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  • Afghanistan mulls Islamic bonds, fearing Western cash cutback

  • KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan, which has only a semblance of a capital market, intends to sell Islamic bonds as it braces for a possible sharp fall in Western financial support as the war against the Taliban winds down, a senior central bank official said this week. The official said the sale of short-term Islamic bonds, also known as sukuk, is still in the planning stage, but could be a new way of raising money for the government. ...
  • Venezuelan-born academic named president of MIT

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology President Susan Hockfield presents MIT President-elect L. Rafael Reif with an MIT jersey with the number 17 on it during an MIT Community Meeting after his election to the post of President was announced at MassachCAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts (Reuters) - The Massachusetts Institute of Technology on Wednesday named Rafael Reif, an electrical engineer born in Venezuela who has been the university's provost since 2005, as its 17th president. Reif, 61, replaces Susan Hockfield, the first female president of MIT, who announced in mid-February that she was stepping down after almost eight years leading one of the most prestigious universities in the United States. Reif will take up his post at the Cambridge, Massachusetts, university on July 2, the first MIT president not to be a native English speaker. ...



  • UPDATE 1-Singapore April export rise hides weak regional outlook

  • * April non-oil exports +8.3 pct y/y, vs +6.9 pct consensus * Q1 GDP +1.6 pct y/y, below economists' forecast of 1.8 pct * April inflation seen rising from March, may hit 6 pct y/y SINGAPORE, May 17 (Reuters) - Singapore exports rose morethan expected in April due to a surge in pharmaceuticals butsoftness in electronics, a mainstay of manufacturing in manyAsian economies, points to a likely slowdown in regional growthas China's economy cools. ...
  • ECB move on Greek banks hits euro confidence

  • Newly appointed caretaker PM Pikrammenos shakes hands with Greece's President Papoulias during their meeting in AthensFRANKFURT/ATHENS (Reuters) - The European Central Bank has stopped offering liquidity to some Greek banks it does not consider solvent, and international concern about the euro zone rose as Athens called new elections that look set to be won by parties opposing austerity measures. Fears that Athens is on the brink of crashing out of the euro zone and igniting a renewed financial crisis have rattled global markets and alarmed world leaders, with Greece set to figure high on the agenda at a G8 summit later this week. ...



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