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China & Brazil to sign $30bn currency deal

China & Brazil to sign $30bn currency deal

Brazil and China to sign an agreement to set up currency swaps between the two nations.

Brazil in new Trilateral Solidarity group

Brazil in new Trilateral Solidarity group

Foreign ministers of Brazil, Sweden and Turkey have inaugurated the establishment of a new trilateral cooperation.

Foreign capital becomes refugee from crisis-afflicted Egypt

Foreign capital becomes refugee from crisis-afflicted Egypt

Unless Egypt provides a stable political environment, foreign investors are likely to avoid investing in its markets.

South Africa’s beloved Madiba recovers

South Africa’s beloved Madiba recovers

Nelson Mandela has recovered from a lung infection and an operation to remove gallstones.

India looking at higher taxes for super-rich?

India looking at higher taxes for super-rich?

The upcoming budget in India could look at imposing higher tax rates on the very wealthy.

China working on $476m nuclear project

China working on $476m nuclear project

China starts work on a nuclear power project using a reactor with fourth-generation features.

India foreign exchange reserves up to $296 billion

India foreign exchange reserves up to $296 billion

India’s foreign exchange (forex) reserves increased by $39.6 million to $296.57 billion in the last week of December 2012.

Assad’s defiant speech lambasted by opponents

Assad’s defiant speech lambasted by opponents

Assad laid out a peace plan that included a national reconciliation conference, elections and a new constitution, but said he would not deal with “terrorists”.

South Africa expands military deployment

South Africa expands military deployment

South Africa is to send additional troops to the Central African Republic to support President Francois Bozize.

Tablet computer sales expected to surge in 2013

Tablet computer sales expected to surge in 2013

Leading telecommunications industry analysts are predicting that India’s tablet computer market will undergo significant growth in 2013.