S&P joined Fitch in upgrading Ukraine’s credit rating on Friday after the war-torn nation last week secured a two-year reprieve on its foreign debt from creditors.

Britain’s slide towards a recession has gathered momentum after data this week showed inflation jumping above 10 per cent, wages lagging far behind price growth and consumer confidence sinking to a record low.

The owners of private inland container depots (ICDs) raised tariffs for handling export laden containers by 25 per cent due to price hike of the diesel.

The inflationary pressure in Bangladesh will not ease anytime soon as the commodity prices will continue to spiral in the days to come, experts said today.

Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL) will be required to pay various charges and give bonds to transit petroleum from Meghalaya to Tripura through Bangladesh, according to a notification from the National Board of Revenue (NBR) at the end of last week.

The frontrunner to be Britain’s next prime minister Liz Truss said her government’s defining mission would be to revive the economy as she set out a series of measures to help parts of northern England.

Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz will sign a deal to establish hydrogen supply chains with Canada during his two-day visit to the country next week, officials said, as Berlin accelerates its green transition to reduce dependence on Russian gas supplies.

Shamla Yoosoof, an investment researcher from Colombo, left Sri Lanka with her three-year-old son and a jam-packed suitcase, swapping economic chaos at home for a new start in Dubai.

The head of Germany’s energy regulator said on Thursday that the country would almost certainly fail to meet its gas reserve targets in the face of a Russian supply squeeze.

Russia held its spot as China’s top oil supplier for a third month in July, data showed on Saturday, as independent refiners stepped up purchases of discounted supplies while cutting shipments from rival suppliers such as Angola and Brazil.

The White House is ramping up efforts to tout the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill and the effort to refurbish roads, bridges and airports and reduce emissions.

Seven out of 10 Germans are using less energy due to decades-high inflation in Europe’s largest economy while half are spending less on leisure activities, according to a new survey.

The UK government has blocked Hong Kong-based firm Super Orange from purchasing British electronic-design company Pulsic, citing security risks posed by China.

Turkey’s central bank on Thursday stunned the markets by lowering its main interest rate even as inflation soared to a 24-year high and looks set to climb further.

Sri Lanka will ask Japan to invite the Indian Ocean island’s main creditor nations, including China and India, to talks on bilateral debt restructuring as it seeks a way out of its worst economic crisis in decades, its president said on Thursday.

There’s always a trade-off between improving a country’s health and its national income. Japan’s tax agency, fretting about falling revenue, is trying to plump up receipts by encouraging younger people to drink more alcohol.

Vietnam’s government has ordered technology firms to store their users’ data locally and set up local offices, its latest move to tighten cybersecurity rules.

Britain’s next prime minister will not have room to make large, permanent tax cuts, the Institute for Fiscal Studies said on Thursday, challenging the plans of the two Conservative candidates vying to succeed Boris Johnson as prime minister.

US central bankers remain committed to raising interest rates further to quell rising prices, but agreed it would be appropriate to slow the pace of the hikes  “at some point,” the Federal Reserve said Wednesday.

South Korean auto parts maker Hyundai Mobis Co Ltd said on Thursday it was considering separating its modules and key parts production businesses into new wholly owned units in an effort to enhance each segment’s expertise and maximise efficiency.