World economy
Fears raised over looming global recession
The UK economy shrunk in the second quarter. Data published on Wednesday reveals Germany's economy contracted in the three months to June.
One persistent criticism is that WEF meetings, including this week's main annual gathering in Davos, have simply created a safe space for the corporate world to lobby governments without oversight.
South Africa is one of 19 countries represented that, together with the European Union, account for 80% of the world's trade.
In a twice-yearly report, the bank took a broader look at poverty to see where countries were lagging, even though the share of those living in extreme poverty, defined as earning less than $1.90 a day, has continued to come down in recent years.
The United States has the largest economy in the world, but China’s coffers are growing at the fastest rate.
Xi’s comments were made to Klaus Schwab, founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum, media said.
The report explores 10 potential future shocks, including food scarcity, the extinction of fish, technological breakdowns and another financial crisis.
Transfers of assets within families and falling commodity prices helped reduce total billionaire wealth.
Africa’s overall annual GDP growth averaged just 3.3% in 2010/5, barely keeping up with population growth.
African economies have struggled over the last year with lower commodity prices & rising government debt.
Inflation and soaring food prices come at a time when people have little left from the last harvest.
Falling commodity prices and slowing global growth have hammered African economies in the past year.
There are potentially many factors that could drive both firm employment growth and access to finance.
The UN says it's lowered its forecast for growth of world gross product this year to 2.4 percent.
Given the challenges the economy is facing, investor confidence has seen a sharp decline over the last five years.
Growth remains robust in cities like Lagos, Nairobi, Accra, Kinshasa & Johannesburg.
The rand slumped to a level of R17.99 against the US dollar on Sunday night after erratic trading.
Economic giants, who rules the world?
China overtook the US as the world’s top importer of crude oil for the first time in April.