How to tighten the belt in hard times:

America reclaims state bail-out money

Ukraine cuts ministerial salaries

Russia: industrial output growth is still not a trend

Medvedev on bankrupcy and credit obligations

Opec decides not to cut production further

'Outrage' at AIG bonus payments

China concerned about its US assets

Switzerland eases banking secrecy

Russia - spends 12% of GDP to fight crisis

Russian billionaire no. 1 "loses weight" and asks for state aid

Ukraine askes Russia for loan

Russia's richest woman asks for state help

IMF predicts "Great recession"

UK chancellor urges mutual support

Japan's current account recorded its largest deficit in 13 years

Global recession: poorest countries shouldn't expect much from the developed world

- Europeans are considering options to deal with financial problems and recession

- President Lukashenko assures there is no crisis in Belorussia.

China 'faces most difficult year'

Bank of England attempts to boost bank lending by printing money (virtual)