Indian farmers to march to Delhi after talks fail
Indian farmers plan to continue a protest march to New Delhi after talks with ministers failed to make progress on…
Category: Economy
Turkyish current account gap narrows slightly
Turkiye narrowed its current-account deficit last year after a sharp policy reversal started to cool off domestic demand in the…
Rising number of informal workers
Despite witnessing stability in the unemployment rate within the local labour market, a growing number of informal workers are causing…
Thailand to create asset firm to tackle soaring household debt
BANGKOK: Thailand will establish an asset management firm in the first quarter of this year to help resolve its stubborn…
IMF’s Georgieva says Mideast growth to slow in 2024 on oil cuts
DUBAI: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says the Middle East economies are lagging below growth projections due to oil production…
Manila to set ‘more realistic’ growth targets
MANILA: Economic managers will come up with “more realistic” growth targets for 2024 until the end of President Marcos’ term…
Necessary changes to an unsustainable system
FISCAL pressures and demographic trends (increasing life expectancy and ageing society) in Malaysia have increased the urgency of reforming our…
Thai cabinet approves US$15.7bil more in new borrowing for 2024 fiscal year
BANGKOK: Thailand's cabinet on Tuesday approved an additional 560 billion baht ($15.66 billion) in new borrowing for the 2024 fiscal…
Cambodia’s employment slated to grow by 2.5%
Phnom Penh: Cambodia expects to have up to 10.2 million employed people in 2026, based on a predicted future labour…