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Industrial production in the 16 countries that use the euro increased by much more than expected in January.

Russia's largest diamond miner Alrosa said on Thursday it planned to sign three-year contracts with three Indian companies on the delivery of uncut diamonds worth $490 million.

The US government recorded a budget deficit of $221bn in February - the largest monthly deficit in its history.

U.S. investment in the Moscow Region increased 250%, year-on-year in 2009 to $200 million.

Russia, Indonesia, Vietnam and China have made the greatest economic gains globally in the decade that's drawn to a close.

Citigroup on Wednesday raised its forecast for the pace of Russian economic growth to 6.2 percent this year as consumer spending accelerates.

A standoff between Greece and its euro-zone partners over the timing and terms of a potential rescue is nearing a crucial juncture as the cash-strapped country faces a key test of investor willingness to keep funding its ballooning deficit.

With Spain having spent weeks in the cross hairs of jittery world markets, Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero went on the offensive on Wednesday, defending the country’s solvency and saying his government had “the will” to reduce its fast-growing deficit.

China has ceded its position as the largest foreign holder of U.S. Treasuries to Japan after occupying top spot for 15 months.

Europe's post-recession recovery hit a roadblock on Friday as German economic growth unexpectedly halted and Italy went into reverse in the final quarter of 2009.

As Europe's leaders gather in Brussels today, they have only one crisis in mind: the debts that threaten the stability of the European Union. They are unlikely to be in any mood to listen to warnings about a different crisis that is looming and that could cause massive disruption.

When US economy start to be back on the track, on the other side of the Atlantic no significant economic recovery is still felt.

The entry of oil companies into the realm of renewable energy could present major obstacles for the development of a sustainable economy that is not based on carbon resources.

Kazakhstan’ s government is mulling a plan that would enable China to lease a large swath of Kazakhstani land for agricultural use.

China vaulted past competitors in Denmark, Germany, Spain and the United States last year to become the world's largest maker of wind turbines and is poised to expand even further this year.

Ukrainian state energy firm Naftogaz is acquiring the funds needed for January's Russian gas imports and will pay the bill on time.

Gold increases more and more whereas the dollar price promotes demand for a precious metal.

John Cromling isn’ t jumping out any windows, even though the struggles of the oil and gas industry have idled a large number of…

U.S. President Barack Obama denied the proposal of global currency, supported by Russia and China