The Indian rupee climbed to a two-month high on Thursday after a massive wave of overseas fundraising through special measures exceeded market expectations, strengthening the currency’s outlook as renewed U.S.-Iran conflict pushes
The Indian rupee climbed to a two-month high on Thursday after a massive wave of overseas fundraising through special measures exceeded market expectations, strengthening the currency’s outlook as renewed U.S.-Iran conflict pushes
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The European Union and China have marked October as a crucial point in their trade relationship. Negotiations are under way, and Brussels wants to see “tangible results” by then to begin addressing
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Germany’s trade deficit with China widened significantly in the first half of 2026, even as China remained the country’s largest overall trading partner, according to preliminary data from state-run agency Germany Trade
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Nike is overhauling its online sales strategy in China by restricting wholesale distributors from selling its products through e-commerce platforms, as the world’s largest sportswear company seeks to regain ground lost to
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by Our Diplomatic Affairs Editor “Is Sri Lanka trying to join a trade agreement, or a new economic system?” and “In a world of fragmented supply chains and regional blocs, what does
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Asia is increasingly confronting a severe economic strain as the ongoing conflict involving Iran continues to disrupt global energy and trade flows. Countries across the region, heavily dependent on imported fuel from
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The economic aftershocks of the recent US-Israel war with Iran are rapidly coming into focus, with a new analysis projecting a staggering regional repair bill of up to $58 billion. According to
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The world still has trade rules, but it increasingly lacks an enforcement mechanism that works fast enough to discipline temporary pressures before they harden into permanent structural outcomes that hobble the global
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Pakistan’s trade deficit with nine neighbouring countries widened sharply in the first half of fiscal year 2025–2026, underscoring mounting challenges in its regional trade balance, with Sri Lanka among the countries seeing
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Russia’s public budget deficit could reach between 3.5% and 4.4% of gross domestic product by the end of 2026, nearly three times the official target of 1.6%, according to calculations seen by
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The online betting platform Polymarket has ignited a firestorm of criticism by refusing to pay out more than $10.5 million in wagers tied to whether the United States would “invade” Venezuela following
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A growing global shortage of memory chips is tightening the electronics supply chain and is likely to make smartphones and personal computers more expensive from 2026, according to new analysis by IDC.
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Global economic growth is set to remain sluggish over the next two years as trade tensions, geopolitical uncertainty and limited investment—outside of artificial intelligence—continue to weigh on the world economy, according to
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One of the major problems faced in the industry even today is the labour shortage related to fundamental tasks. While these tasks are key to the survival of the industry, the labour
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Editor’s Note: The following article is based on L. Alan Winters’ essay “Asia and ‘Reciprocal Tariffs’: Is Regionalism the Antidote?”, published by the National Bureau of Asian Research in partnership with the
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