Infosys shareholders want Narayana Murthy back, but he declines

Last Updated: Monday, June 22, 2015, 22:10

Infosys shareholders Monday made a strong pitch for the return of co-founder Narayana Murthy to the company once again, which the IT czar declined by calling it words of "affection".

Eurozone ministers demand `new proposal` ahead of Greece summit

Last Updated: Friday, June 19, 2015, 18:21

EU President Donald Tusk called a summit of the leaders of the 19 eurozone countries on Monday in Brussels after the Eurogroup meeting on Thursday failed to break a five-month-old deadlock between the government in Athens and its EU-IMF creditors.

ECB to hold emergency meeting on Greek bank funding

Last Updated: Friday, June 19, 2015, 12:33

The request comes just days after the ECB approved a 1.1-billion-euro increase in the ELA ceiling to 84.1 billion euros.

Greece needs rescue deal by June 18: Ministers

Last Updated: Friday, June 12, 2015, 15:11

Greece needs to clinch a deal to unlock 7.2 billion euros in bailout funds by the end of June before its current EU-IMF rescue programme expires, leaving the cash-strapped country with no means of support against a looming default.

OECD to strengthen ties with India, other key partners

Last Updated: Friday, June 5, 2015, 15:28

OECD Secretary General Angel Gurria is steering the strategy to "transform the organisation into a more inclusive, global policy network and a prime forum for evidence-based policy exchange and global standard setting".

US stocks rise on data, dovish ECB meeting

Last Updated: Thursday, June 4, 2015, 09:16

Wall Street stocks rose Wednesday following a wave of mostly solid US data and a fresh confirmation of ultra-easy money policies by the European Central Bank.

US stocks rise on data, dovish ECB meeting

Last Updated: Thursday, June 4, 2015, 02:06

Wall Street stocks rose Wednesday following a wave of mostly solid US data and a fresh confirmation of ultra-easy money policies by the European Central Bank.

ECB to take cautious tone on economy at policy meeting: Analysts

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 3, 2015, 09:57

The European Central Bank, convinced that its controversial bond purchase programme is working, will nevertheless remain cautious about the outlook for growth in the euro area at its meeting on Wednesday, analysts said.

Oil prices drop ahead of OPEC meeting

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 2, 2015, 07:08

Oil prices dipped Monday as the dollar strengthened and the market looked ahead to an OPEC meeting expected to keep output high.

Greece, EU partners pressed to resolve debt crisis at G7 finance meeting

Last Updated: Saturday, May 30, 2015, 09:40

The United States and Japan pressed Greece and its European partners to resolve Athens` debt crisis and avoid rattling the eurozone and the global economy, as the issue dominated talks of the Group of Seven finance ministers on Friday.

Greek crisis overshadows G7 growth talks

Last Updated: Friday, May 29, 2015, 09:35

The head of the International Monetary Fund warned that Greece could fall out of the euro zone as it struggled to sort out its debt stand-off, which is adding to concern about the patchiness of global economic recovery.

Resolve Greece talks soon to avoid crisis: US`s Lew

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 27, 2015, 19:23

US Treasury Secretary Jack Lew called Wednesday for Greece`s debt crisis to be resolved quickly to avoid the risk of "accidents", as G7 finance ministers gathered.