FT.com International Economy - Wed, 12/03/2008 - 14:29 Military alliance considers extension of mission after pressure to address fears of many member states over risk pirates pose to international trade and security
FT.com International Economy - Wed, 12/03/2008 - 14:04 The region's states will suffer a narrowing of fiscal surpluses as oil prices average $56 a barrel, but the region will escape a recession, a leading financial body has forecast
FT.com International Economy - Wed, 12/03/2008 - 13:34 Chairman of Beijing sovereign wealth fund will no longer risk investing in western institutions because of concerns about their viability and lack of consistency
FT.com International Economy - Wed, 12/03/2008 - 13:05 Financial markets have braced for large interest rate cuts across Europe as poor figures from leading economies led influential figures to call on central banks to be bold
FT.com International Economy - Wed, 12/03/2008 - 12:46 Trieste conference urges a new regulatory framework, setting out the principles for future governance of the banking system
FT.com International Economy - Wed, 12/03/2008 - 12:32 It is time to suspend unquestioned faith in a quick return to the past and adjust to the reality of change, writes Mohamed El-Erian
FT.com International Economy - Tue, 12/02/2008 - 17:31 Several emerging Asian economies have followed Indonesia's example in approaching international donors to plug holes that might appear in their budgets next year
FT.com International Economy - Tue, 12/02/2008 - 13:53 Only very aggressive and co-ordinated policy actions will ensure the global economy recovers in 2010 rather than facing protracted stagnation and deflation, writes Nouriel Roubini
FT.com International Economy - Tue, 12/02/2008 - 13:24 Surplus countries must expand domestic demand relative to potential output. Only in this way can the deficit countries realistically hope to avoid spending themselves into bankruptcy, writes Martin Wolf
FT.com International Economy - Mon, 12/01/2008 - 20:41 The complex blend of international agreements and domestic rules trigger disagreements about when and how navies can intervene and what to do with suspects
FT.com International Economy - Mon, 12/01/2008 - 15:45 Thousands of delegates will take part in crunch meetings on global warming in the next two weeks
FT.com International Economy - Mon, 12/01/2008 - 14:17 European industry appears to have won concessions on free pollution allowances after persuading policymakers that proposed legislation would threaten jobs
FT.com International Economy - Mon, 12/01/2008 - 02:48 The current strength of the dollar is temporary and the US currency risks a hard landing in 2009, according to a team of United Nations economists who foresaw a year ago that a US downturn would bring the global economy to a near standstill
FT.com International Economy - Sun, 11/30/2008 - 14:00 The US wants to defuse tensions with other Nato member states about when exactly Georgia and Ukraine will become members of the 26-member alliance by focusing on the internal political and security reforms that both countries must accomplish before they can join the organisation
FT.com International Economy - Sun, 11/30/2008 - 13:55 Tax havens: As the financial crisis makes big countries hungrier for cash, a crackdown is under way against offshore centres accused of destabilising the system
FT.com International Economy - Sun, 11/30/2008 - 12:42 We must ensure that banks continue to lend and also that core markets are kept continuously open, writes Mark Carney
FT.com International Economy - Sat, 11/29/2008 - 10:02 The Opec oil cartel decided to defer any decision to further cut its output in order to boost prices. It's next cut could come as early as December 17 when the group meets in Oran, Algeria
FT.com International Economy - Fri, 11/28/2008 - 16:30 Poorest nations face devastating consequences if rich countries seek to use the financial crisis as an excuse to renege on commitments
FT.com International Economy - Fri, 11/28/2008 - 14:01 Far from being a safe haven, central European and former Soviet economies are being laid low by several noxious factors
FT.com International Economy - Fri, 11/28/2008 - 12:28 Somali pirates seized a specialist tanker after a desperate defence by unarmed security guards in what was thought to be the first attack on a ship with its own deterrent on board
FT.com International Economy - Fri, 11/28/2008 - 04:56 Businesses could have more difficulty protecting their trade mark rights from rivals who encroach on their brand names in different markets after a decision in Europe's top court
FT.com International Economy - Thu, 11/27/2008 - 16:55 Italy, Greece, Turkey and Azerbaijan will to try to hammer out an agreement in coming weeks on the export of Azeri gas to Europe via a planned pipeline across the Adriatic
FT.com International Economy - Thu, 11/27/2008 - 10:20 The World Bank has commissioned an external review of its informational technology networks following a series of cyber attacks on the international institution's computer systems
FT.com International Economy - Wed, 11/26/2008 - 23:48 The World Bank is co-ordinating a standby donor facility to help Indonesia weather the global financial crisis by letting it avoid the expensive bond market
FT.com International Economy - Wed, 11/26/2008 - 20:00 Delegates of the oil cartel began to arrive for their emergency policy meeting in Cairo, at which they are expected to consider a production cut to shore up oil prices
FT.com International Economy - Wed, 11/26/2008 - 17:43 Urs Roth, chief executive of the Swiss Banking Association, warns the Asian city-state to expect closer scrutiny of its financial sector as it seeks to expand
FT.com International Economy - Wed, 11/26/2008 - 16:25 The economic malaise will not only test institutions of the European Union, but the commitment of member states as they face a choice: hunker down in isolated provincialism, or act in a co-ordinated way
FT.com International Economy - Wed, 11/26/2008 - 14:07 The cost of shipping dry bulk commodities such as iron ore, coal and grains plunged to an almost 22-year low as demand for raw materials in China and elsewhere continued to tumble amid the economic crisis
FT.com International Economy - Wed, 11/26/2008 - 11:29 Poland has surprised analysts by lowering the central bank's benchmark rate by a quarter point to 5.75 per cent, amid signs its economy is facing a sharp slowdown
FT.com International Economy - Wed, 11/26/2008 - 11:14 The plunge in crude oil prices has prompted a renewed push by Shell and private sector Indian groups Reliance Industries and Essar into the country's fuel market
