World Economy

Sentiment toward Taiwan’s economy weakened in May after the composite index of monitoring indicators fell slightly at the end of March, a poll released by Cathay Financial Holding Co. said…

Nigeria’s economy expanded for a fourth straight quarter in the first three months of the year, boosted by an increase in oil prices and output.

Gross domestic product expanded 1.95% in…

Goldman Sachs’ analysts delivered a weekend note on the United States’ fiscal outlook, which carries some worrisome projections looking forward.

Thailand produced its fastest economic growth in five years in the first quarter, boosted by strong exports and tourism plus a slight firming in long-weak private consumption.

With the…

Despite starting from similar points upon the collapse of the USSR, the economies of the five Central Asian former Soviet republics have taken divergent paths since independence.

Their…

Bank of Georgia Group Plc, the largest Georgian lender, on Monday posted an 18.8% rise in first-quarter profit, driven by its banking and investment businesses, on the back of strong…

Argentina's return to financial chaos might seem remote to Indonesia's Joko Widodo, but the rupiah's decline tells a different, and more troubling, story. And not just for Jakarta, but New Delhi…

Japan’s exports accelerated in April on increased shipments of cars and machines used to make semiconductors, with rising volumes suggesting healthy overseas demand could help the economy…

South Africa’s Ministry of Trade and Industry will this week hold investment shows in China to woo investors for the country’s special economic zones.

Capital investment in 24 of the EU’s 28 member states has fallen dramatically over the past ten years, according to data from the statistical agency Eurostat.

Greece’s creditors have agreed a program of reforms as the country’s third and final bailout comes to an end, the European Commission said Saturday. Athens was rescued three times by European…

While public debt levels remain at manageable levels for most (Persian) Gulf Cooperation Council countries, the rapid build-up in debt levels combined with a rising cost of funds, changes in…

Bangladesh’s trade deficit has almost doubled within 12 months, rising to $13.20 billion at the end of March this year, according to the latest data from the central bank’s balance of payment.…

Sri Lanka is headed for a debt crisis, the finance ministry warned Sunday, blaming a series of costly projects commissioned by the previous government for record-high repayments, AFP reported.…

Uncertainty hangs over the Indian government's plans to sell Air India as onetime prospective buyers shun the troubled carrier, Nikkei reported. Asked whether Singapore Airlines was still…

Egypt next week will announce the winning consortium to build a 6,000 megawatt coal-fired power plant in the Red Sea port of Hamrawein after having received bids from three international…

Information technology is not just transforming markets; it is also making them ubiquitous, particularly for household consumers. From pretty much anywhere in the world, one can now search out…

Qatar’s monthly industrial production index for March 2018 stood at 103.4 points, showing a marginal decrease of 0.5% compared to the previous month. When compared on year-on-year basis, the IPI…

South Korea may find it hard to achieve its growth target of 3% this year due to slowing exports and other downside risks in the global market, market watchers said Sunday.

The Bank of…

With "minutes to midnight", the great US-China trade war appears to have been averted. Just ahead of the US deadline to impose a punitive new regime of tariffs, a deal of sorts has been struck…

The Chilean economy grew by 4.2% in the first quarter of 2018, the largest quarterly growth since 2013, the central bank announced. According to the institution, most sectors of the economy saw…

Greece’s economy ministry appears to have agreed with the country’s creditors on the inclusion in the extrajudicial debt settlement mechanism of individuals who are partners of enterprises in…

Businessmen in Pakistan have expressed concern over the alarming rise in the trade deficit of the country, which has widened by 14% to $30.245 billion during the first 10 months of the current…

Japanese listed companies continue to improve their ability to generate profits, as they scored a second year of record profits in the year ended March 31, with automakers and manufacturers of…

Canada’s economy continues to show signs of strength, but not enough to fuel inflation and prompt aggressive rate hikes—a scenario that validates the Bank of Canada’s cautious stance on monetary…