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About 20% of retail space is vacant in India, as FDI reforms in retail sector failed to attract foreign firms.

Portuguese Social Democrats accuse IMF of having two faces over austerity-driven bailout agreement.

Samaras warns "popularism" and extremism" could derail his country's economic recovery.

Scotland's deputy first minister hits back after NIESR report warns independence means decade of austerity.

The International Monetary Fund says cutting budgets too quickly is dangerous for an economic recovery

Country's debt-to-GDP ratio is the biggest among 13 emerging Asian markets after Sri Lanka at 53.3%, according to Bloomberg.

NIESR report says 5.4% fiscal tightening needed over ten years to meet debt targets and anchor borrowing costs.

Japan considers lower corporate tax to offset negative effects of planned sales tax hike on economy.

FSB survey reveals growing number of SMEs planning to invest in expansion.

Market players to track Fed's FOMC meeting on scaling back bond buying programme.

Economists' report on austerity says chancellor's policies cut 3% off UK growth.

The hike in construction output is due to a rise in new work from the private sector

Veremis details how mobile giants such as Samsung, Apple, and Nokia are cracking the emerging markets

India's economic growth forecast for fiscal year 2013/14 lowered to 5.3% from 6.4%.

Denmark is the world's happiest country, while US ranks only seventeenth.

Unemployment falls to 7.7% for the first time since late 2012.

Lib Dem business secretary appears to echo Labour Party's attacks on Conservative chancellor.

GDP contracts at faster rate of 0.3% during second quarter during period of political instability.

Chancellor argues improving UK economy vindicates public spending cuts, but Labour condemns 'desperate attempt to rewrite history'.

NIESR says UK GDP grew 0.9% in three months to August, though risks from eurozone remain.

July exports declined 1.1% from June as exports to euro-area members fell 0.7%.

Latest statistics suggest economy is not rebalancing as Chancellor George Osborne hopes.

Letter by leading thinktank condemns Barclays' 'unnecessary' decision to close money-transfers in Somalia

Market participants to track widely-watched US nonfarm payrolls data today.

Full text of letter sent by Pope Francis to Russian President ahead of G20 Summit.

Leading indicators suggest that a economic recovery is underway in the eurozone.

Record 99.3tn Yen amount was due to high debt-servicing costs and social welfare costs.

Markit service sector PMI hits highest growth rate since before the financial crisis as UK recovery dawns.

Debates over Syria to top the agenda at this week's G20 summit in Russia.

Analysts expect slowdown over coming quarters as Australia's mining boom is coming to an end.