ECONOMY & MARKETS

In a weak and still recovering global economy, Thailand can't count on external factors to rescue its economy.

The monthly decrease was attributed to a fall in production of consumer durables and energy.

What is driving Indonesia’s recent financial market rally? Recovering economic fundamentals or wishful thinking?

The company’s ambitious ongoing agenda includes tapping into a $90 billion global tea market.

A 76-year-old labor law says disabled people can be paid less than non-disabled people in some circumstances.

The 2015 budget has forced the Air Force to cut heavily from the Air National Guard, which will see predator drones cut from fleet.

Up to half of China’s warehoused copper may be used in informal financing deals as collateral.

While there was a decline in production growth on a monthly basis, data showed that year-on-year growth had picked up pace.

Tax evasion is a major problem for the cash-strapped Burmese government.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and a Moroccan business organization have signed a memorandum to make their economic connection stronger.

Further, while quarterly GDP growth was in line with expectations, annual GDP slipped more than expected.

The BoJ cited developments in emerging markets and the pace of recovery in the U.S. and EU economies as potential risks to its outlook.

The numbers are impressive, but aren't necessarily indicative of how much Colorado will yield in the long run.

With China's rising wages and Thailand's political instability, Japanese companies are shifting production to Vietnam.

China’s top leaders are emphasizing the need to adopt differentiated property market regulations rather than a “one-fit-for-all” policy.

Indian-Americans have reached an influential position in American medicine, academia, corporations and especially the high-tech sector.

Underdeveloped transport and logistics infrastructure may prevent U.S. natural gas from becoming a global natural resource in the near future.

A tell-tale stat: Total dairy product sales to China surged 70 percent last year.

Weakening Chinese economic data from the weekend affected markets on Monday.

The man who made a fortune with George Soros back in the 1980s spoke with IBTimes about demand for natural resources worldwide.

In January 2014, manufacturing output increased by 0.7 percent but overall output decreased slightly.

Russia’s takeover of Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula paradoxically is likely to weaken, rather than strengthen, its regional influence.

How will innovation, exports and technology play out in the country's plans for 2014?

Almost half of Europe's natural gas from Russia passes through Ukraine. Now Russian state-owned energy company Gazprom wants to stop the flow.

Investments in Peru’s mining sector could reach a record $14 billion in 2014.

The Feb. jobs report wasn't spectacular, but given current demographic trends, investors and job seekers will take it.

During their phone conversation, the U.S president and Japan's prime minister agreed Russia's presence in Ukraine is threatening world peace.

Moldova is one of the smallest economies in Europe which depends heavily on natural gas from Russia

Controlling the spread of measles in the U.S. can cost millions every year.