International News and Information on Yahoo! Financehttp://finance.yahoo.com/news/category-economy/International News and Information on Yahoo! Financeen-USCopyright (c) 2012 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved.Mon, 28 May 2012 10:40:59 +00005International News and Information on Yahoo! Financehttp://finance.yahoo.com/news/category-economy/http://l.yimg.com/a/i/brand/purplelogo/uh/us/fin.gifMyanmar's president backs out of Bangkok forumhttp://finance.yahoo.com/news/myanmars-president-backs-bangkok-forum-102916517.htmlMyanmar's reformist president has canceled plans to attend an upcoming economic conference in Thailand's capital.Thai Foreign Ministry spokesman Thani Thongphakdi says he's been told that President Thein ...

]]>Mon, 28 May 2012 10:29:16 +0000http://finance.yahoo.com/news/myanmars-president-backs-bangkok-forum-102916517.htmlIMF tells Ukraine to hike gas bills for householdshttp://finance.yahoo.com/news/imf-tells-ukraine-hike-gas-102618592.htmlIMF tells Ukraine to hike gas bills for householdsThe International Monetary fund has told Ukraine it must raise gas and heating prices for households if it is to regain access to a $15.6 bailout loan from the fund.The government of President Viktor Yanukovych ...

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Head of the International Monetary Fund mission to Ukraine Chris Jarvis speaks to reporters in Kiev May 28, 2012 in Kiev, Ukraine. The IMF urged Ukrainian authorities to press ahead with austerity measures to unfreeze a $15.6 billion bailout loan. (AP Photo/Maria Danilova)

]]>World stocks inch higher on Greek vote hopeshttp://finance.yahoo.com/news/world-stocks-inch-higher-greek-091348798.htmlEuropean markets posted modest gains Monday morning after weekend opinion polls strengthened hopes that Greece might stick with the euro and austerity measures.But investors were also focused on Spain's ...

]]>Mon, 28 May 2012 10:19:00 +0000http://finance.yahoo.com/news/world-stocks-inch-higher-greek-091348798.htmlCopper up on Greek hopes, China stimulushttp://finance.yahoo.com/news/shanghai-copper-gains-greece-election-020856724.htmlCopper up on Greek hopes, China stimulusCopper extended gains on Monday on hopes of more stimulus from China, and after Greek conservative parties topped opinion polls, helping calm fears over contagion should Athens default on its debt and ...

]]>Mon, 28 May 2012 10:03:07 +0000http://finance.yahoo.com/news/shanghai-copper-gains-greece-election-020856724.htmlA worker checks a shipment of copper inside the plant at the copper refinery of Codelco Ventanas in Ventanas cityA worker checks a shipment of copper inside the plant at the copper refinery of Codelco Ventanas in Ventanas cityA worker checks a shipment of copper inside the plant at the copper refinery of Codelco Ventanas in Ventanas city, about 164 km (101 miles) northwest of Santiago, April 16, 2012. REUTERS/Eliseo Fernandez

]]>Shares in Spain's Bankia plunge on bailout planhttp://finance.yahoo.com/news/shares-spains-bankia-plunge-bailout-081627523.htmlShares in Spain's Bankia plunge on bailout planConcern over the bailout plans for troubled Spanish lender Bankia and the country's ability to finance itself sent the nationalized bank's share price plummeting and Spain's borrowing costs soaring Monday.Bankia's ...

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FILE - In this Friday, May 18, 2012 file photo a man uses an ATM cash point machine at a branch of the Bankia bank in Madrid. Logo says ' Welcome to Bankia'. Spain's market regulator suspended trading of shares in bailed-out Bankia on Friday May 25, 2012, ahead of a key board meeting at which the lender is expected to decide how much more rescue money it needs from the government. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza, file)

]]>WTO's Lamy urges China to free up services sectorhttp://finance.yahoo.com/news/wtos-lamy-urges-china-free-093957903.htmlWTO's Lamy urges China to free up services sectorChina should further open its fledgling services sector to foreign investment to help sustain its economic rise, World Trade Organisation Director General Pascal Lamy said on Monday. "The WTO needs ...

]]>Mon, 28 May 2012 09:39:57 +0000http://finance.yahoo.com/news/wtos-lamy-urges-china-free-093957903.htmlWTO Director General Lamy reacts before a news conference on annual trade forecast and statistics in GenevaWTO Director General Lamy reacts before a news conference on annual trade forecast and statistics in GenevaWorld Trade Organization Director General Pascal Lamy reacts before a news conference on annual trade forecast and statistics at the WTO headquarters in Geneva April 12, 2012. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

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