World Economy

  • The International Monetary Fund has projected that Nepal’s economy will grow by 5.5% in this fiscal, NewsNow reported. The outlook given by IMF is, however, a full percentage point lower than the…

  • Russia is expected to sell discounted rights to one of the world’s largest untapped gold deposits this week to a joint venture of miner Polyus and a state conglomerate, industry sources and…

  • Growth in New Zealand is tipped to remain strong but rate hikes won’t be on the cards until 2018, says HSBC chief economist Paul Bloxham.

  • Taiwan’s economy is doomed for a slow death unless the government pushes through with reform, a scholar has warned. 

    “The economy is facing a major crisis... it’s on the brink of death…

  • Australia and New Zealand said on Tuesday they hope to salvage the Trans-Pacific Partnership by encouraging China and other Asian countries to join the trade pact after US President Donald Trump…

  • Japanese manufacturing activity expanded in January at the fastest pace in almost three years as export orders surged, suggesting that overseas demand is not as weak as some economists and…

  • Speakers at a government forum held Monday on macroeconomic management and the 2017 budget law said Cambodia’s strong economic growth has been largely unscathed by China’s slowdown, though clouds…

  • A contested EU-Canada free trade deal cleared a key hurdle on Tuesday as European Union lawmakers defied rising anti-globalization sentiment to back one of Europe’s most ambitious accords, World…

  • The White House warned China it will “defend” US and international “interests” and that trade must be a “two-way street.”

  • US President Donald Trump’s promise to pursue policies based on the principle of “America first” is threatening to disrupt the world economy, and the signs were on display last week.

  • A survey shows that the economy of the 19-country eurozone began 2017 with relatively strong growth.

    The so-called purchasing managers’ index, a gauge of activity in the manufacturing and…

  • The US can learn many lessons from India’s move towards a cashless economy, a top Silicon Valley expert has said while underlining that India “may have leapfrogged” American technology industry…

  • The proposals to raise taxes for companies and high earners which the left-wing parties have included in their election programs are out of step with current trends and should be ditched, say…

  • Sri Lanka’s consumer prices as measured by National Consumer Price Index rose at a steady pace of 4.2% in December from the 4.1% reported a month ago, data from the state statistics office showed…

  • The dollar fell to a 1-1/2 month low on Monday against an index of the world’s other top currencies, after US President Donald Trump struck a protectionist tone in his inauguration speech.

  • The value of Saudi Arabia’s non-oil exports decreased in November 2016 by 9.1% to SR14.397 billion ($3.84 billion), compared to SR15.842 billion in November 2015. TradeArabia reported. The value…

  • Malta’s annual rate of inflation as measured by the Retail Price Index went up to 1.06% in December, from 0.68% in November. On a monthly basis, a rate of 0.67% was registered in December 2016, up…

  • Hong Kong’s composite consumer price index in December rose 1.2% from a year ago against a backdrop of moderate inflation pressure, the Census and Statistics Department said Monday, MarketWatch…

  • China’s stimulus programs have boosted economic growth, but they’re also creating stability risks, Fitch stated in a report Monday. For the fourth quarter of 2016, China’s gross domestic product…

  • Globalization is changing and is slowly being replaced by a multipolar world, research by Credit Suisse Research Institute revealed.  

  • After a record two years of negative inflation, consumer prices in Singapore finally rose in December last year, with headline inflation coming in at 0.2%.

  • India’s IT industry has warned about the adverse impact that curbs on outsourcing will have on the US economy, which lacks high-skilled workers.

  • South Korea’s acting president Hwang Kyo-Ahn asked the country’s businesses to aggressively boost investment and innovation to create jobs and lead an economic recovery amid uncertainties inside…

  • The Asia-Pacific region is at a turning point in its energy trajectory. The energy solutions that have fuelled growth in the region over the past few decades are no longer compatible with the…

  • Chancellor Angela Merkel’s cabinet is expected to approve a measure on Wednesday to close a tax loophole used by foreign companies operating in Germany, according to legislation drafted by finance…