Brazil gears up for 2016 Summer Olympics
Brazilian metropolis Rio de Janeiro has a lot to do before hosting…
Full impacts from Brazil’s largest environmental disaster still not known
After a breached mine tailings dam released a torrent of toxic mud…
Brazil’s Marin agrees to US extradition in FIFA corruption case
Jose Maria Marin, who led the organizing committee for World Cup 2014…
Neymar has millions in assets frozen in Brazil
A Brazilian court has accused international football star, Neymar, of evading millions…
Cheap oil threatens North Sea fields
Low oil prices have strained the budgets of countries, which depend mainly…
VW CEO Winterkorn likely to stay until end of 2018
Directors at Germany's Volkswagen have thrown their weight behind extending the contract…
IMF: ‘Bumpy’ road ahead for emerging economies
The world's lender of last resort, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), has…
Overseas corporate corruption still a major problem
Cross-border corporate bribery is still a largely unresolved issue, Transparency International has…
Egypt eighth amongst 10 highest smartphone sales in developing markets
By Mohamed Alaa El-Din A recent report issued by GFK Institution ranked…
HSBC operating profit up, net income falls
Europe's biggest bank, HSBC, has reported a drop in bottom-line earnings for…