forum, on January 18, 2017 in Davos. Picture: AFP.

    We're underestimating China's economic power. Here's why

    The Chinese equity stock market — as represented by Shanghai stock market — actually peaked in 2015.

    1410 days ago
  • Statistics generic. Picture: Freeimages.

    One in three chance of South Africa recession this year

    Around 30 economists polled expect Africa’s second-largest economy to grow by 1.4% this year and by 1.9% next, slightly lower than the median view last month.

    1452 days ago
  • Credit rating agency Standard & Poor's. Picture: AFP

    What role did credit ratings play in the 2008 crisis?

    A common narrative for the start of the financial crisis suggests that credit agencies downplayed the riskiness of RMBS, drawing in lenders who did not appreciate their intrinsic risk.

    1456 days ago
  • German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Picture: United Nations (UN).

    EU will act against US tariffs on steel, aluminium: Merkel

    Turning to Russia, Merkel said she could imagine Moscow re-joining the G7 format at some point, but there first had to be progress in the implementation of the peace plan for Ukraine.

    1525 days ago
  • Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad celebrates with other leaders of his coalition during a press conference in Kuala Lumpur on 10 May 2018. Picture: AFP.

    Malaysian PM Mahathir says growing countries need different trade protections

    Mahathir said the ideal would be a broad trade pact such as the East Asian Economic Caucus (EAEC) he proposed during his previous administration.

    1525 days ago
  • A man walks past the headquarters of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on 30 June 2015 in Washington, DC. Picture: AFP.

    IMF's Furusawa: global economy strengthening on investment, trade

    The current upswing provides an ideal opportunity for reforms to boost potential output, build resilience, and ensure the benefits of growth are shared more widely.

    1587 days ago
  • Stock market indicators

    Ten years after crash, Americans still have not fallen back in love with stocks

    Americans have yet to embrace the US stock market with the same fervour as before, holding fewer individual stocks and putting less money into equities overall.

    1609 days ago
  • FILE: The European Union Commission headquarters in Brussels.  Picture: AFP

    The global economy in 2018, according to a Nobel laureate

    In the developed world, 2017 will likely be recalled as a period of stark contrast, with many economies experiencing growth acceleration, alongside political fragmentation.

    1714 days ago
  • FILE: Singapore. Credit stock.xchng

    These are the world’s 10 most competitive economies

    The rest of the top 10 is made up of five European countries (Netherlands, Germany, Sweden, Finland and the UK) along with Hong Kong SAR and Japan.

    1782 days ago
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    HSBC raises world economic growth, inflation forecasts

    It was the first time in nearly five years they have upped their growth and inflation outlooks over a two-year horizon.

    2047 days ago
  • Containers staked up in the Port of Shanghai, China, 29 November 2013. Picture: AFP.

    China’s economy could grow 6.5% in 2017: think tank

    Industrial output could grow 5.9% this year, down from an estimated 6.1% in 2016.

    2049 days ago
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    UN cuts global economic growth forecast for 2016

    The UN says it's lowered its forecast for growth of world gross product this year to 2.4 percent.

    2284 days ago
  • World Bank Headquarters, Washington DC. Picture: World Bank

    World Bank cuts global economic growth outlook

    The South African economy should grow at a modestly faster rate in 2016 than last year, 1.4 percent.

    2411 days ago
  • Year-to-date global deal volume as of June 26 surged to $1,75 trillion, up 75 percent from the year-ago. Picture: AFP.

    Global M&A at 7-year high

    Year-to-date global deal volume as of June 26 surged to $1,75 trillion, up 75% from the year-ago.

    2966 days ago
  • FILE: The G20 will also discuss taxation and the withdrawal of the Federal Reserve’s extraordinary stimulus. Picture: UN.

    Australia aims for G20 global growth pact

    The G20 represents about 85% of the world economy and 75% of global trade.

    3097 days ago
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