In Sri Lankan society, the betel leaf is not merely a plant leaf, but a paramount cultural symbol intertwined with our rituals, customs, and hospitality. A sheaf of betel leaves holds a
Nigel Farage has reaffirmed his plan to scrap the interest payments the Bank of England currently pays to commercial banks on reserves built up during quantitative easing, saying the move is necessary
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The builder of the superyacht on which British technology entrepreneur Mike Lynch died has launched a £400m lawsuit against his widow, escalating a bitter legal battle over responsibility for one of the
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Britain and China are moving to revive a “golden era” business dialogue as Prime Minister Keir Starmer prepares for a planned visit to Beijing next week, three sources familiar with the initiative
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by Durga Jamie Dimon’s conversation with The Economist’s editor-in-chief Zanny Minton Beddoes at the World Economic Forum in Davos was, in many ways, a warning shot fired across the bow of global
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The rapid rise of artificial intelligence has reshaped technology markets worldwide, but questions are mounting about the financial sustainability of the companies driving the revolution. A New York Times columnist has made
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According to a spokesperson from the nation’s finance ministry, Malaysia has approached debt arrangers with a request for proposals, marking the first step toward a potential dollar bond issuance. The government said
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In a stark appeal to the nation’s corporate elite, U.S. Chamber of Commerce CEO Suzanne Clark called on executives to defend free markets “fearlessly,” signaling growing unease among business leaders as President
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Despite official data showing India’s economy expanding at 7.4% in the year ending March, Prime Minister Narendra Modi faces a high-stakes decision that could determine whether the country’s growth story continues or
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A tidal wave of maturing bank deposits is prompting Chinese households to hunt for higher-yielding investments, a shift that could inject fresh momentum into the nation’s financial markets at a time when
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Private credit, one of the fastest-growing corners of global finance, is facing its sharpest test in years as investors pulled more than $7bn from some of Wall Street’s largest funds in the
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