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May 20, 2013
9:45 am
BANGKOK — A White House visit today by Myanmar's president — an ex-junta honcho turned reformer — marks a high point between two nations at extreme odds just years ago. President Barack Obama sat down with Thein Sein, who will later speak to US business leaders eager to invest in a lucrative market that was recently off limits.
May 17, 2013
6:00 am
Mega-mogul Carlos Slim just lost the world's richest man title to Bill Gates. Will President Enrique Peña Nieto's reform agenda whittle down other tycoons?
May 16, 2013
2:36 pm
Fresh unrest in South Africa’s troubled platinum belt has ignited fears of a return to the violence that last year left more than 50 people dead.
May 14, 2013
6:12 am
Environmental watchdog Global Witness says Deutsche Bank and the World Bank didn't do their homework before investing in unlawful Vietnamese rubber companies.
May 13, 2013
3:22 pm
Investors in Britain are beginning to put their money into sporting items that aren't as vulnerable to market movements.
May 13, 2013
3:18 pm
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates offer large markets, while Egypt struggles.
May 10, 2013
11:51 am
The typical Bangladeshi garment worker takes home less than $40 a month, a wage that Pope Francis has condemned as akin to slave labour.
May 9, 2013
4:57 pm
Forget the revolution. The real problem in Egypt is the country's terrible economy.
May 8, 2013
9:10 am
A little democracy has gone straight to Chinese netizens' heads.
May 8, 2013
8:49 am
The World Trade Organization is expected to formally announce Azevedo's new post Wednesday.
May 8, 2013
6:18 am
On a grand scale, Ivory Coast's economy is growing quickly. For young Ivorians, though, those widely touted gains are mere abstractions.
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