The Bank of Japan is set to keep monetary policy steady on Tuesday and seek to allay speculation of an early tapering of its massive stimulus, as recent bond market turbulence puts to the test its…

Hungary’s jobless rate dropped by 1.7 percentage points to 4.4% in the October-December period of last year, as compared to the same months a year earlier, the Central Statistical Office said in a…

Turkey’s economic confidence regressed to 85.7 in January with a 3.9% decrease compared to the previous month, data from the Turkish Statistics Institute showed on Jan. 30, Anadolu Agency reported…

A Swiss village has launched its own temporary currency in order to boost the local economy and finance a new cable car, which residents say is essential for the area’s future, BBC reported. Fifty…

UK consumer confidence fell back in January, data from the European Commission has shown, while eurozone confidence was better than expected. The seasonally adjusted consumer confidence indicator…

Accusing the Narendra Modi government of “presenting a rosy picture of the Indian economy”, former prime minister Manmohan Singh and finance minister P. Chidambaram Monday claimed the ruling…

Greece’s debt is manageable if the agreed reforms are fully implemented, according to the European Stability Mechanism after a leak of the International Monetary Fund’s report underlined in…

The US removal of sanctions on Sudan may unlock the potential for the government to tap its rich mineral and agriculture resources. Now the African state needs to carry out the large-scale reforms…

The International Monetary Fund says Zimbabwe should undertake bold reforms that include streamlining of the public sector wages to ensure the viability of the economy.

Italy has done too little in the last three years to reduce non-performing loans weighing on its banks, the European Central Bank’s top bank supervisor told the Italian daily la Repubblica on…

Finland’s businesses as well as consumers are increasingly optimistic about the future, suggests data published by Statistics Finland and the Confederation of Finnish Industries.

Spain’s economy kept up a steady expansion in the fourth quarter to hit one of the eurozone’s fastest growth rates for 2016, but its consumer-led recovery may slow in the coming months amid rising…

New Zealand has recorded a narrower annual trade deficit. Official figures show a shortfall of $3.2 billion in 2016, compared with a $3.5 billion deficit in the previous year.

Thailand’s economy is expected to grow 3.6% this year, up from the 3.4% previously projected, thanks to higher public spending and improved exports, the finance ministry said on Monday, Nasdaq…

Globally-acclaimed Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi has announced that he will not participate in the 2017 Academy Awards ceremony.

A video-clip made by late Iranian actor, writer and theater director Jafar Vali (1933-2016) will be unveiled soon at Sangalaj Theater in Tehran.

The video-clip is made on the basis of the…

The Society for National Heritage of Iran will honor senior historian and critical editor Ehsan Eshraqi, 88, at a ceremony on February 6 in Tehran.

The ceremony from 5:30-7:30 pm will be…

Belgian curator and art historian Michel Dewilde will speak at the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art on January 31.

Implementation of the 2014 Health Reform Plan has led to a significant decrease in the cost of healthcare for the average Iranian household, but is still high.

Financial aid to the tune of $1250-$1500 (50-60 million rials) will be given to people whose homes were damaged in the floods following heavy rainfall January 19-24 in Sistan-Baluchestan Province…

Fat shaming people into losing weight, has the reverse effect and makes them more likely to have a heart attack, according to new research.

The idea that fat shaming - the term used to…

There are presently 620 NGOs in the country working under the supervision of the Health Ministry, said Mostafa Jamali, head of the ministry’s Non-Governmental Organizations Office, on Sunday. In…

Half of Iranians have high blood pressure by the time they are 55 years old, said Deputy Health Minister Dr Reza Malekzadeh. “Salt consumption in Iran is 2.5-3 times higher than the safe amount,”…

Foreign airlines have agreed to reimburse Iranians who had purchased tickets to the United States on or before Jan. 28.

Following US President Donald Trump’s executive order on Friday to…

An intrathecal pain pump implantation surgery was done for the first time on Sunday at Tehran’s Noorafshar Hospital.

The surgery was conducted by a team of surgeons headed by Dr Siamak…