India pushes digital rupee through welfare pilots as BRICS CBDC plan takes shape
India is turning to welfare payments to drive adoption of its central bank digital currency as it prepares…
Retail sales up $72.1B in February
Updated: April 24, 2026 at 10:44AM EDT Published: April 24, 2026 at 8:59AM EDT Charles St-Arnaud, chief economist at Servus,…
South Africa inflation rises as global oil shock lifts prices across Africa
Consumer prices rose 3.1% year-on-year, up from 3.0% in February, according to Statistics South Africa. On a…
Germany growth forecast cut on energy shock, signaling trouble ahead
Werner Schnell | Flickr Open | Getty Images Europe’s biggest economy was set for a rebound, but now…
Trump warns of ‘big tariff’ if UK doesn’t drop digital services tax
US President Donald Trump during a healthcare affordability event in the Oval Office of the White House in…
Retail sales rise in Britain after Iran war prompted ‘panic at the pumps’ | Retail industry
Motorists stocking up on fuel helped to push up retail sales in Great Britain last month as the…
From trimming menus to margins: How some Malaysian businesses are surviving the global energy crisis
KUALA LUMPUR, April 24 — Local businesses are already feeling the adverse effects of the global energy crisis caused…
Feeling gloomy about the economy? The ‘vibecession’ has arrived in Australia – but experts are less worried | Australian economy
Australian households were already on edge before the bombs started falling in Iran. The cost of living was…
UK braces for price rises driven by Iran war as economic confidence plummets | Economic growth (GDP)
Confidence in the UK economy has fallen sharply amid the mounting economic fallout from the Iran war, surveys…
Thai plastics crisis puts SME factories at risk as costs surge
Saran Srimanoch, managing director of Grand Polymers Inter Co., Ltd., said Thailand’s plastics industry was worth more than…
Greece to be overtaken by Italy as eurozone’s most indebted country in 2026
A view of Duomo Cathedral and, in the background, the Porta Garibaldi business district, in Milan. [Claudia Greco/Reuters]…
Trudeau says Trump’s tariffs pushing Canada closer to China in auto sector – National
Former prime minister Justin Trudeau is warning that American tariffs threaten to drive Canada closer to China in…