News - crisis
Yemen 'on brink of food crisis'
22 May 2012, 7:01 pm
Seven aid agencies warn that Yemen is on the verge of a hunger catastrophe as a result of political instability and rising prices.
OECD warns eurozone crisis stunting global recovery
22 May 2012, 3:42 pm
Europe came under mounting pressure Tuesday to take action to boost growth as the OECD warned that the eurozone
crisis has worsened and poses the greatest risk to a recovery for the global economy.
Mali solves political impasse, northern crisis awaits
21 May 2012, 1:12 pm
A last-minute deal signed with Mali's junta on a transition government solved a political impasse, but as mediators left on Monday, a
crisis in the rebel-hold north loomed large over the new leaders.
Spotlight BoE forecasting, crisis-fighting record
21 May 2012, 11:18 am
LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England is to be scrutinised over how well it acted at the height of the financial
crisis and over how good its sometimes off-target growth and inflation forecasting is. Its supervisory body said on Monday it was launching a review of both aspects of the Bank's activities, to be published in October. It follows criticism by lawmakers of Governor Mervyn King's ...