Violence reignites on Turkey’s streets

Violence reignites on Turkey’s streets
Hubris threatens to humble Erdogan
US China solar duties fail to end imports
G8 urged to deal with Abenomics impact
China begins US economic zone patrols
Spain cuts red tape to woo entrepreneurs
BIS warns of dangers of cheap money
Move to shut state-owned Iran newspaper
Germany boosted by eastern neighbours
Feathers fly over French entrepreneurs

Posted: 02 Jun 2013 12:42 PM PDT

PM dismisses people on streets as 'looters', describes Twitter as a 'curse' and brands anyone who drank alcohol an alcoholic

Hubris threatens to humble Erdogan

Posted: 02 Jun 2013 08:38 AM PDT

Gathering smell of authoritarianism around Erdogan's neo-Islamist government has brought with it an unmistakable whiff of hubris

US China solar duties fail to end imports

Posted: 02 Jun 2013 09:12 AM PDT

American experience may have lessons for EU debate over proposed tariffs. Cell prices have not soared but neither has domestic manufacturing

G8 urged to deal with Abenomics impact

Posted: 02 Jun 2013 06:28 AM PDT

South Korean finance minister says weaker yen is having negative impact on global economy and summit needs to come up with co-ordinated plan of action

China begins US economic zone patrols

Posted: 02 Jun 2013 12:00 AM PDT

Admiral Samuel Locklear, commander of US forces in the Pacific, confirms move by China's navy, which could transform dynamic between the two nations

Spain cuts red tape to woo entrepreneurs

Posted: 02 Jun 2013 04:16 AM PDT

Encouraging more start-ups is a government priority as the country struggles to get more than 6m unemployed workers back into jobs

BIS warns of dangers of cheap money

Posted: 02 Jun 2013 12:24 PM PDT

Quantitative easing has driven asset prices to record highs in spite of economic signs that a meaningful recovery has yet to appear

Move to shut state-owned Iran newspaper

Posted: 02 Jun 2013 08:59 AM PDT

Six-month closure of the widely circulated daily would be a clear warning to the outgoing president and his allies ahead of this month's election

Germany boosted by eastern neighbours

Posted: 02 Jun 2013 05:23 AM PDT

After the Iron Curtain rusted away, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary became key components of their neighbour's economic competitiveness

Feathers fly over French entrepreneurs

Posted: 02 Jun 2013 06:42 AM PDT

Almost 60,000 supporters of Les Poussins sign online petition against plans to limit length of time businesses can benefit from preferential status