UK Budget Deficit Hits £23.3 Billion in May, Highest Since Pandemic
Debt-interest costs saw UK government borrowing rise to the highest level for any May in six years, underscoring…
Oman trade surplus steady at $4bn despite drop in oil, gas exports
JEDDAH: Oman’s trade surplus held steady at 1.54 billion Omani rials ($4.01 billion) in the first quarter of…
GT Voice: China’s consumption prospects won’t be obscured by rhetoric
Illustration: Xia Qing/GT With Chinese consumer confidence gradually recovering, South Korean fashion companies with significant exposure to the…
Gov’t wary of chip boom liquidity spilling into housing market
A visitor looks out over apartment complexes from Mount Nam in Seoul, May 8. Yonhap Policymakers are growing…
Vietnam has bold plans for its future. It will need U.S. tech and capital to make them happen
Vietnam’s new government is sending a clear signal to the markets: growth is back in the driver’s seat.…
Slowest food price rises in nearly a year and a half help keep UK inflation at 2.8%
Inflation rates in other parts of the world – a quick lookpublished at 09:18 BST 17 June 09:18…
What Indonesia’s finance chief really brought back from Beijing
When Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa landed in Beijing last week, the official agenda appeared straightforward: secure support…
Cash-strapped Chinese county sparks outcry by spending millions to host TV show
A county in eastern China’s Zhejiang province has landed in hot water after spending over US$1 million of…
Energy Sector Faces Long Recovery Despite U.S.-Iran Breakthrough
Oil refinery flare ©Adobe Stock Images Oil prices fell sharply after the United States and Iran unveiled a…
Foreign investment in Thailand tops 154bn baht in first five months, up 73%
Compared with the same period in 2025, approvals for foreign investment in Thailand increased by 102 investors, or…
Türkiye plans local product quota for chain stores
ANKARA The Trade Ministry has prepared a draft regulation that would introduce new rules for shopping festivals and…
Malaysia jumps 8 places in global economic competitiveness ranking
The the International Institute for Management Development, which released the ranking on Thursday, said improvements across all four…