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...

