The more interesting number than the $60m government commitment to Fletcher Building’s cement plant
By Bede Henderson* On Monday, the Government committed up to $60 million to keep New Zealand’s only cement manufacturing…
Indonesian Rupiah: BI may still need to tighten – MUFG
MUFG’s Lloyd Chan reports that Bank Indonesia kept its policy rate at 5.75%, surprising expectations for a hike,…
Resumption of oil exports: Will Yemen recover its economic lifeline? | Oil and Gas News
The announcement by the head of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council, Rashad al-Alimi, to resume oil exports starting July…
OECD: Morocco’s 35% Corporate Tax Rate Among the World’s Highest in 2026
Marrakech – Morocco applies one of the highest statutory corporate income tax rates in the world, according to…
Central Bank of Turkey stays on hold, citing geopolitics | snaps
At its July meeting, the CBT left its policy rate (the one-week repo rate) unchanged again at 37%.…
The price of Brent crude oil surged sharply | Baku.ws News Site
23 Jul 2026 19:15 The price of Brent crude oil futures for September delivery on the London ICE…
One-third of foreign property sales in Türkiye go to Gulf buyers
ISTANBUL Following the outbreak of war in the Gulf region, overseas home purchases by Turkish citizens have declined,…
China: Fiscal execution to support growth – Standard Chartered
Standard Chartered economists Carol Liao and Shuang Ding argue that China’s July Politburo meeting will prioritise implementation of…
Running on rollovers: Pakistan’s reserves get $27 billion foreign loans from Saudi, China
Pakistan continued to lean towards foreign funding in the last fiscal year, with total inflows touching around $27…
Australia’s unemployment rate remains at 4.4 percent
Australia’s unemployment rate stayed at 4.4 percent in June, according to the latest Labour Force data from the…
Traders see September rate hike as ECB mulls energy price spike
Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank (ECB), during a rates decision news conference in Frankfurt, Germany,…
Lagarde speech: Indicators suggest economic activity will remain modest
Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank (ECB), explains the ECB’s decision to leave key rates unchanged…