China to cut benchmark interest rates by 25bp
China’s central bank said on Saturday it would cut benchmark interest rates by 25 basis points to 5.35 percent.
No big bang, but Indian budget goes for growth
Indian Finance Minister unveils a budget that aims to ramp up growth aided by a slowed pace of cuts and a raft of tax measures.
Russian opposition leader shot dead in street
One of the most senior leaders of Russia’s opposition was shot dead in Moscow, the Financial Times reports.
MPs call for energy switch ‘refunds’
Energy price comparison sites should compensate customers who changed to tariffs that may not have been the cheapest deals, MPs say.
India budget to boost investment
Indian PM Narendra Modi’s government unveils a business-friendly budget aimed at attracting greater investment for the economy.
VIDEO: Can India economy overtake China’?
India is forecast to overtake China to become the world’s fastest-growing large economy next year.
Critic of Putin Boris Nemtsov shot dead in Moscow
Russia’s Interior Ministry says a leading opposition figure and former deputy prime minister has been shot and killed near the Kremlin.
Russia’s not all bad, bet on these stocks: Analyst
Despite economic woes in Russia, one analyst is bullish on a few Russian stocks.