India

Anger intensifies over India's demonetisation move

Hundreds of thousands of Indians stand in line for third day to swap banned notes as banks struggle to cope with demand.

India

India: Demonetisation takes its toll on the poor

The Indian government's move to withdraw high-value banknotes from circulation is taking a toll on the country's poor.

US & Canada

Canadian First Nation cleans up latest fuel spill mess

Fuel spill in Canada's Great Bear Rainforest adds to pressure to cut fuel transport lines on Pacific Coast.

Poverty & Development

Myanmar: Former prisoners fight for labour rights

Former political prisoners use threat of social media and protest to leverage big businesses into compensating workers.

US Elections 2016

The economic insecurity behind Donald Trump's triumph

Dig into the data and you'll find a cauldron of economic insecurity that helps explain why many Americans voted for him.

by Patricia Sabga

Inside Story

Will India's banknote crackdown end graft?

Millions struggle to get cash a week after India's government withdrew high-value banknotes from circulation.

Counting the Cost

'Trumponomics': Putting America first

A special focus on Donald Trump's economic policy and what his presidency means for the US and the global economy.

Business & Economy

CPEC: Pakistan and China strengthen economic ties

China invest $46bn in CPEC project, hoping link to Gwadar port will lead to easier trade with Middle East and Africa.

Egypt

Egypt: IMF approves $12bn loan

The loan, to be allocated over the course of three years, is aimed at pulling the country out of an economic crisis.

Zimbabwe

Zimbabweans sleep outside banks as cash crisis worsens

After running out of US dollar reserves, some Zimbabwean banks have limited cash withdrawals to $50 a day.

Arab Spring

ESCWA: 'Arab Spring' cost Middle East economies $614bn

ESCWA's $614bn figure equal to six percent of GDP of regional economies from 2010 Tunisia protests to end of last year.

Business & Economy

Navinder Singh Sarao pleads guilty in flash crash case

Navinder Sarao made millions of dollars in 2010 with computer programme that could automatically manipulate prices.

India

India demonetisation: Chaos as ATMs run dry

Shock withdrawal of 1,000 and 500-rupee notes leads to long queues outside petrol stations as cash machines stay shut.