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First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Vatican Bank To Begin Publishing Annual Financial Reports

About The AuthorLatest news about the state of the world economy.EconomyWatch, News Desk TeamThe Vatican Bank, known formally as the Institute for Works of Religion (IOR), will begin making public disclosures of its financial accounts by the end of the ... [Published Economy Watch - May 17 2013]

Entities: The Vatican, Money Laundering, Publishing, Allegation, Roberto Calvi

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

International Monetary Fund

Central Banks Saved World Economy But Beware the Exit: IMF

Timely central bank intervention helped prevent widespread global economic chaos but their unprecedented and dramatic action could result in potentially heavy losses when they begin to withdraw the extraordinary sums of money they pumped into financial ... [Published Economy Watch - May 17 2013]

Entities: International Monetary Fund, Chaos, Interference

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Bill Gates

Bill Gates Is World’s Richest Man – Again

About The AuthorLatest news about the state of the world economy.EconomyWatch, News Desk TeamNearly six years after dropping behind Warren Buffett and Carlos Slim as the world’s richest man, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has regained the top spot on ... [Published Economy Watch - May 17 2013]

Entities: Bill Gates, Credit Card, Warren E Buffett, Carlos Slim Helú

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

European Authorities Raid Oil Firms in Price Fixing Probe

About The AuthorLatest news about the state of the world economy.EconomyWatch, News Desk TeamThe European Commission on Tuesday raided the offices of a number of oil companies to investigate claims that oil giants may have "colluded in reporting distorted ... [Published Economy Watch - May 16 2013]

Entities: Price-Fixing, Antitrust, Platts

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Infographic: Bailed Out and Bailing Ship – Tax Havens around the World

More than 30 percent of the world’s 200 richest people, who hold a collective net worth of $28 trillion, control part of their personal fortune through an offshore holding company or other domestic entity where the assets are held in directly, according ... [Published Economy Watch - May 16 2013]

Entities: Tax-Haven, Bail, Net Worth

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

United Nations

Natural Disasters Cost Global Economy $2.5 Trillion Since 2000: UN

Global natural disasters have caused nearly $2.5 trillion in economic losses since the turn of the century, said a United Nations report on Wednesday, warning that the cost to the global economy will only continue to escalate unless businesses incorporated ... [Published Economy Watch - May 16 2013]

Entities: Disasters, United Nations, Disaster

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

People's Bank of China

China’s Largest Hydroelectric Dam Gets Go-Ahead Despite Environmental Concerns

Will Slowing Investment Drag China’s Reform Efforts?: Michael Pettis : China wants to raise its disproportionately small ...Chinese Director Faces $27m Fine For Breaching One-Child Policy : Acclaimed director Zhang Yimou is under ...China Pushes For ... [Published Economy Watch - May 16 2013]

Entities: China, Michael Pettis, Government of the People's Republic of China, People's Bank of China, Hydroelectric Dam

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

US Deficit Shrinking Faster Than Expected: CBO

About The AuthorLatest news about the state of the world economy.EconomyWatch, News Desk TeamThe U.S. budget deficit will fall to $642 billion this year from $1.1 trillion in 2012 as higher tax revenues and spending cuts take effect, said the nonpartisan ... [Published Economy Watch - May 15 2013]

Entities: Collateralized Bond Obligation, United States, Barack Obama

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Singapore to Crack Down on Cross-Border Tax Cheats

Singapore Home To World’s Top-Earning Expats: Study : Foreigners working in Singapore are earning more ...Asia To Hold World's Top Financial Centre By 2022: Survey : Either Hong Kong, Shanghai or Singapore will ...Assuaging Singapore’s Obsession With ... [Published Economy Watch - May 15 2013]

Entities: Singapore, Crack Down, Economic Growth, Cattle, Shanghai

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Could Rising Tensions Over South China Sea Lead to Sino-American War?

About The AuthorAnalysis of economics, politics and public policy in East Asia and the Pacific.East Asia Forum, EconomyWatch ContributorThe risk of conflict in the South China Sea is significant. China claims it has sovereign rights to nearly all of the ... [Published Economy Watch - May 15 2013]

Entities: South China Sea, China, Mistrust, Armed Conflict

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Germany To Investigate Claims Of Cold War-Era Illegal Human Drug Trials

Germany’s Rating On Negative Outlook, Despite Maintaining Triple-A Status : International credit ratings agency Moody's on ...Germany To Take On No New Debt From 2015 : Germany on Wednesday presented a budget that would ...Bundesbank Doubles Their Reserves, ... [Published Economy Watch - May 15 2013]

Entities: Germany, Cold War, Eurozone, Angela Merkel

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Growing Disillusionment As Crisis Wears Down Support for EU: Study

German Euro Founder Calls for Breakup of “Catastrophic” Single Currency : Oskar Lafontaine, the German finance minister who ...Draghi Touts Austerity Message as ECB Cuts Borrowing Costs : ECB chief Mario Draghi on Thursday said it is ...Unemployment in ... [Published Economy Watch - May 14 2013]

Entities: European Union, European Central Bank, Greece, Mario Draghi, Eurozone

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Infographic: "Tis The Seasonal Worker : Check out this infographic, which examines the ..."

Bill Gates Is World’s Richest Man – Again [Published Economy Watch - May 17 2013]

"Any such behaviour, if established, may amount to violations of European antitrust rules that prohibit cartels and restrictive business practices and abuses of a dominant market position."

European Authorities Raid Oil Firms in Price Fixing Probe [Published Economy Watch - May 16 2013]

American Ingenuity: Kick "Em While They're Down : During the mid-1990s, when Bill Clinton was doing ..."

US Deficit Shrinking Faster Than Expected: CBO [Published Economy Watch - May 15 2013]

During the last three years, the mantra in the U S for shale has been, "Drill, baby, drill.” But the reality is there is only one true gas formation in the U S that is increasing production – Marcellus – while every other single shale gas play is now in decline."

Is The US Shale Boom Already Over? [Published Economy Watch - May 10 2013]

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Central Banks Saved World Economy But Beware th... [Published Economy Watch - May 17 2013]
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Central Banks Saved World Economy But Beware th... [Published Economy Watch - May 17 2013] Timely central bank intervention helped prevent widespread global economic chaos but their unprecedented and dramatic action could result in potentially heavy losses when they begin to withdraw the extraordinary sums of money they pumped into financial ...
Vatican Bank To Begin Publishing Annual Financi... [Published Economy Watch - May 17 2013] About The AuthorLatest news about the state of the world economy.EconomyWatch, News Desk TeamThe Vatican Bank, known formally as the Institute for Works of Religion (IOR), will begin making public disclosures of its financial accounts by the end of the ...
Bill Gates Is World’s Richest Man – Again [Published Economy Watch - May 17 2013] About The AuthorLatest news about the state of the world economy.EconomyWatch, News Desk TeamNearly six years after dropping behind Warren Buffett and Carlos Slim as the world’s richest man, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has regained the top spot on ...
Infographic: Bailed Out and Bailing Ship – Tax ... [Published Economy Watch - May 16 2013] More than 30 percent of the world’s 200 richest people, who hold a collective net worth of $28 trillion, control part of their personal fortune through an offshore holding company or other domestic entity where the assets are held in directly, according ...
European Authorities Raid Oil Firms in Price Fi... [Published Economy Watch - May 16 2013] About The AuthorLatest news about the state of the world economy.EconomyWatch, News Desk TeamThe European Commission on Tuesday raided the offices of a number of oil companies to investigate claims that oil giants may have "colluded in reporting distorted ...