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This article is about an important bid proposed by BHB Billiton, an Australian mining company, to takeover Canada's Potash Corporation in order to secure global commodity supply against growing demand and population growth in developing countries.

Imposition of levies (taxes) by G20 governments to reduce government budget deficit: The G20 summit held in Canada over the weekend has confirmed the trend of fiscal consolidation which is happening in many of the major world economies in the wake of the financial crisis and recession. Leaders have agreed that debt as a proportion of gross domestic product needs to be stabilised or actually reduced by 2016 and it was noted that all the G20 countries had committed to halving their respective deficits within three years. Plans to introduce a global levy on banks have, as expected, been dropped although the summit confirmed that member countries would be free to introduce their own measures. The UK introduced a levy in the emergency Budget last week and some other European countries also have plans to do so...

This article explores reasons behind the rapidity of china's economic growth, and of its slouch in the third quarter.

This article describes Prince Edward Island Premier Robert Ghiz's anticipation of the talk of transfer payments as a part of the agenda at the Council of Atlantic Premiers meeting Sunday in Sussex, N.B. CBC. It will be necessary for Ottowa to make transfer payments to the atlantic provinces to balance economic activity and keep health care costs low for the government.