beyondbrics

Sharif looks to to avert a balance of payments crisis and boost electricity supplies while Pakistan agrees a new programme with the IMF - May 24, 10:04am

US manufacturer has targeted Chinese airlines for sales of the new wide-body jet and forecasts 5,260 new aircraft to be bought in next two decades - May 24, 06:13am

Global education group announces management shake-up to position itself for growth in emerging markets and digital services - May 23, 10:40pm

Bullish US equity investors brush aside steep losses for Japanese shares and concerns about the outlook for the Chinese economy - May 23, 09:16pm

Hopes that the world economy would rebound thanks to the use of monetary drugs, recovery in the US and strength in China look hallucinatory - May 23, 07:39pm

Since they began in November 2002 in Yemen, Pakistan, and Somalia, the US has conducted approximately 425 non-battlefield targeted killings - May 23, 07:34pm

Emerging markets drive most of the 14% growth in the group’s operating profit in the year to the end of March, annual results show - May 23, 05:48pm

Panel makers seek settlements with the EU and US to avoid steep charges that they claim penalise operations as they struggle with losses - May 23, 04:42pm

Has the brewer been slow in lessening its dependence on stale old western Europe, and in seizing opportunities presented by effervescent new markets? - May 23, 02:05pm

Sign of growing interest in the off-exchange facilities, which has sometimes been controversial as they have sucked trading away from exchanges - May 23, 11:22am

Factory activity shrank for the first time in seven months, raising concerns of sluggish growth and adding to pressure on Beijing to act - May 23, 10:01am

Even investment bankers orchestrating these bond sales are becoming concerned the market is overly frothy as cash-rich fund managers seek out yield - May 23, 09:18am

Southeast Asia’s booming bond market has sparked fears of a bubble but the region is in more robust shape to withstand shocks than in the late 1990s - May 22, 06:57pm

Traditional view of Asia’s currencies as play on risk gives way to a more nuanced approach as rates are cut and tapering of Federal Reserve asset-buying looms - May 22, 06:35pm

No one will say it, but the unstated aim of the TPP is to create a ‘high level’ trade agreement excluding the world’s second-largest economy - May 22, 06:24pm

As the country embarks on a renewed development drive, the Arabtec strike is reminder of pitfalls last seen during the boom years - May 22, 06:11pm

French bank hires Deloitte to investigate after Vladimir Golubkov, head of its subsidiary Rosbank, was placed under house arrest on bribery charges - May 22, 06:09pm

A senior aide to Kim Jong-eun has arrived in Beijing at a time when Pyongyang’s nuclear activities and belligerent rhetoric have stirred concerns - May 22, 04:57pm

Ai Weiwei, the Chinese artist, has dedicated to dissidents everywhere a heavy-metal video he has made that satirises the power of state authorities - May 22, 04:45pm

In the month that has passed since the collapse in Dhaka, resolve to prevent a repetition has all but evaporated, writes Michael Skapinker - May 22, 03:08pm

Foreign groups blame South Korea’s tough regulations on offshore data transfers for hindering their efficiency and profitability - May 22, 02:29pm

Shares in the $1.1bn initial public offering rose as much as 11 per cent when trading began in Hong Kong on Wednesday before falling back later - May 22, 12:34pm

Recession remains at bay though the eurozone crisis is taking its toll, says Jan Cienski - May 22, 06:55am

Smartphone use may present challenge for machine-to-machine market, writes Samantha Pearson - May 22, 12:21am

Guardian Council, which vets potential presidential candidates for loyalty to Supreme Leader, also bans an ally of president from participating - May 21, 08:02pm