China’s Hainan hosts duty-free shopping spree under new customs regime
A customs scheme covering the entirety of Hainan, China’s southern island province, appears to have triggered a surge…
India set to end 2025 on strong economic footing with high growth, low inflation: Govt
New Delhi [India], December 30 (ANI): India is on track to conclude 2025 as one of its most…
Malaysians rejoice as ringgit’s surge boosts travel budgets: ‘it’s good news’
The ringgit’s surge to a five-year high against the US dollar is prompting Malaysians, especially travellers, to exchange…
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[Vantage Point] A year of reckoning: Which way, Philippines?
As the Philippines enters the new year, it carries two heavy but inseparable ledgers: one economic and one…
Russian Manufacturing Activity Falls for Seventh Straight Month as 2025 Ends
Russia’s manufacturing sector continued to weaken at the end of 2025, with business activity declining for a seventh…
India’s domination of global rice trade stokes looming water crisis
Rice has become key agricultural export for India, but at great costRice farming depletes groundwater in already water-stressed…
Sammy Gyamfi speaks on alleged $214 million BoG losses
Sammy Gyamfi is the CEO of GoldBod The CEO of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), Sammy Gyamfi, has…
Colombia hikes 2026 minimum wage up nearly 23%
BOGOTA, Dec 29 (Reuters) – Colombia’s government will raise the country’s minimum wage to 1.75 million pesos per…
South Korea to unveil MSCI Developed Market inclusion roadmap early next year
TL;DR summary: South Korea will publish a roadmap early next year for MSCI index upgrade. The move targets…
Tariffs, China, and the dollar: What Wall Street got wrong in 2025
ORLANDO, Florida, Dec 29 (Reuters) – This was one of the most topsy-turvy years in living memory for…
Minority questions GoldBod’s licensing of Bawa Rock as sole gold aggregator
Minority has raised concerns over GoldBod’s licensing of Bawa Rock as sole gold aggregator The Minority in Parliament…
Top economist warns upcoming market blow-off ‘feels unstoppable’
Economist Henrik Zeberg is warning that global financial markets are approaching a dangerous late-stage blow-off top, as part…