Saturday July 05, 2008

International Business

Oil: Fear of terror attack in Saudi Arabia

04/07/2008
AN ATTACK or even an attempted attack by Islamic rebels on Saudi Arabia's oil sector would have disastrous...


ECB hikes eurozone lending rate

04/07/2008
THE European Central Bank (ECB) raised its main interest rate by a quarter of a point to a seven-year high point of...


China tightens capital controls to thwart hot money

04/07/2008
CHINA on Wednesday tightened the administration of its capital controls in a move aimed at deterring speculative...


G8 meet to revive global economy

04/07/2008
LEADERS of the world's top eight industrial powers meet next week in Japan aiming to find ways to stimulate a global...


Aussie trade mission to KL, Manila

04/07/2008
SOUTH AUSTRALIA'S State Minister for Industry and Trade Kevin Foley leaves Adelaide for Kuala Lumpur tomorrow on a...


D8 nations to endorse roadmap at M'sia summit

04/07/2008
THE D8 group of developing nations is expected to endorse a 10-year roadmap on trade cooperation during a summit in...


BUSINESS BRIEFS

04/07/2008
Microsoft, Yahoo mull media partners SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK: Microsoft Corp and Yahoo Inc have been holding separate...


Oil chiefs find no consensus

04/07/2008
World Petroleum Congress concludes without arriving at concrete steps to prevent oil shock THE World Petroleum...


Brazil dreams of massive oil riches

04/07/2008
THE discovery of massive oil reserves under the Brazilian seabed has raised prospects that Brazil will become a new...


Markets shaky as oil roars higher

04/07/2008
EUROPEAN equities fell further yesterday after more sharp losses on Wall Street and in Asia, as investors recoiled over...