Africa’s largest economy plans biggest overhaul of cash system as consumers shoulder $5.5billion annual bill
In a new position paper, the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) said cash remains a cornerstone of…
IMF sharply downgrades Cambodia economic forecasts
Economy Growth to slow to 3% and inflation to double to 5.6%, according to US-based fund Workers at…
Almost no progress made on UK regional household income divide in 30 years, report finds | Resolution Foundation
Britain’s deep regional income divide has barely changed in 30 years despite the promises of successive governments to…
Asking price inflation for homes rose to 5% in Q2
Annual asking-price inflation for homes across the country rose to 5% between April and June, from 4.7% in…
Mozambican banking profits drop nearly 39% to 208 million in 2025
Photo: Rádio Moçambique The profits of Mozambican banks fell by 38.85% in 2025 to 15.13 billion meticais (208…
Opinion: How Tauranga aims to lead New Zealand’s blue economy transformation
Take aquaculture as an example, where the opportunity is more than exporting shellfish to dinner plates. Seaweed is…
Japan’s appeal to foreign workers falls on low wages and weak yen
Japan immigration Survey shows 83.7% interested in working outside country, with South Korea top choice A Vietnamese technical…
Economy on recovery track despite manufacturing setback due to chip boom: KDI
Containers are stacked at a port in Pyeongtaek, around 60 kilometers south of Seoul, July 1. Yonhap SEJONG…
How Hong Kong is fighting to redefine its future with an institutional moat, wealth surge
For decades, warnings of Hong Kong’s terminal decline have arrived in periodic waves. When Stephen Roach, the former…
Japan’s rice prices likely to fall in coming months
Expectations that rice prices will fall in Japan in the months ahead are increasing among rice growers and…
Taiwan’s inflation hits 17-month high in June
Taipei, July 7 (CNA) Taiwan’s inflation hit the highest level for 17 months in June largely on a…
RBA to hold in August but one more rate rise still looms, says Bendigo Bank economist
Bendigo Bank chief economist David Robertson expects the RBA cash rate to hold in August, but warns one…