Zimbabweans get chance to swap 'quadrillions' for a few US dollars

Zimbabweans will start exchanging “quadrillions” of local dollars for a few US dollars next week as President Robert Mugabe’s government discards its virtually worthless national currency.

Kenya's economic growth slowed last year, outlook better

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's economic growth eased to 5.3 percent in 2014 as tourism fell and agricultural output slowed, but should pick up this year, a minister said on Wednesday.

Recovery Tipped For Hong Kong Stocks

(RTTNews.com) - The losing streak has stretched to three sessions now for the Hong Kong stock market, which has given away more than 135 points or 0.6 percent in that span.

Strong pound likely to dent UK manufacturing growth, warns CBI

Britain's factories have their strongest order books in six months but a rising pound could start to weigh on exports, the CBI has warned.

China's crackdown on risky lending raises economic growth fears

China's economic growth could drop below 7% this year after government documents revealed plans for a crackdown on risky lending.

UK's economic growth prompts foretaste of election battle

Britain's strongest growth in more than three years has provided a foretaste of the looming general election battle as the Conservatives and Labour clashed over the state of the economy.

IMF sees slower-than-expected US second-quarter growth

WASHINGTON: The US economy looks like it grew more slowly than expected in the second quarter, the International Monetary Fund said in report on Friday.

Global economy weekahead: Looking for more green shoots

LONDON: A raft of business surveys this week will be combed over for confirmation of hopes that a dire fourth quarter of 2012 marked the cyclical trough for the world economy.

Belgium on the brink of recession as Q4 output falls

BRUSSELS: Belgium's economy contracted in the fourth quarter, preliminary data from the central bank showed on Wednesday, leaving the country close to a technical recession.

Insight: In recession-hit Spain, hints of new competitiveness

(Reuters) - As a provider of financial security systems, Spanish tech company Realsec might easily have fallen victim to the country's banking crisis and economic slump.

China says effectively turning the corner on the economy

BEIJING (Reuters) - China announced on Saturday that it is effectively turning the corner on the economy and likely to meet its growth target for the year, more good news for Communist Party policy makers meeting in Beijing to anoint new leaders for the next decade.

Canada economy shrinks in August, clouds outlook

OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Canadian economy shrank in August for the first time in six months, an unexpected contraction that pointed to a sharp slowdown in third-quarter growth and reinforced the Bank of Canada's message that interest rate hikes are less imminent.

China Q3 GDP growth seen slowing for 7th straight quarter

BEIJING: China's annual economic growth probably slowed for a seventh straight quarter in the July-September period to the weakest level since the depths of the global financial crisis, a Reuters poll showed, reinforcing the case for further policy stimulus.