ECONOMY

When leaving the main rate at 2% on 11 December, the BoK was hopeful that inflation would rise.

Many expect China PMI to continue to show weaker conditions going forward

Russian foreign ministry maintains good links with Tehran and Damascus who remain at odds with West.

Austria manufacturing PMI at four-month high in December.

Hyundai and affiliate Kia Motors to have a combined China production capacity of 2.7 million vehicles by 2018.

Experts believe Russia is not adequately resourceful to address the recession challenges.

Russian and Brazilian stock indices posted a 4.2% drop in 2014, while that of India and China surged by 40%.

Singapore dollar is forming a big upward channel with resistance above 1.36.

China's 2014 GDP growth remains on track to miss Beijing's 7.5% target and mark the weakest expansion in 24 years.

House price inflation fell to 7.2% in December on an annual basis, down from 8.5% in November, according to Nationwide.

Analysts say Brent crude could drop to $55 a barrel early next year.

In the budget announced for the next year, spending has been pegged at 860bn riyals and revenue generation at 715bn riyals.

'Political isolationism would leave us poorer' said CBI director-general John Cridland.

More than 2,000 staff will be made redundant on 31 December.

Greeks going back to ballot box in election that threatens to kickstart eurozone crisis again.

Russian government expects economy to shrink by 0.8% in 2015.

Former Bank of England chief said we have not 'really yet got to the heart of what went wrong'.

Libya has descended into violence as Islamists and tribes fight for power in the post-Gaddafi era.

BCC boss John Longworth said UK parties should refrain from 'tawdry political tactics'.

The kingdom does not plan to make significant changes to draft regulations published in August 2014.

PM Samaras wanted Dimas as president, while radical leftist party Syriza leads national opinion polls.

Armed factions in Libya are battling for control of the Opec member.

Former chair of the US Federal Reserve said central banks now have to talk more to public.

HSBC says it sees double-digit inflation in Russia in most of 2015.

Second half performance has been crucial for all the currencies this year

Londoners bought 58,000 homes outside London in 2014, representing increase of about 50% from 2013.

Stimulus package for country's regions aims to pull Japanese economy out of recession.

Supply glut, fuelled by US shale production and weak global demand, hits prices hard.

Gold prices could struggle in the short term and could even break below the 2014 lows in the coming months.