PHNOM PENH: Tens of thousands of garment workers in Cambodia could face exploitation if proposed EU trade sanctions cause major fashion brands to...
PHNOM PENH: Tens of thousands of garment workers in Cambodia could face exploitation if proposed EU trade sanctions cause major fashion brands to...
McDonald’s Corp., which just announced the departure of its star chief executive officer, is also losing its top human resources manager as the...
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump's move last year to tax imported steel triggered jeers but also cheers. Its goal - to raise steel prices...
New parents at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. can now take more paid time off than at any other major U.S. bank. Employees can...
Frankfurt am Main: Christine Lagarde was to kick off her first week as European Central Bank chief with a closely-watched speech in Berlin...
JOHANNESBURG: Solani Rivele, a single mother of four, earns about 800 rand ($55) a week but owes 100 times that amount in loans....
When Nelson Mandela came to power in 1994, he faced the challenge of uniting a nation divided by the system of racial discrimination...
Chile’s decision last week to cancel the Nov. 16-17 APEC summit at which U.S. President Donald Trump and China’s Xi Jinping were hoping...
LONDON: Speculation over who will be the Bank of England's next governor has mounted ahead of Mark Carney's scheduled departure on Jan. 31....
LONDON: Existing securities rules could apply to "stablecoin" digital currency initiatives such as Facebook's Libra project to help realise its benefits, global securities...
LONDON: The early UK election in December is creating confusion in the Treasury’s search for a new Bank of England governor. While the...
Frankfurt am Main: German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday said her government was stepping up efforts to roll out a vast network of...
London: The recent bust of a worldwide international paedophile ring using Bitcoin payments highlighted one of the key fears surrounding crypto-currencies -- their...
New York: After years of flying south for the winter Donald Trump is making his Florida nest permanent, breaking with the city that...
Danske Bank A/S will target its fixed-income and currencies unit for job cuts as part of a sweeping plan to revive profits amid...
Google’s $2.1 billion acquisition of Fitbit Inc. means two of the largest technology companies now dominate the U.S. market for fitness tracking devices...
Bank Indonesia (BI), the central bank of Southeast Asia’s largest economy, decided to cut rates further by 25 basis points (bps) to 5...
LONDON: From vegan burgers to vegan boots, the market for products using no animal products is surging, with climate-conscious consumers in Britain fuelling...
