‘People are feeling optimistic,’ CEO says of 2026’s economic outlook
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Thai Middle Class Braced for Tax Hikes as Credit Rating Teeters Near ‘Junk’
  Economists warn that short-term handouts are creating a fiscal trap for Thailand, threatening a credit downgrade…
China’s Battery Boom Is Running Into a Very Familiar Problem
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Japan’s real wages in November fall 2.8% on year, down for 11th month
TOKYO – Japan’s real wages in November fell 2.8 percent from a year earlier, marking the 11th consecutive…
Foreign condo transfers slump to THB44bn as India surges
Q3 2025: Units up, value down In the third quarter of 2025, nationwide foreign condo transfers rose…
Weak economic growth forecast for B.C. in 2026, says new Deloitte report
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology.…
Africa’s top 5 oil producers ranked by daily output and hidden oil wealth
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Dollar steady as mixed data digested ahead of Friday’s jobs report
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Continued expansion in most sectors yet construction back to contraction in Dec: PMI
Bangladesh’s economic health expanded at a slightly faster pace in December last year, with the Purchasing Managers’ Index…
VIDEO: RBA deputy governor confirms 'very low' chance of further rate cuts – Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Eurozone inflation back at 2% target, confirming ECB’s sweet spot | snaps
Headline inflation dropped back to the 2% target in December from 2.1% in November, with core inflation falling…
Zambia drops plan to extend IMF loan programme
JOHANNESBURG, Jan 7 (Reuters) – Zambia has ditched plans to extend its International Monetary Fund loan programme before…