JazzCash onboards 1.7m merchants onto Raast – Business & Finance
KARACHI: JazzCash has emerged as a key player in the government’s drive to document Pakistan’s informal economy, onboarding…
Additional S$300 CDC vouchers, U-Save rebates for Singaporean households amid Middle East crisis
LOWER-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS Lower-income Singaporean households that need urgent and temporary financial relief for their daily living expenses currently…
Price of parenting: the household maths giving China’s consumers pause
Qiu Huiying, a human resources manager in Guangdong, worries in numerical terms when she looks ahead to the…
China has poured funding into flood defences. Has the investment paid off?
With climate change unleashing more frequent extreme weather events and heightening the risk of casualties and infrastructure damage…
China launches plan to revive foreign investment as FDI continues to fall
China is doubling down on efforts to attract and retain foreign investment with a new, comprehensive action plan…
EPFO retains 8.25% interest rate for FY26; UPI-based withdrawals to launch soon
The Ministry of Finance has cleared an 8.25% interest rate on Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) deposits for the…
Why Moody’s has raised China’s credit outlook amid Iran war shocks
A leading ratings agency that previously expressed concerns about China’s local debt woes has cast a vote of…
China faces a France-sized demographic loss that threatens coastal growth: analysts
China’s population is projected to fall by about 60 million over the next decade, threatening economic activity in…
China ramps up hunt for tax evaders, frames consumption levies as fiscal lifelines
Beijing is intensifying its enforcement against tax evasion, extending its reach into consumption taxes, which have been positioned…
Global shock feared as Iran tightens grip on Hormuz, Qatar says impact “not far away”
Published on 19/04/2026 – 9:59 GMT+2 Qatar is warning that the global economy is heading for a deeper…
Does China’s science budget boost confirm it is listening to everything Elon Musk says?
With Beijing allocating 426.42 billion yuan (US$61.7 billion) for the sector, it is positioning frontiers such as future…
China targets wealthy influencers with audits, fines as fiscal pressures rise
China has ramped up audits involving online influencers and high-wage earners, as part of broader efforts to expand…