ECONOMY & MARKETS

The center-right Abbot administration is cutting a program that has boosted ethical sourcing in the country’s garment industry.

The high court struck down limits on the overall amount an individual can donate to political campaigns.

The E.U.'s effort is expected to be supplemented by both U.S. and IMF aid packages.

Apple did not introduce any new products during the second quarter, but it made some changes to its existing device lineup.

After Venezuela denied it for three years, the president has agreed to pay back a $3.8 billion debt with international airlines.

France is slowly reforming itself, but it’s unlikely to see a renaissance like the one that followed Germany’s reforms in the 2000s.

In the February data, the lowest unemployment rates were recorded in Austria, Germany and Luxembourg.

The Brazilian government has promised big economic benefits from hosting the World Cup, but will they pan out?

Germany added more jobs than expected while its factories slowed down, official data show, even as France and Spain stepped up.

China's manufacturing engine contracted in the first quarter of 2014, a private survey showed Tuesday, adding to market expectations of government stimulus to arrest a loss of momentum in the world's second-largest economy this year.

At the U.N. Africa Forum in Brussels this week, officials will discuss plans to use data from satellites to help deal with climate change and promote development.

Although it's a start, Myanmar's new export ban alone won't be enough to stop unaccountable forest resource cutting, hoarding and exporting.

The world's second-richest man is about to suffer a defeat, as President Peña Nieto reforms the sector that's been his longtime cash cow.

On Tuesday, Japan’s sales tax is slated to rise from 5 percent to 8 percent.

In Ukraine's growing tech sector, highly skilled workers are fleeing Russian rule in Crimea to work in western parts of the nation.

The drop in inflation to the lowest rate since 2009 may pressure the ECB to take radical action to prevent a sustained decline in prices.

Despite prior predictions, recent political developments have made a reduction likely.

Increasing demand for gold in China comes as demand from India, the world’s second-largest consumer, has declined in recent years.

Last year, 80 percent of the United States' EB-5 permits were issued to Chinese nationals.

President Raúl Castro's plan for a more accessible Cuba has a few strings attached.

A new study maps "mega-regions" in the U.S. and compares their economic output to countries around the world.

Biman is reputedly plagued with many problems, including poor customer service, delayed flights and schedule disruptions.

In February, the Economic Sentiment Indicator had remained broadly unchanged.

Service sector growth remained the strongest contributor, while output in the construction sector fell, according to ONS.

In Asia, only Japan has signed intergovernmental deals to be FATCA-compliant while banks say compliance would be a costly exercise.

Some farmers in Vietnam may hold their coffee beans as a hedge against inflation in local currency.

Russia's economy could fall into recession for the first time since the 2008 global financial crisis.

The WTO ruled that Chinese exports of environmentally damaging rare earth elements shouldn’t be artificially manipulated by the government.

Gold prices have risen over tensions in Ukraine. Are the recent gains sustainable? Or Pyrrhic?