Sri Lanka’s trade deficit widened by 69% in the first seven months of 2026, exceeding US$6.5 billion, as a sharp rise in import expenditure far outpaced the modest growth in export earnings,
As India closes a tumultuous year in foreign policy, the government is turning its attention squarely to economic measures aimed at stabilizing growth and investment. According to Front Line India, a combination
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India’s rapid push to become a global hub for artificial intelligence is fueling an unprecedented expansion of data centers across the country, but the infrastructure boom is placing growing strain on water
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A more accommodative interest rate environment and a booming global stock market are setting the stage for a stronger year ahead for private equity, with experts predicting renewed momentum into 2026 as
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Palantir’s soaring stock price is defying Wall Street logic, buoyed not by traditional market confidence but by growing enthusiasm among US retail investors and the company’s deepening ties to America’s global wars.
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Initial public offerings in the Middle East have fallen more than a third in 2025, marking the weakest year for listings since 2020, as lower oil prices and disappointing performances by newly
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Japan’s Cabinet, led by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, approved a record ¥122.3 trillion budget on Friday for the fiscal year beginning April 1, 2026, which includes ¥29.6 trillion in government bonds to
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The United Kingdom is on track to overtake Japan and become the world’s fifth-largest economy by the end of the next decade, according to new long-term forecasts that point to a gradual
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The dominance of the so-called Magnificent Seven US technology companies is likely to be challenged as competition in artificial intelligence intensifies, according to one of London’s largest technology investors, raising questions about
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Tech companies have moved more than $120 billion in data centre spending off their balance sheets using special purpose vehicles (SPVs), according to an analysis by the Financial Times, intensifying concerns about
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America’s six largest banks have collectively added $600 billion in market value in 2025, reflecting a powerful combination of deregulation under the Trump administration and a resurgence in investment banking, according to
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Pakistan’s long-delayed push to privatize its national airline took a decisive step forward on Tuesday after stockbroker Arif Habib Consortium submitted the highest bid of $482 million to acquire a 75% stake
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The International Monetary Fund has urged Pakistan to gradually scale back government spending on foreign remittance incentives, a move that economists warn could undermine formal transfer channels and revive the use of
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The U.S. economy grew at an annualised rate of 4.3 per cent in the third quarter, marking its fastest expansion in two years as robust consumer spending powered activity in the world’s
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Google is set to acquire U.S.-based data center and energy infrastructure developer Intersect Power for $4.75 billion, deepening the tech giant’s push to secure large-scale, clean energy supplies for its rapidly expanding
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Indonesia is ramping up scrutiny of wealthy individuals and major corporations in an effort to plug an unusually large tax revenue shortfall ahead of year-end, raising anxiety among the country’s business elite
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