<!–GA_googleFillSlot(“Business_Story_toptext”);–> KUALA LUMPUR: The global economy in 2013 would be better than 2012 despite the challenges in the United States and the “mess” in Europe, said an economist. “This year, will grow faster than 2012. We expect 2.8% global growth this year versus 2.2% achieved last year,” Standard Chartered Bank global […]

| Print | E-mail Monday, 07 January 2013 08:53 <![CDATA[ ]]> Share Link: by Joseph MassadThe current propaganda war in Egypt about the Palestinians and about Egyptian Jews, which was provoked by the recent pronouncements of Issam al-Aryan, a senior leader of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood, is nothing but a distraction from the real problems that the country […]

AP Images Iran’s oil exports have been slashed 40 percent in the past nine months because of tough Western sanctions, Oil Minister Rostam Qasemi was quoted as saying on Monday, in a reversal of his previous denials of any decline at all. “There has been a 40 percent decrease in oil sales and a 45 […]

While Prime Minister Shinzo Abe piled pressure on the Bank of Japan (8301) to weaken the yen last week, the Federal Reserve struck the first blow against the currency. A signal from Fed board members that they may end bond purchases in 2013 helped drive the yen to a 2 1/2 year low of 88.41 […]