Notes from Central Taiwan: The gig economy and its discontents
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Rising fuel, food prices drive June inflation close to BI’s target ceiling – Economy
ndonesia’s headline inflation accelerated to 3.34 percent in June from 3.08 percent in May, driven by higher nonsubsidized…
Job growth improving in Otago: report
Some positive news has been reported about job growth in Otago though wage increases remain tight. The Employment…
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…
UAE among world’s top 10 recipients of FDI in 2025, UN report says
Foreign direct investment into the UAE rose by about 6 per cent to reach $48.24 billion in 2025,…
India: Gradual firming CPI supports RBI patience – Societe Generale
Societe Generale strategist Kunal Kundu expects India’s June 2026 headline Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation to print around…
IMF upgrades UK growth forecast as fears over impact of Iran war diminish | Economic growth (GDP)
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has upgraded its growth forecast for the UK, while leaving those for other…
IMF lifts Korea’s growth outlook to 2.6%, biggest upgrade among 30 major economies
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday raised its forecast for Korea’s economic growth this year to 2.6…
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…
Saudi Tomoh program supports over 3k fast-growing firms, helps 40 list on Nomu
JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia’s Small and Medium Enterprises General Authority, known as Monsha’at, has supported around 3,300 fast-growing businesses…
Christopher Luxon says Northland must be ready for economic take-off
For the Mayoral Inner City Taskforce – formed to counter perceptions that Whangārei’s CBD was dying – the…
What FIFA and the US economy have in common
One response to the ultimately irrelevant process by which Folarin Balogun suited up for the US Men’s National…