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Southern African leaders meet in Botswana for advancing industrialization

​Regional industrialization tops the agenda of the annual summit of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) kicked off Monday in Botswana's capital city Gaborone.

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Bank of Mexico lowers country's GDP growth forecast for 2015

Mexico's economic growth for 2015 will be between 1.7 and 2.5 percent, Bank of Mexico Governor Agustin Carstens announced Wednesday.

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Indonesian president reshuffles cabinet to speed up GDP growth

​Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Wednesday reshuffled his cabinet as the Southeast Asia's largest economy aims to speed up subdued economic growth.

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Russia expects to see positive growth in economy next year

​Russia is expected to see a positive growth of 2.3 percent in its economy next year, said a leading Russian official Monday.

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U.S.-Cuba relations spell new economic era for Latin America and Caribbean

​The restoration of ties between the U.S. and Cuba spells a new economic era for Latin America and the Caribbean, a leading political analyst has told Xinhua.

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Brazil launches job protection program amid stagnation

The Brazilian government launched on Tuesday a new Job Protection Program (PPE) to ensure job security amid economic stagnation.

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CPC to hold key plenum in October, discuss 13th five-year development plan

The 18th Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee will hold its fifth plenary session in Beijing in October.

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Russia's trans-Eurasian development program, China's Belt initiative complement each other: Russian Railways chief

The Russia-proposed idea of the Trans-Eurasian Belt Development and China's Silk Road Economic Belt Initiative are economically complementary, Vladimir Yakunin, head of the Russian Railways said here Wednesday.

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Fundamentals still sound for China's capital market

​Despite China's recent stock market plunges, analysts remain upbeat about the market's health due to sound economic fundamentals.

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China-U.S. economic talks benefit businesses, peoples of both countries: Chinese vice premier

The high-level and multidimensional economic talks between China and the United States are bringing benefits to businesses and peoples of both countries, Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang said Tuesday.

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Enhanced China-Russia cooperation conducive to regional, global growth, prosperity

​Gearing up to expand two-way trade and carry out more large-scale projects, China and Russia are working closely to upgrade their comprehensive cooperation, aiming not only to benefit their own economies but to spur regional and global economic growth.

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China-Australia FTA conducive to bilateral, regional cooperation

​With the signing of the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement (FTA) Wednesday in Canberra, the two countries have opened a new chapter in their relationship as the FTA will greatly boost their economic cooperation.

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ECB economic support program appears successful: OeNB governor

​The current positive economic growth trends in Austria and the wider eurozone are in large part due to successful emergency measures implemented by the European Central Bank (ECB), an Austrian member of its governing council claimed Monday.

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Hong Kong ranks world's 2nd most competitive economy

​Hong Kong ranked the world's second most competitive economy, up from the fourth place last year, according to the International Institute for Management Development (IMD) World Competitiveness Yearbook 2015.

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Rebels in E. Ukraine say ready for local elections with conditions

​The pro-independence insurgents in eastern Ukraine said Wednesday that they are ready to hold local elections under the Ukrainian law in their region if certain conditions were met.

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China-Belarus industrial park to play important role in Silk Road initiative

As China-proposed Silk Road Economic Belt initiative is being pushed forward, the construction of the China-Belarus industrial park, nicknamed Great Stone, has also been stepped up here.

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Election will not affect Sino-British trade ties: British experts

​The 2015 Britain General Election, which is the hardest one to predict in the past decades, took place on Thursday. British experts told Xinhua that no matter what the result might be, the election will not affect China-Britain economic and trade relationship in the future.