Saudi Arabia has temporarily shut its 1,200-kilometre East-West oil pipeline after a drone attack damaged the vital crude conduit, adding to mounting disruptions to energy flows across the Middle East as the
An Indian pollution regulator has alleged that wastewater discharged from a Tata Electronics factory supplying Apple’s iPhone components has contaminated groundwater used by nearby farmland, according to a regulatory notice reviewed by
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by Our Economic Affairs Editor If you read markets today as anything other than a speculative mirror reflecting its own adrenaline, you are not paying attention—or worse, you are being paid not
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The United States has imposed new sanctions on Cuba’s state-owned energy company, Unión Cuba-Petróleo (CUPET), intensifying Washington’s efforts to increase pressure on the Cuban government as the island faces a severe energy
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The European Central Bank (ECB) has resumed interest rate increases after nearly three years, raising borrowing costs by 0.25 percentage points to 2.25%. The decision, taken at its latest policy meeting in
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The World Bank has cut its global growth forecast to 2.5% for this year, marking the slowest pace of expansion since the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report released Thursday. The downgrade
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China’s ports have once again dominated global efficiency rankings in 2025, securing seven positions in the top 10 of a worldwide assessment of trade hub performance, according to a study released Wednesday
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Oil prices climbed sharply on Thursday as escalating military actions between the United States and Iran intensified concerns over global energy flows, with Tehran announcing the closure of the Strait of Hormuz
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Singapore’s private wealth community is reassessing exposure to software investments as generative artificial intelligence reshapes the technology landscape, prompting family offices and institutional allocators to shift capital toward more defensible data-driven businesses
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A large share of South-east Asia’s renewable energy infrastructure faces significant exposure to climate-related hazards by 2030, with about US$165 billion in assets at risk across the region, according to a report
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Allegations of misconduct involving KPMG’s Australian operations have escalated into a widening scandal that now threatens key government and corporate contracts, following claims of mishandled whistleblower reports and improper use of confidential
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