India's industrial output picks up in September

MUMBAI, India (AP) -- India's industrial production picked up by 2 percent in September over the previous year, the government said Tuesday.

Indonesia Q3 growth slows as commodity exports wane

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's economy grew 6.2 percent in the third quarter from a year earlier, in line with forecasts, as the global downturn finally began to drag on a country whose resilience has attracted a flood of foreign investment this year.

Asia to spearhead next wave of African investment

ABIDJAN (Reuters) - The next wave of private investment in Africa is likely to come from Asian funds, lured by sustained high growth rates and increasing economic and political stability, according to the co-head of one of the continent's top private equity groups.