Go on a visual tour of the global business world with these striking images captured by photographers up to the week ending May 8, 2014.
Updated: May 08, 2014, 12:00 AM
In pictures: Best business images of the week to May 8, 2014
Workers unload materials from a fork lift at the site of a apartment building under construction in Orlando, Florida. The US commerce department said that construction spending increased just 0.2 per cent in March after having fallen 0.2 per cent in February. John Raoux / AP Photo
Riot policemen clash with protestors during a May Day workers parade on May 1, 2014 in Medellin, Colombia. Raul Arboleda / AFP
A worker installs rubber onto the windows of the doors along a production line at a truck factory of Anhui Jianghuai Automobile in Anhui province. Activity in China’s manufacturing sector contracted for a fourth consecutive month in April, the HSBC/Markit flash Purchasing Managers Index showed, adding to questions about whether the world’s second-largest economy is still losing momentum. Reuters
Old Deutsche Telekom telephone booths near Michendorf, Germany which are being sold from €300 to €400. There are still around 40,000 telephone booths left in Germany. Ralf Hirschberger / EPA
Union members celebrate May Day in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Labor Day celebrations were attended by politicians and concerts of famous musicians. Victor Moriyama / Getty Images
A worker bends a hot iron rod at a factory in Islamabad. Mian Khursheed / Reuters
A crescent moon sits behind a high-rise building under construction in Jakarta. Indonesian GDP growth was pegged 5.21 per cent in the first quarter, its slowest pace since late 2009 as weak exports and tight monetary policy weighed on Southeast Asia’s top economy. Romeo Gacad / AFP
Indonesian porters load cement to a traditional wooden ship at Paotere Harbor in Makassar, Indonesia. These men are only paid between 15,000 ($1.33) and 30,000 rupees a day. Agung Parameswara / Getty Images
A man rides an escalator past Nintendo advertisements at an electronics retail store in Tokyo. Japan’s Nintendo expects to return to profit in the current business year after three straight years of losses, helped by a series of new video games for its Wii U console. Toru Hanai / Reuters
Labourers work on lifts at a construction site of a new railway station in Anhui province in China. Activity at mainland factories rose marginally in April but export orders fell sharply. Reuters
A Buginese starts to install a wooden block in the hull of a phinisi in South Sulawesi, Indonesia. Phinisi is a traditional wooden two-masted sailing ship, well-known as the traditional sea transportation amongst the Buginese people for many centuries. Agung Parameswara / Getty Images
A worker repairs a vessel at a ship repair yard in Mumbai. India’s factory growth showed no sign of acceleration in April 2014 as tepid demand restrained output even as price pressures eased. Danish Siddiqui / Reuters
Indian weaver Sardar Haji Hafizullah works on a sari, the traditional dress worn by Indian women, at a handloom factory in Rajapura Varanasi. Sanjay Kanojia / AFP