World Economy

Brazil’s inflation rate slowed less than expected in September, suggesting the pace of price hikes may have bottomed out near 18-year lows.

Consumer prices as measured by the IPCA index…

Emerging Europe seems to be breaking out of its stuttering pace into something a little more like a stride, signaling the possibility of improved opportunities for relevant returns.

Excluding South Korea, Japan and Vietnam are the countries whose sovereign ratings are likely to be hit most by a potential military conflict on the Korean Peninsula, Moody’s Investors Service…

The US Commerce Department has notched up proposed trade duties on Bombardier Inc CSeries jets to nearly 300%, affirming Boeing Co’s complaint that the Canadian company received illegal…

The Philippines’ exports to the European Union have “increased remarkably” at 36% in the first half of 2017, said the European Union ambassador to the Philippines, Franz Jessen, describing the…

Japan’s economy likely posted its equal second-best stretch of uninterrupted post-war growth, a government index for August showed Friday, a nod to strong global demand and Prime Minister Shinzo…

The International Monetary Fund urged Cyprus to get rid of “important legacies from its earlier boom bust cycle”, despite an “impressive turnaround” of the economy following the 2013 bailout and…

After the judges, police and politicians, Spanish business leaders are stepping into the ring to resist Catalan separatists’ efforts to break the region away from Spain. They include the region’…

Federal Reserve officials have started to push back on the idea that the Trump administration’s tax cut plan would boost the economy, cautioning it could instead trigger high inflation,…

 Up until a few years ago, Sudanese engineer Ahmed Abdallah used to manage his family’s expenses on his $400 monthly salary but he has since had to take out loans to make ends meet.

The European Union gave thumbs up to India’s Goods and Services Tax saying the new tax regime would facilitate ease of doing business.

Visiting EU leaders also welcomed India’s efforts…

The global economy is posting a strong performance with growth tracking at its fastest pace since Q2 2014. Global growth is tracking at 4.3% in Q2 and the strong pace of growth has been broad-…

The International Monetary Fund urged G20 to continue implementing reforms in order to rebalance their economies and ensure the sustainability of growth.

Revelations that Zimbabwe’s ability to attract investment has further declined, according to the latest World Economic Forum’s 2017-2018 Global Competitive Index, which ranked the southern…

Southeast Asian markets rose on Friday tracking broader Asia after Wall Street scaled a new peak on optimism over US tax reform plans, with Philippine shares gaining over 1% to a fresh high.

France’s economy is growing faster than expected, prompting the country’s national statistics agency to boost its growth forecast for the year. Insee now forecasts that the French economy will…

The International Monetary Fund said Thursday it is advising Saudi Arabia to slow down some of its sensitive cutbacks as economic growth remains stagnant this year and unemployment rises.

The European Commission has excluded Serbia from a decision to impose anti-dumping measures and duties on imports of steel and steel products. This will make the Chinese-owned HBIS Group steel…

Bulgaria’s economy will grow 4% in 2017, the autumn macroeconomic forecast of the Bulgarian Ministry of Finance shows, Novinite.com reported. The finance ministry expects the country’s economy…

The jobs report is out and it’s a weird one. In September, the economy lost 33,000 jobs while the unemployment rate fell to a new post-crisis low of 4.2%, Yahoo Finance reported. This is the…

India is high on the UK’s list of potential trading partners once it leaves the EU in 2019, with estimates suggesting Britain can increase exports to its Commonwealth partner by more than £2…

The Federation of German Industries, or BDI, has urged businesses in this country to draw up plans for an unregulated exit of Britain from the EU, meaning the UK leaves the bloc without a deal…

HSBC has revised its growth forecast for Vietnam this year up to 6.6%, days after data from the general statistics office showed the economy grew 7.46% in the third quarter year-on-year; its…

Canada’s trade picture continued to deteriorate in August as exports dropped for a third straight month and the deficit unexpectedly widened.

Malaysia would not rule out a ban on crypto currency. Just a few weeks ago governor of Bank Negara Malaysia had hinted that Malaysia will be the next economy to embrace Bitcoin very soon,…