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Global Economy
Insurance sector faces demand-supply gap
30 January 2026, 00:00 AM
Global Economy
Trump-era trade stress leads Western powers to China
30 January 2026, 00:00 AM
Global Economy
Meta shares jump on strong earnings report
30 January 2026, 00:00 AM
Global Economy
Bangladesh Bank bought nearly $4 billion in FY26 so far
29 January 2026, 20:11 PM
Business
Samsung logs best-ever profit on AI chip demand
29 January 2026, 13:03 PM
Business
Gold nears $5,600 as investors seek safety
29 January 2026, 10:54 AM
Business
SoftBank in talks to invest up to $30b more in OpenAI
29 January 2026, 00:00 AM
Global Economy
Europe scores tentative trade deal win over India
29 January 2026, 00:00 AM
Global Economy
Dollar struggles to recover from losses
29 January 2026, 00:00 AM
Global Economy
Oil edges higher
Oil edged higher on Monday to extend last week’s gains as potential Opec+ output cuts and conflict in Libya helped to offset a strong US dollar and a dire outlook for US growth.
29 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Cenbanks will fail to tame inflation without better fiscal policy
Central banks will fail to control inflation and could even push price growth higher unless governments start playing their part with more prudent budget policies, according to a study presented to policymakers at the Jackson Hole conference in the United States.
28 August 2022, 18:00 PM
France vows to ‘contain’ soaring electricity costs
France’s finance minister pledged Saturday to keep electricity costs in check for consumers as European energy prices soar.
27 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Korea hikes rate for 4th time
The Bank of Korea returned to its usual 25 basis point rate hike Thursday, half the historic size seen in July, while slashing its growth forecast for the year amid the persistent inflation forcing the central bank to back a raise for a fourth time in a row for the first time.
27 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Oil prices rise on signals Opec might cut output
Oil prices ended higher on Friday, boosted by signals from Saudi Arabia that Opec could cut output, but trading was volatile as investors digested and ultimately shrugged off warnings from the head of the US Federal Reserve about economic pain ahead.
27 August 2022, 18:00 PM
UK household energy bills to jump 80pc
British energy bills will jump 80 per cent to an average of 3,549 pounds ($4,188) a year from October, the regulator said on Friday, plunging millions of households into fuel poverty and businesses into jeopardy unless the government steps in.
27 August 2022, 18:00 PM
China’s industrial profits plummet
Profits at China’s industrial firms sank in July, reversing previous gains as fresh Covid-19 curbs dragged down demand and squeezed factory margins, while power shortages due to heatwaves threatened production.
27 August 2022, 18:00 PM
US, China reach landmark audit deal
Beijing and Washington took a major step on Friday towards ending a dispute that threatened to boot Chinese companies, including Alibaba, from US stock exchanges, signing a pact to allow US regulators to vet accounting firms in China and Hong Kong.
27 August 2022, 18:00 PM
India may curb export of 100pc broken rice
India, the world’s biggest rice exporter, is considering whether to restrict exports of 100 per cent broken rice, government and industry officials told Reuters on Friday, after the paddy area has been reduced by a lack of rainfall.
27 August 2022, 18:00 PM
US economy shrinks in Q2
The US economy contracted at a moderate pace than initially thought in the second quarter as consumer spending blunted some of the drag from a slower pace of inventory accumulation, dispelling fears that a recession was underway.
25 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Citigroup to close Russian consumer business
Wall Street giant Citigroup Inc will close its consumer and commercial banking businesses in Russia starting this quarter and expects to incur about $170 million in charges over the next 18 months as a result, the company said on Thursday.
25 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Lanka widens import ban
Sri Lanka tightened import restrictions Wednesday with a ban on more than 300 additional items, as an economic crisis that has created months of shortages and toppled a president refuses to abate.
25 August 2022, 05:00 AM
IMF holds talks with Sri Lanka on debt restructuring
A team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will meet Sri Lanka’s president on Wednesday for talks to finalise a bailout package, including restructuring debt of about $29 billion, amid the nation’s worst financial crisis in more than seven decades.
24 August 2022, 18:00 PM
South African inflation hits 13-year high
Inflation in South Africa accelerated to its highest level in 13 years in July, pushed mainly by surging food, transport and electricity prices, official data showed Wednesday as workers staged protests over the high cost of living.
24 August 2022, 18:00 PM
US says Ukraine grain exports near pre-war levels
Ukraine is on course to ship nearly as much grain this month as it did before the Russian invasion, in a triumph for international efforts to ease food shortages, a US official said Tuesday.
24 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Qatar takes new solar mega-projects
Gas-rich Qatar on Tuesday announced two major solar projects that will more than double its energy output from the renewable source within two years.
24 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Energy crunch: Japan eyes nuclear power push
Japan’s prime minister on Wednesday called for a push to revive the country’s nuclear power industry in a bid to tackle soaring imported energy costs linked to the war in Ukraine.
24 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Cambodia’s textile competitiveness at risk: study
Rising labour, transportation, logistics and electricity costs could potentially undermine the competitive advantage of Cambodia’s textile-linked industries, according to research conducted by a prominent local economist.
24 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Ukraine’s food exports halved since war
Exports of key Ukrainian agricultural commodities have fallen by almost half since the start of the Russian invasion earlier this year compared to the same period in 2021, data from the agriculture ministry showed late on Monday.
23 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Indonesia raises key interest rates
Indonesia’s central bank hiked its key interest rate Tuesday for the first time in nearly four years to combat rising inflation stoked by the Covid-19 pandemic and war in Ukraine.
23 August 2022, 18:00 PM