economy (general)

Debt, fiscal challenges facing low-income countries worry IMF

Shareholders of the International Monetary Fund agreed on the importance of addressing challenges fa...

world | 5 months ago

Cuba’s cash crunch leads to long lines and growing frustration

Alejandro Fonseca stood in line for several hours outside a bank in Havana hoping to withdraw Cuban ...

world | 5 months ago

Poland is still not ready to adopt the euro, its Finance Minister says

Twenty years after joining the European Union, Poland is still not ready to adopt the euro currency,...

world | 5 months ago

German law to clean up supply chains triggers fears of industrial regression

Many German small and medium enterprises (SMEs) said they have been struggling to meet the cost and ...

world | 5 months ago

Months after TikTok ban, Nepalese fight in court while finding ways around it

When Nepal suddenly announced a ban on TikTok last year, lawyer Sunil Rajan Singh was determined to ...

world | 5 months ago

Pakistan to privatise all state-owned firms, except strategic enterprises: PM Sharif

Cash-strapped Pakistan will privatise all state-owned enterprises, including the loss-making Pakista...

world | 5 months ago

Argentina's economic activity down 8.4% in March, the biggest drop since 2020

Argentina's economic activity fell 8.4% in March from a year earlier, the country's official statist...

world | 4 months ago

UAE looking to expand scope of trade under CEPA with India: official

The United Arab Emirates is looking to expand the scope of trade and services covered under the Comp...

world | 4 months ago

Gold worth tens of billions smuggled to the UAE each year

Gold smuggling out of Africa, mainly to the United Arab Emirates, has surged over the last decade, w...

world | 4 months ago

Sri Lanka has made 'strong progress' on debt restructuring front: IMF

“Sri Lanka’s macroeconomic policy reforms have started to “bear fruit” and the country is expected t...

world | 4 months ago

Argentine Senate passes Javier Milei’s reform bill as protests rage outside

Argentina's Senate passed a sprawling bill on Wednesday that is key to libertarian President Javier ...

world | 4 months ago

Myanmar's economy in crisis as civil strife disrupts trade and livelihoods

Myanmar, once a thriving emerging economy, is struggling to regain momentum as the country's civil w...

world | 4 months ago

U.S. inflation ebbs in May as prices of goods slide

U.S. monthly inflation was unchanged in May as a modest increase in the cost of services was offset ...

world | 3 months ago

China posts disappointing growth as officials hold key ‘Third Plenum’ meeting

China posted lower than expected growth in the second quarter on July 15, with all eyes on how top o...

world | 3 months ago

Copa America: Argentina enjoys brief respite from economic crises as nation celebrates Messi-led team’s victory

Argentines taking to the streets to revel in their Copa América triumph inhabit a very different pla...

world | 3 months ago

With recent discovery of oil deposits, Ivorian economy is diversifying into new realm of raw materials  

The discovery of huge deposits of natural resources including oil, gas and gold in the Ivory Coast i...

world | 2 months ago