‘China built the industrial spine of the global energy transition by leveraging its huge domestic market’
After two fraught weeks, the COP30 climate summit in Belem yielded only a fragile set of compromises, sidestepping…
Economic and event calendar in Asia Monday, December 15, 2025: RBA, BoJ Tankan, China data
It’s a very active session on the event calendar, notably: Bank of Japan Tankan Economic activity data from…
Car imports in Nigeria rebound, hitting N1tn in 9 months
Nigeria’s importation of passenger motor cars rebounded strongly in 2025 as relative stability in the foreign exchange market…
RBNZ Governor Breman: If economy evolves as expected, current 2.5% rate likely remains
Reserve Bank of New Zealand Governor Breman said the economic outlook has evolved broadly in line with the…
China’s November Retail Sales rise 1.3%, Industrial Production up 4.8%
China’s Retail Sales rose 1.3% year-over-year (YoY) in November vs. 2.9% expected and 2.9% in October, the latest data…
China’s retail sales growth sharply misses estimates in November, deepening consumption worries
19 November 2025, China, Shanghai: Boats sail past downtown Shanghai on the Huangpu River. The tallest building on…
December 19 labeled as ‘upper-middle-class free day’ by Gonsalves
Opposition leader Dr. Ralph Gonsalves has raised significant concerns about the government’s upcoming first-ever VAT-Free Day, arguing that…
Türkiye’s trade with Malaysia up 11.6% in 10 months of 2025
Türkiye’s bilateral trade with Malaysia increased in the first 10 months of the year, with exports rising 52%…
Market braces for BOJ hike amid stubbornly weak yen and wage growth – Nikkei Asia
Market braces for BOJ hike amid stubbornly weak yen and wage growth Nikkei AsiaBank of Japan set for first…
Mismatch of jobs and skills in Greece
An OECD report confirms the considerable mismatch between the skills of the workforce and the jobs on offer…
Multiple government departments deploy key work priorities in 2026
The view of Beijing’s Central Business District Photo: VCG As the Central Economic Work Conference, which mapped out…
India emerges as world’s 3rd most competitive AI power
India has emerged as the world’s third most competitive country in artificial intelligence, according to Stanford University’s Global…