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Cyprus bailout tax causes alarm around the world
Mar 18, 2013
Julia Coronado, chief economist with the investment bank BNP Paribas, explains how the situation in Cyprus is rippling out to other economies around the world.
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Cyprus bailout: Depositors face tax, hurry to withdraw cash
Mar 18, 2013
Financial markets in Asia and Europe fell sharply today thanks to the unusual terms of the EU bailout of Cyprus. A tax of up to 10 percent on bank deposits in Cyprus was proposed to defray some of the cost of the bailout.
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5 things you need to know about Cyprus' economy
Mar 18, 2013
As Cyprus debates a controversial bailout plan to tax savings accounts, here are the five things you need to know about Cyprus, its economy, and why it is important to the global economic recovery.
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Quiz: Which organizations change leadership the least?
Mar 18, 2013
Which has had fewer leadership changes in the last 100 years: The Catholic Church or General Electric?
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In Cyprus bailout, what's Russia got to do with it?
Mar 15, 2013
European finance ministers are meeting in Brussels today, and at the top of their agenda is Cyprus. The small Mediterranean island nation, which has 850,000 people, is in desperate need of a bailout.
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Crackdown on shark fishing opposed by Japan, China
Mar 14, 2013
Japan and China have failed to block new restrictions on shark fishing at an international conference in Thailand.
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What the new pope means for the poor
Mar 14, 2013
Priority number one for the new pope has been fighting poverty in the slums of Buenos Aires. What effect might he have on the global scene in his new position?
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Chinese province offers 'clean air tourism' to suffering urbanites
Mar 13, 2013
China's southeastern province of Fujian enjoys some of China's cleanest air. Provincial officials have launched a 'clean air tourism' campaign to court Chinese who live in cities like Beijing, where pollution levels have been at record highs this year.
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Caught in the cross fire? Coca-Cola accused of illegal mapping in China
Mar 13, 2013
The government of the Yunnan province in Western China is going after Coca-Cola. Officials say the company has been illegally mapping the province with GPS devices.
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Quiz: How many workers live on $1.25 a day?
Mar 12, 2013
How many of the world's 3.1 billion workers live on just $1.25 per day -- the global poverty line as defined by the World Bank?
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