2015-01-09 Some Economic Surprises from 2014
From VOA Learning English, this is the Economics Report. 2014 was a year of several economic surprises. On today’s program,…
2015-01-02 Russia’s Ruble Partly Recovers as Consumers Spend on Inflation Fears
From VOA Learning English, this is the Economics Report. The value of Russia’s money recently dropped by 20 percent in…
2014-12-26 India’s Ban on Online Taxi Services Raises Concerns
From VOA Learning English, this is the Economics Report. The Indian government recently called for all unregistered taxi services to…
2014-12-19 ILO: Wage Growth Remains Below Pre-Crisis Level
From VOA Learning English, this is the Economics Report. The International Labor Organization recently released a report suggesting that real…
2014-12-08 Some Asian Countries Gain from Low Oil Prices
From VOA Learning English, this is the Economics Report. Today we tell you more about the effects of falling oil…
2014-11-29 Falling Oil Prices Affect Nations Differently
From VOA Learning English, this is the Economics Report. World oil prices have dropped by about 30 percent since June.…
2014-11-18 China Opens Shanghai Stock Market to Hong Kong
From VOA Learning English, this is the Economics Report. Investors in Hong Kong and Shanghai may now invest in a…
2014-11-15 Experts Consider China’s Proposed Development Bank
From VOA Learning English, this is the Economics Report. The United States has expressed concerns about China’s plan to create…
2014-11-14 World Trade Center Reopens for Business in NYC
From VOA Learning English, this is the Economics Report. Thirteen years have past since the September 11th, 2001 terrorist attacks…
2014-11-07 China Launches New Asia Development Bank
From VOA Learning English, this is the Economics Report. China and 21 other countries have agreed to start an international…
2014-11-03 Five Illegal Job Interview Questions in the US
The three most stressful situations in life are said to be ending a marriage, dealing with death and moving to…
2014-10-31 Luxembourg Set to End Bank Secrecy
From VOA Learning English, this is the Economics Report. European Union finance ministers have reached an agreement that will make…
2014-10-24 Jean Tirole Wins Nobel Economics Prize
From VOA Learning English, this is the Economics Report. Economists have studied how markets work for a long time. Generally,…
2014-10-10 US Economy Bounces Back Strongly in Second Quarter
From VOA Learning English, this is the Economics Report. The Commerce Department says the U.S. economy expanded at its fastest…
2014-10-03 Ebola: Economic Impact Could Be Devastating
From VOA Learning English, this is the Economics Report. The World Bank is warning that the West Africa Ebola crisis…