Special Report: Stalking the Taliban in Afghan currency markets
Report by Matthew Green KANDAHAR, Afghanistan | Sat Dec 22, 2012 10:04pm EST (Reuters) – Haji Khairullah Barakzai is the ultimate Afghan success story: illiterate village boy makes a fortune thanks to a lifetime More...
Standard Chartered may lose NY license over Iran ties
In a rare move, New York’s top bank regulator threatened to strip the state banking license of Standard Chartered Plc, saying it was a “rogue institution” that hid $250 billion in transactions More...
Manchester United picks NYSE for U.S. public offering
Report by Sharanya Hrishikesh and Ashutosh Pandey (Reuters) – Manchester United has picked the New York Stock Exchange to make its stock market debut, ending months of speculation over where the world’s More...
Australian economic grows at 0.4%
Sydney, AUSTRALIA – Growth of Australian economy has went below expectations at 0.4% in the last (October-December) quarter of 2011. As per experts, this is mostly due to non-mining sectors. As per data of More...
Japan’s financial watchdog shuts operation of an investment company amid fears…
Tokyo, JAPAN – Japan’s financial watchdog on Friday has directed an investment company to suspend its operations amid fears that it may have lost $2.3 billion of pension funds it manages, triggering More...
US imposes sanction on key Iranian Banks
Washington (USA) – In another punitive action against Islamist regime of Iran, the US has imposed sanctions on Tehran’s third-largest bank and an affiliate for allegedly helping the Islamic republic More...
