Putin: Russia is interested in restoring economic cooperation with the U.S.

On October 21, during a meeting with White House special envoy Steve Witkoff, Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed his country's readiness to resume economic cooperation with the U.S.

NATO State Issues Warning over Ramping Up Defense Spending

EU nations risk “increased debt levels and unsustainable finances” if they raise defense spending too quickly, Danish Economy Minister Stephanie Lose warned as EU and NATO members are pushing to invest billions of euros in troops and weapons.

Bahrain recalls envoy to Israel, suspends economic ties

Bahrain has recalled its ambassador to Israel and suspended economic ties with Tel Aviv, the Gulf country’s parliament announced on Thursday.

Eurozone financial stability outlook remains fragile: ECB

The combination of more restrictive monetary policy and sticky inflation will continue to weigh on financial stability in the zone, the European Central Bank (ECB) said in a report published in Frankfurt on Wednesday.

Nothing Terrible Happens If Russia Expelled from G20: Kremlin - Tasnim News Agency

(Tasnim) – The Kremlin said on Friday that nothing terrible will happen if the United States and its allies succeed in expelling Russia from the Group of Twenty (G20) major economies because many of the G20's members are at economic war with Moscow anyway.

Jean-Claude Juncker says wind back in Europe's sails

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has said that the "wind is back in Europe's sails" as the continent becomes more united and economic momentum picks up a year after Brexit.

China, Saudi Arabia stress ties, sign $65 billion in deals

China and Saudi Arabia signed more than a dozen agreements on economic cooperation worth $65 billion, according to Beijing's foreign ministry.

Russia ready to create joint economic plan with Japan on disputed islands

Russia is ready to offer Japan a joint economic plan on the development of the disputed islands but will not renounce its sovereignty over those islands, a senior Russian parliament leader said Tuesday during her visit to Tokyo.

G20 leaders told 'avoid empty talk' by China's Xi Jinping

China's President Xi Jinping has urged leaders of the world's 20 largest economies to avoid "empty talk" as they look to quicken economic growth.

Ireland ranked 7th in world competitiveness

Ireland got the seventh place in the latest world competitiveness rankings of countries and regions, according to a publication released on Tuesday.

IMF warns of 'severe' economic damage from Brexit

The International Monetary Fund has warned of potentially "severe" economic damage from a British exit from the European Union.

Brazil loses 1.5 million jobs in 2015

Brazil saw 1.5 million net dismissals in 2015, far worse than the previous year when it created 420,000 formal jobs amid economic difficulties.

Singapore stocks end up 0.78 %

Singapore shares closed 0.78 percent higher on Friday as investors cheered Chinese authorities' move overnight to remove the controversial circuit-breaker mechanism.

China shares nosedive triggering new trading halt

Chinese stock markets tumbled by more than seven percent, forcing exchanges to suspend trading for the second time in a week.

Kappa Research survey: Most Greeks expect economy to get worse in 2016, Grexit risk to resurface

The majority of Greek citizens expected that the ailing Greek economy will get worse in 2016, an opinion poll released on Sunday showed, despite the political leadership's optimism in New Year messages that the debt-laden country will exit a six-year recession during the new year.

Hunger, homelessness on the rise in most American cities in 2015

Hunger and homelessness continued rising in most US cities in the year of 2015, as low wages, poverty, lack of affordable housing kept plaguing the urban population amid a slow economic recovery, found a survey released Tuesday.

Thousands of jobs in Slovakia could be threaten by border controls

Even though a terrorist attack in Slovakia isn't very likely to happen, the indirect economic consequences connected to stricter conditions around the world due to terrorist threats might become a very negative factor, Sberbank Europe chief analyst Vladimir Vano said on Thursday.

Russia says Turkey's downing of warplane "deliberate"

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev on Wednesday condemned Turkey for downing a Russian warplane and warned of consequences.

Germany Promotes Turkish EU Accession for Own Economic Benefit. (UKIP MP)

Germany is pushing for Turkish accession to the European Union in the interest of its own economic gain, not to promote the bloc's agenda, a UKIP member of the European Parliament told Sputnik Monday.

Libya: UN urges end to "senseless cycle of violence" as country reels from latest attack

UN, 27 December 2014 – The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) today strongly condemned the latest spate of violence to afflict the country as unidentified gunmen renewed attacks against Libyan oil installations leaving numerous storage tanks ablaze and further destabilizing the security situation in the war-torn nation.