Global manufacturing output under scrutiny
New York: Manufacturing will get a temperature check from closely-watched measures of activity for Europe and Asia, an opportunity to…
Category: Economy
Thai Q4 GDP contraction and weaker outlook firm case for rate cut
BANGKOK: Thailand's economy unexpectedly contracted in the fourth quarter of 2023 from the third with policymakers downgrading the outlook for…
2024, a year to execute Madani Economy framework: Amir Hamzah
PUTRAJAYA: This year will be about executing the MADANI Economy framework and all the policies that the government put out…
Think tank says Pakistan’s debt remains unsustainable
Karachi: Pakistan’s debt is a “raging fire” that has become unsustainable, a local think tank has warned, in a graver…
China exempts stamp tax on offshore trade
BEIJING: Offshore trade in the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone and the zone’s Lingang new area will be exempt…
GDP expected to register 4.7% growth in 2024
PETALING JAYA: MIDF Research expects Malaysia’s gross domestic product (GDP) to grow by 4.7% in 2024 helped by a recovery…
Italy’s small investor push to slacken when ECB rate cuts start
Elisabetta Trevisan, a 50-year-old teacher from Venice, plans to use interest payments from an Italian bond for small savers to…
BoJ keeps April policy shift on table
The Bank of Japan (BoJ) is on track to end negative interest rates in the coming months despite the economy’s…
Enhancing investment opportunities
As the unity government under Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim progressively consolidated its power last year, a new series…