Oct. 15 (Bloomberg) -- The German economy, Europe's largest, may fail to grow next year after the yearlong credit squeeze pushed up lending costs and the global expansion slowed, government adviser Beatrice Weder di Mauro said.

The European Central Bank is trying to convince people in the eurozone that taking a tough stand on inflation will get them through lean economic times, arguing that long-term gains warrant short-term pain.

Exactly one week after oil workers of ExxonMobil Corporation in Nigeria commenced industrial action over what they alleged to be the company's insensitivity to their plight, Nigeria's crude oil production has begun to shiver and creating an unsettled ef

DOHA • Qatar's booming economy is expected to grow with a rise in inflation in the second half of 2008 and beyond leading to further expansion and diversification, according to Oxford Business Group's latest report on the country.

Germany's ambitious targets for reducing carbon dioxide emissions — coupled with its policy of phasing out nuclear power generation — pose a very serious challenge for the competitiveness of German industries, Daniel Goffart, a senior editor for poli