The rules governing global shipping are breaking down, according to 18 of the world’s leading maritime nations, which have warned that wars and the rapid expansion of a shadow fleet operating beyond
The United National Party has issued a strong statement accusing the government of failing to contain the rapid depreciation of the Sri Lankan rupee against the US dollar, warning that the country
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Editorial Recent market commentary, including assessments commonly echoed by outlets such as Bloomberg-style currency tracking desks, has described the Sri Lankan rupee as one of the weakest-performing currencies in the region in
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Global markets may look buoyant on the surface, but beneath the rally Jamie Dimon sees something far more volatile taking shape. Speaking at JPMorgan Chase’s Global China Summit in Shanghai with Bloomberg’s
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Listed companies in Asia are set to confront annual costs of around US$336 billion by 2030 due to physical climate risks such as floods, heatwaves, storms and water stress, according to a
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Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong has warned that global trade can no longer be assumed to deliver mutual “win-win” outcomes, arguing that rising geopolitical tensions, security concerns and economic rivalry have fundamentally
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Indonesia has announced a sweeping overhaul of its commodity export system, moving to centralise shipments of key natural resources through a government-appointed state-owned entity, in a policy shift that has triggered sharp
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The latest edition of the Sunday Times Rich List offers an unusually stark snapshot of Britain’s shifting relationship with global wealth. What has long been described in whispers by wealth advisers and
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Even before the United States and Israel launched their war with Iran, life on the industrial outskirts of New Delhi was already a daily struggle for workers such as Kunta Devi and
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Sri Lanka’s power sector is facing growing instability after revelations that payments owed to renewable energy producers have been delayed for several months, raising fears of a broader energy supply crisis. Industry
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Argentina’s political landscape has been jolted by a widening constellation of corruption allegations encircling senior figures in President Javier Milei’s administration. At the epicentre now stands Manuel Adorni, Chief of Ministers, who
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