ECB faces pressure to cut interest rates

ECB faces pressure to cut interest rates
Approval for Obama sinks amid setbacks
Iraq to rebuild Sunni militias
Tensions over BoJ stimulus resurface
Mozambique security concerns mount
Mexico gears up for energy reform
IMF says Africa at risk of financial shocks
Deficit fears cast a shadow on Ghana
Syria chemical equipment ‘destroyed’
Serbia champions new pro-EU strongman

Posted: 31 Oct 2013 09:32 AM PDT

Germany hits back over jibe from US Treasury that lays blame for deflationary trends at Berlin's door as eurozone inflation slows to 0.7%

Approval for Obama sinks amid setbacks

Posted: 31 Oct 2013 11:14 AM PDT

President's slide in poll parallels the growing unpopularity of Congress amid a debilitating clash over the budget and a scandal over US intelligence

Iraq to rebuild Sunni militias

Posted: 31 Oct 2013 07:29 AM PDT

Prime minister Nouri al-Maliki arrives in Washington on Friday to invigorate American support for troubled government and speed up delivery of weaponry

Tensions over BoJ stimulus resurface

Posted: 31 Oct 2013 07:05 AM PDT

Disagreements within the central bank continue, as three of its nine board members reiterate their objections to growth and price forecasts

Mozambique security concerns mount

Posted: 31 Oct 2013 10:19 AM PDT

While analysts believe the country is unlikely to slide back into conflict, the stakes are high for the fast-growing economy

Mexico gears up for energy reform

Posted: 31 Oct 2013 04:33 AM PDT

Plans would allow foreign investment into the sector – a major change of direction for a country that kicked out oil multinationals in 1938

IMF says Africa at risk of financial shocks

Posted: 31 Oct 2013 04:20 AM PDT

Twice yearly review of the region comes as African frontier markets like Nigeria and Kenya fret about the side-effects of tighter monetary policy in the US

Deficit fears cast a shadow on Ghana

Posted: 31 Oct 2013 03:43 AM PDT

Nearly three years after the start of oil production, which was meant to further strengthen the fiscal position, the economy is looking vulnerable

Syria chemical equipment ‘destroyed’

Posted: 31 Oct 2013 02:49 AM PDT

Chemical watchdog says Damascus has destroyed all its declared chemical weapons production and mixing facilities, meeting a disarmament deadline

Serbia champions new pro-EU strongman

Posted: 31 Oct 2013 01:39 AM PDT

Serbia's deputy prime minister has emerged since general elections last year as the country's most powerful and highest-rated politician