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9 Apr 18
Thailand’s economy is expected to grow by 4.1% this year the World Bank has said, marking the country’s best economic performance since 2012.
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4 Apr 18
China has published a list of various signature US imports the country plans to impose duties on, in response to Donald Trump’s steel and aluminium tariffs.
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3 Apr 18
Technology is the key that will drive forward green projects in the Asian countries connected by the Mekong River, argues Asian Development Bank’s Pavit Ramachandran.
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27 Mar 18
The eurozone should create a ‘rainy-day’ fund to help members of the currency union in future economic downturns, the International Monetary Fund chief has said.
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26 Mar 18
South Korea and the US have reached a trade agreement, which is likely to see the Asian country exempt from Donald Trump’s steel tariffs.
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21 Mar 18
The United States has banned any financial transactions involving Venezuela’s new Petro cryptocurrency.
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21 Mar 18
G20 countries should work together to boost sustainable growth and “avoid the temptation of inward-looking policies”, International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde has urged.
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21 Mar 18
Developing country debt payments have increased by 60% in three years, marking the highest level since 2004, figures have revealed.
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20 Mar 18
The Indian government sees artificial intelligence as a way to boost the economy - a ‘game changer’. But the change might not be for the good, warns Chatham House’s Urvashi Aneja.
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19 Mar 18
Germany’s new finance minister has said protectionism is “not the answer” to trade and warned he is “seriously worried” about the trade stand-offs with the US.
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15 Mar 18
The South Korean government is set to talk to the International Monetary Fund in an effort to avoid being labelled a ‘currency manipulator’ by the US, the finance minister has said.
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15 Mar 18
A rise in protectionism and emerging trade wars could harm the global economic recovery, the OECD has warned.
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13 Mar 18
The eurozone is expected to pay out the next €5.7bn bailout loan tranche to Greece in the second half of March, the president of the Eurogroup has announced.
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13 Mar 18
Timor-Leste spends the least amount of money on healthcare than any other country in the world, a new map has revealed.
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12 Mar 18
The European Union commissioner for trade has said the bloc will “stand up to bullies” that create trade wars, at a conference in Brussels.
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9 Mar 18
The UK will pay £700,000 for a new wing in one of Nigeria’s prisons to help free up space in British jails, Boris Johnson has announced.
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7 Mar 18
US president Donald Trump has said he will not back down on plans to impose tariffs on steel and aluminium imports, following ‘trade war’ concerns from Republicans.
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28 Feb 18
Chile should use its economic upturn to address low productivity levels and inequality, the OECD has said.
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28 Feb 18
Southeast Asia should put greater emphasis on economic diversification, regional trade and prepare for technological changes, IMF chief Christine Lagarde has said.
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26 Feb 18
The European Union is ready to regulate cryptocurrencies if it is not done so at the global level, the bloc’s financial services chief has said.
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26 Feb 18
The majority of countries around the world are moving too slowly in their efforts to fight corruption, Transparency International has said.
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19 Feb 18
Australia has said it would be open to UK joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership regional trade group after Brexit.
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15 Feb 18
The US shows it is not as keen on free-market competition as it might like to appear in its attitude to China's investment in Latin America, writes Gavin O'Toole.
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14 Feb 18
This week’s New York summit offers an opportunity to start the process of fixing the broken tax system, argues David McNair of the ONE Campaign.
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12 Feb 18
Pacific countries have been urged to join international trade dispute arbitration systems to improve their prospects for economic growth, a step only three of them have so far taken.