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TÜSİAD calls off US visit, says it would be ‘unfruitful’ The Turkish Industrialists and Businessmen’s Association (TÜSİAD) has called off a trip to the US scheduled for March 16-17, arguing that it would be tainted by current tension between Ankara and Washington.	Germany’s Angela Merkel considering charge on banks Germany is working on various possible schemes, including bank charges, to ensure taxpayers do not have to pay for the risks taken by banks in the future, German Chancellor Angela Merkel told a German weekly magazine.
Strike threatens BA’s future British Transport Secretary Andrew Adonis urged cabin crew at British Airways on to call off their planned strikes this month, saying it threatened the company’s very existence.	Gov’t reveals R&D incentive for SMEs The government has revealed its plans to introduce a new package to encourage small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to merge to receive research and development (R&D) support from the government.

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Argentina’s government sees swap of defaulted debt in March Argentina aims to restructure before the end of March $20 billion in defaulted bonds left over from the country’s historic debt crisis eight years ago, a government official said on Saturday.	Chinese premier wen defends assertive trade, foreign policy China vowed Sunday to remain alert to any renewed signs of economic crisis and forcefully defended its currency, trade and more assertive foreign policies as helping global rebalancing, not undermining it.
Strike threatens BA’s future British Transport Secretary Andrew Adonis urged cabin crew at British Airways on to call off their planned strikes this month, saying it threatened the company’s very existence.	Healthcare overhaul will pass, aide says A senior White House adviser said on Sunday that President Barack Obama would get the votes necessary to pass a sweeping overhaul of the US healthcare system.

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Anadolujet to hire 2,000 workers Anadolujet, the low-cost subsidiary of Turkish Airlines (THY), expects to provide jobs for 2,000 people before the end of this year, a company official announced on Sunday.	European finance ministers to agree on Greek aid Euro zone finance ministers are likely to agree on Monday on a mechanism for aiding Greece financially, if it is required, but will leave out any sums until Athens asks for them, an EU source said on Saturday.
Turkey and the IMF: the beginning of a new era Wednesday′s call for the suspension of prolonged talks over a possible stand-by deal by both the Turkish government and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is considered a breakthrough in the Turkish economy, marking the beginning of a new era in 49 years of relations with the fund, observers agree.	OECD calls for Turkey to cut incentives for early retirement Turkey’s path to long-term growth requires major and politically difficult reforms, including the elimination of incentives for early retirement and the introduction of legislation to foster temporary employment, says the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).