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…
Category: Economy
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…
Sibu to become green methanol bunkering hub
PETALING JAYA: Sibu, which has an established shipbuilding and ship repair industry that has successfully penetrated the international market, is…
Wishful longing in the Year of the Wood Dragon
THE Associated Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia (ACCCIM) recently released a survey report on Malaysia’s business and…
‘Fragile’ New Zealand calls for budget orthodoxy
WELLINGTON: New Zealand is in a “fragile” state and needs to put its public finances back in order as a…
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…
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…
Singapore announces expanded social, corporate support in 2024
Singapore's Finance Minister Lawrence Wong says the 2024 budget will boost spending to counter inflationary pressures on households and businesses…