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Written by Hamza
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Thu, 7 Aug 2008 22:39 BST
Its owners are turning the Paris landmark on Boulevard Haussmann into a luxury department store to tap the wallets of super-rich tourists
Fri, 8 Aug 2008 01:56 BST
The call reflects growing concern among members and donors of the UN-backed Global Fund about the rising costs of tackling infectious diseases around the world
Thu, 7 Aug 2008 11:06 BST
France's trade deficit widened sharply in June to a record €5.64bn, exacerbated by the higher cost of oil and energy imports and weaker car exports
Thu, 7 Aug 2008 00:04 BST
Warren Maruyama, a senior US trade official, defended the World Trade Organisation and the multilateral trading system in the wake of the latest collapse of negotiations for a new round of tariff cuts in a broad range of industries
Thu, 7 Aug 2008 20:03 BST
The credit crunch is a year old, but unless a deep real recession follows, it looks like cause for reform rather than revolution in the financial system
Wed, 6 Aug 2008 20:17 BST
There is much scope in the current climate for fiscal measures to boost demand, while for the financial sector capital not liquidity is the priority, writes Lawrence Summers
Wed, 6 Aug 2008 17:42 BST
Millions more could avoid infection with HIV if more money was shifted into better targeted prevention efforts that have already been proven to work, Aids researchers say
Wed, 6 Aug 2008 17:08 BST
The price of crude oil fell to a fresh three-month low after the US government said its reserves had risen by 1.7m barrels last week amid further evidence demand is slowing
Wed, 6 Aug 2008 16:29 BST
EU and UN systems for tracking the use of carbon credits will be connected before December, a move that should significantly facilitate emissions trading
Wed, 6 Aug 2008 01:53 BST
US prosecutors said they had charged 11 people in connection with a hacking ring that allegedly stole and sold more than 40m credit and debit card numbers from nine US retailers in what could be the country's biggest identity theft case
Tue, 5 Aug 2008 23:39 BST
Before we begin drafting new rules on financial regulation, we need to reconsider fundamental principles, writes Henry Kaufman
Tue, 5 Aug 2008 19:53 BST
Central banks caught between the risks of recession and runaway inflation are pursuing policies that make little sense in aggregate
Tue, 5 Aug 2008 19:44 BST
The ancient Greeks knew hubris to be one sin the gods will punish. When the British prime minister announced 'the end of boom and bust', Jove must have checked his thunderbolts, writes Willem Buiter
Tue, 5 Aug 2008 19:43 BST
The world's population will rise by 40 per cent and because of affluence it will want to eat more, writes Christopher Haskins
Tue, 5 Aug 2008 17:12 BST
Abu Dhabi's active state investment vehicle is set to announce new deals as it looks to take advantage of the continuing financial turmoil in global markets
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